How to keep a bandaged paw dry?

Frugalista

So, like most of the country at the moment, it is tipping down here and the dogs are going stir crazy to get out (do we have a "boinging off the walls and ceiling" smilie??) I, on the other hand, am just going crazy trying to keep up with 11 wet dogs and the mountain of towels used :(. The cats are just sitting in the window in disgust and scowling at the dogs and I :rotfl:.

Anyhow, one of dogs has a bandaged paw and I'm struggling to keep it dry. I have tried a sandwich bag (too thin); a carrier bag (too "crackly"); the thumb off a latex glove (too small) and am now running out of ideas. I have given in and just let him out now and will change the dressing when he comes back in - but he will have to go out again before bedtime. Can anyone help??

Thanks in advance .

nikki702

My dog has a broken toe at the moment and has a cast which needs to be kept dry!

ask the vet for an empty drip bag and make a few slits to thread a bit of bandage through thats working for me and they are free!

otherwise one of these http://www.petsox.co.uk/product.php but they are about £14

or you could try wrapping the leg up in clingfilm

Waterfalls

most vets usually keep the empty drip bags for this use, so def give urs a call

BECKIN1507

I use one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MIKKI-DOG-BOOT-PAW-PROTECTION-7-SIZES-AVAILABLE-/330586743571?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Dogs&var=&hash=item7dbcda24e6 I got mine from pets at home, the drip bags are really good to but you'd have to go to the vets to get one. For tonight what about cutting a plastic bag up so it's not so big and putting a small sock over it so it's not to noisey?

Frugalista

Thanks for that nikki - I will try the clingfilm (I need something for tonight/tomorrow morning) and maybe approach the vet for drip bags to keep in for future use.

ETA: OH has just shouted upstairs that he has found the bandage chewed up on the kitchen floor! :(:mad: Good job I was about to change it!

Wellyboots6

Try a condom

Frugalista

katy721 wrote: »

Try a condom

LOL! :rotfl::rotfl:We are in our 50's - can't even remember what one is!! :o;)

krlyr

Was going to suggest a drip bag but beaten to it. Otherwise I used a "Walker" neoprene boot from Ebay when Casper ripped a nail - about £8 for a pair in GSD size at the time, and they've come in handy since.

nikki702

katy721 wrote: »

Try a condom

That did make me LAUGH hahaha thanks for that :rotfl:

krlyr

Another option could be to get some Vetwrap or similar and cover the bandage with this during pee breaks etc. It's a kind of rubber-y textured bandage that sticks to itself - although not totally waterproof, I'd imagine it'd be "showerproof".

lostinrates

Dog dog had a splint and bandage on all last summer, drip bags were great, BuT not tying them with a bit of gause bandage. Far better as a tie was a cut strip pf tights. It gave better, more flexible grip and did not need to be as tight.

Vet wrap would not be sufficient imo, though it is a super product and makes a good outer coating to most dressings, and is a good texture to slip in to a drip bag.