Treating the dog's simple cuts and nicks
Dogs are energetic animals that have the penchant to wander. Dogs are commonly injured while doing their normal activities. Injuries like severely bleeding lacerations, deep puncture wounds or broken bones that managed to rip the skin would need urgent medical attention. Apart from the pain that the dog has to suffer, these injuries can lead to the death of the pet. Urgent treatment is therefore very necessary to save the dog from death. Dogs with serious injuries must be taken to a veterinary facility right away.
Dogs though are hardy animals and there are a lot of instances when an injury would heal even without treatment. Small nicks and cuts are not easily apparent thus even if the owner makes sure that all injuries of the pet are treated these simple wounds may not receive the owner's attention. Because of the fur that covers the skin, small cuts may not be noticed especially if there is no heavy bleeding. Blood soaked fur will not pass the attention of the owner. Bloody paw marks on the floor will cue the owner that the dog is injured.
Paws are most susceptible to nicks and cuts because unlike humans, dogs don't wear foot gear. A dog's paws can be injured by broken glass, sharp rocks, tins and metals and other sharp objects. Dogs are predators. A dog will tenaciously follow a prey in rocky outcropping and in thorny bushes. This would result to nicks on the ears and cuts on the skin.
Not all injuries would need a vet's attention as wounds not more than half an inch can be treated at home. Some of these injuries when not noticed by the dog owner would heal even without treatment. These minor nicks and cuts though will be continuously licked and chewed by the dog. Although the injury is minor it can get infected when continuously licked by the dog. Needless to say, treatment would be necessary.
Kwik Stop or styptic powder would control the bleeding of nicks from clippers or of nails that are trimmed too short. Controlling bleeding for small cuts is easy. Wound that is no longer bleeding must be flushed with running water to remove dirt and foreign objects stuck in the wound. Hydrogen peroxide applied to the cut will remove bacteria thus preventing the cut from getting infected. Generally, small cuts and nicks are not bandaged as exposing the wound to the air promotes the healing process.
Dogs though are hardy animals and there are a lot of instances when an injury would heal even without treatment. Small nicks and cuts are not easily apparent thus even if the owner makes sure that all injuries of the pet are treated these simple wounds may not receive the owner's attention. Because of the fur that covers the skin, small cuts may not be noticed especially if there is no heavy bleeding. Blood soaked fur will not pass the attention of the owner. Bloody paw marks on the floor will cue the owner that the dog is injured.
Paws are most susceptible to nicks and cuts because unlike humans, dogs don't wear foot gear. A dog's paws can be injured by broken glass, sharp rocks, tins and metals and other sharp objects. Dogs are predators. A dog will tenaciously follow a prey in rocky outcropping and in thorny bushes. This would result to nicks on the ears and cuts on the skin.
Not all injuries would need a vet's attention as wounds not more than half an inch can be treated at home. Some of these injuries when not noticed by the dog owner would heal even without treatment. These minor nicks and cuts though will be continuously licked and chewed by the dog. Although the injury is minor it can get infected when continuously licked by the dog. Needless to say, treatment would be necessary.
Kwik Stop or styptic powder would control the bleeding of nicks from clippers or of nails that are trimmed too short. Controlling bleeding for small cuts is easy. Wound that is no longer bleeding must be flushed with running water to remove dirt and foreign objects stuck in the wound. Hydrogen peroxide applied to the cut will remove bacteria thus preventing the cut from getting infected. Generally, small cuts and nicks are not bandaged as exposing the wound to the air promotes the healing process.
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