In need of sympathy and large quantities of alcohol - updated questions

ali-t

Elsien, when my rott had a hot spot the vet gave us intrasite gel. It is a hydrogel dressing and takes the itch out. You can buy a single packs of it for £3.79 from hyperdrug online.

lisawood78

elsien wrote: »

Have you tried anything to take the itchiness out?
Although she did seem to be making progess, we've just had the worst night since she had the op done - she was rampaging around for most of the night. The last scab has just come off where the wound was and it looks fine underneath, I just need to keep her teeth away from the site.
And I have a weeks annual leave coming up, where I was hoping to go Christmas shopping, not stay in monitoring the blasted dog!
(Or as my mother commented when someone said the collar looked heavy enough to break her neck, a broken neck is looking very likely, but it won't be due to the collar.)

She's had some soothing healing cream on it (can't recall name atm) and it's almost there, only problem is now when she wags it, it is much broader than before and really REALLY hurts your legs!
At least it sounds as if you are making good progress, despite the sleepless nights, maybe your Mum could releive you of duties for just a few hours a couple of times during your week off so you can at least get a break!

lisawood78

amibovvered wrote: »

well, it would be, wouldn't it . . .


Sorry, couldn't resist! Poor Magic - what breed is she?

She's a beautiful black Great Dane

elsien

The Great Dane now renamed Miss Whiplash?


Ali-t, just looked at the active ingredients of the intrasite gel, and it looks similar to the dermasol cream I was putting on which the vet told me to discontinue and start using fuciderm instead. (Which doesn't seem to be helping, but I think she's used it so often she now automatically associates the smell with the lurg and starts licking away.)
So I'd probably best give it a miss.
I could phone the vet for more advice, but tbh I really can't afford to keep going back unless I absolutely have to, eg if the foot starts going bad again. So any alternative remedies or anything that doesn't need vet supervision would be useful, if anyone knows of anything.

CFC

If you ring them they should be able to give you general advice on length of healing over the telephone. I don't know whether dogs can have honey or not, as sooner or later she will get to lick it, but Manuka (medicinal) honey is excellent at speeding healing of wounds. There has been a lot of medical research on it, rather than it being an old wives tale or an unproven modern fad. You can buy it from Boots online. The higher the UMF factor the better. Smear it onto the wound. It works well against infections. With pooch you might need to smear it on then put a dressing on for a while just to prevent her eating it so it has a chance to work

Fuciderm is an antibiotic, you may be able to go back to a normal soothing cream if no more fuciderm has been prescribed. Again, call your vet on this one.

elsien

Yes, I've heard that honey is good, but as the foot is now uncovered I have a strong suspicion that mutt would think all her birthdays had come at once! On second thoughts, I may need to change my requirements to no vetinary supervision, and unpalatable.
Sorry if I'm sounding negative to all the suggestions, but I am appreciative of the input. Just in one of those no-win situations.

CFC

I think that the honey is so effective that you could consider putting it on and covering it with a dressing for an hour or two while she is being closely supervised so she can't get at it. You could then wash it off with salt water to discourage licking.
http://bio.waikato.ac.nz/pdfs/honeyresearch/activity.pdf

Waikito is a NZ university that has been researching Manuka honey.

Mrs_Z

Hi, what about the tea tree oil? Just a few drops on the dressing might be enough to put him off. It's also a natural antiseptic.

lisawood78

We used medicinal honey on Miss Whiplash here, and it was very very effective but it could well prompt pooch to lick more, causing more hassle than before. Magic was so patient with all her dressings etc but she loves the honey and would lick any of it it had sneaked out of her dressing.