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| Cin |
Hi everyone, i was out with Atlas at obediance today and his friend Buddy, a
2 year old Staffy, and him were playing, Atlas got a little cut on his ear,
but it bled alot (they werent fighting, just playing, buddy must have
grabbed him on the ear at one stage)
I was just wondering what should have have handy for a first aid kit for
him? I never thought of it before (haha, i dont even have one for myself)
and dont know where to start
any ideas?
cin
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| Suja |
Cin wrote:
> I was just wondering what should have have handy for a first aid kit for
> him? I never thought of it before (haha, i dont even have one for myself)
> and dont know where to start
> any ideas?
I just keep a human first aid kit handy for emergencies. But, having a
dog with thin ear leather, who bleeds (A LOT) at the drop of a hat, I
finally figured out what works best. Toilet paper, much the way men use
it when they nick themselves shaving. Pretty much everything else, from
styptic powder to those wound sealer thingies just don't work when the
tip starts bleeding. I even tried elaborate contraptions to hold Pan's
ears in place so they wouldn't flop around against the side of her head
when she shakes her head, and re-open the wound, but they all failed
miserably. At least you don't have to worry about that.
And whatever you do, don't use water for clean-up until the bleeding has
long since stopped. Nothing makes them shake, shake, shake more than a
little water on the face. I know it seems perfectly obvious now, but
when you've got a dog looking like some sort of bloodthirsty ghoul, you
don't always have the brightest of ideas.
Suja
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| Cin |
> And whatever you do, don't use water for clean-up until the bleeding has
> long since stopped. Nothing makes them shake, shake, shake more than a
> little water on the face. I know it seems perfectly obvious now, but
> when you've got a dog looking like some sort of bloodthirsty ghoul, you
> don't always have the brightest of ideas.
Haha, i am sure the lady with the boxer who is scared of him would love him
running over covered in blood :) Would just ice off her opinion of bull
breeds nicely :)
Lucky he has black ears.
Our cattle dog had that problem, his ears always bleed. Ats only started
because of his playing.
thanks for the advice, i will remember it and i will get a first aid kit!!
Cin
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> Suja
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| Frank Morris |
Howdy Cin,
Check LL Bean. That's where I picked up mine. It has a stapler in it.
Usually these already made-up kits are just starters. Once you get the
basic thing then you build on it as the need arises.
Frank X. Morris
http://community.webtv.net/Sulkhalil/SalukiCornerChime
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