Can you use antiseptic cream on a dog, and if not why?

Jackmorgan
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Can you use antiseptic cream on a dog, and if not why?
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  • shikoku
    shikoku Posts: 671 Forumite
    It would probably lick it off and swallow it.
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  • romylou_2
    romylou_2 Posts: 432 Forumite
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    I would say it depends on What the wound is and where it is on your dog.

    I have used antisceptic creams on my dogs and not had any problems with them.
  • simontheiceman
    simontheiceman Posts: 309 Forumite
    I'm a vet, and I regularly advise their use in mild problems. Sometimes you just don't need the excessive power of an antibacterial or steroid based cream and then again, sometimes you do.
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  • StormyBaby28
    StormyBaby28 Posts: 33 Forumite
    Well I swear by Sudocrem for using on any grazes/cuts my horses get, never done them any harm and a hell of a lot cheaper using human stuff than anything with "equine" in the title!
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  • juno
    juno Posts: 6,553 Forumite
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    My vet told me to use tcp on my bird's leg. But I'd be concerned that a cream would sit on the skin and then be licked off
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  • hannah899
    hannah899 Posts: 1,165 Forumite
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    my mum uses sudocream then covers with a special doggy bandage
    it might not be much, but its better than a kick in the teeth:rotfl:

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  • Sunnyday
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    I`ve used both savlon and germoline and then covered with a plaster or bandage. Most times bathing in a lukewarm saline solution twice daily does the trick for small cuts.

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  • Missconduct
    Missconduct Posts: 251 Forumite
    The best thing I've found (and it was recommended by my vet) is Hibiscrub watered down and applied and just left - don't rinse off. Sudocrem can also work but is nuisance on anything with long hair.
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