Dog Health Questions: What Do I Do About a Paw Bite?
I didn’t close the door on my Sheltie’s crate all the way, and he got out during meal time. He started a fight with Collie #3, and bit him between the toes on his left foot. Bleeding was stopped with a cold, wet towel.
How do I make sure it heals properly, without infection? Do I clean it or leave it alone?
We have snow on the ground here, so I’m not too worried about dirt getting into it. He’s not limping and so far, he’s leaving it alone.
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I would get some calendula cream from a health food store and put that on his foot.
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I have a puppy who has made himself quite the pest a couple of times. He has been bitten once on the chin at 10 weeks and once almost in the eye a couple of weeks ago. We went to our holistic, raw-friendly vet and she was not concerned. Both bites were deep, Shepherd fang deep.
The vet cleaned out the wound with saline, and told us to clean it out daily with a homemade saline solution. I think it was 1 tsp salt to 1 cup water, she gave us a syringe to squirt it in with. She said bites are always full of bacteria, so they never stitch them up or close them.
Hopefully that helps.
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Thanks for your reply. I’ve been soaking his paw in salt water 3 x day. I’ve been using one heaping tablespoon per gallon. Not nearly strong enough. He’s not limping or licking it, so I think he’ll be fine.
