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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.

Tags: aggressive dog, aggressiveness, dog behavior, dog bites, dog problems, homeopathic remedies, viciousness

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I have an active 15 yr old Cocker Spaniel who was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis. She has been coughing for over 3 yrs and have tried every medication under the sun for allergies, pain medications, antibiotics, etc. She had every cardiac test done and passed with flying colors.

Finally clinically diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Currently she is on prednisone and flovent and albuterol inhalers, however I do not think this is much help. Her symptoms are much worse at night (with possible addition of anxiety) or upon waking up from sleeping.

Looking for any advice as to other medications to try and assist with symptoms. Also, I know this may sound crazy, but has anyone heard of putting dogs on home oxygen. I have worked with pulmonary patients in past and cant help but try and figure out how to put a backpack with pediatric canister/nasal canula on my dog.

Other than her pulmonary issues she is still very active. I cant see putting her down (she shows no sign of “being ready to go”) but I do not want her to suffer either. Any and all advice greatly appreciated!

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For a rawfed dog, there is no such thing as too much protein. Too much food, yes. Too much fat, yes. Too much of whatever the dog digests poorly, yes. Oh, and too much (as in “any”) plant-based protein like soy, yes indeed. A dog has two nutritional requirements in its pyramid: Protein and Fat. You cannot take either away without significantly affecting the dog as a whole.

It would seem that your homeopathic vet does not know or doesn’t care that dogs, being domesticated wolves, have no dietary requirement for anything but protein and fat. Your dogs need plenty of meat. The protein count comes with naturally with meat.

Digestive system, liver and metabolism in an otherwise healthy dog are not adversely affected by raw protein. You may indeed want to try something other than beef (feedlot beef is corn fed and if there is anything that’s likely to screw up your dog’s digestive system et al it would be corn. Or any other grain), but if/when you remove beef, you should be prepared to feed some other meat.

It’s not the presence of meat that’s likely messing with your dogs, it the presence of meats that are less than optimal (for a variety of reasons).

Your vet is utterly, completely missing the point of carnivorism if veggies and fruits have been recommended. This so undermines any vote of confidence I might otherwise have for the vet. Regardless of what kind of meat protein you want to feed, getting all (as in ALL) the species inappropriate stuff OFF the menu and OUT of the dog is job one.

I would argue that job two would be to find a different homeopathic vet.

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Call your vet and take her in. I wouldn’t think twice about it. Call tomorrow morning and schedule appointment for that day. They will know more through exam than any of us can speculate.

Well maybe the antibiotic was making her worse, and the problem lies
somewhere else. Antibiotics weaken the immune system, so if I were in this situation, and I wasn’t sure about the vet, then I would go get a second opinion, but that’s just me. I have always done this in the past, well not always…

More than once, we have had sick dogs that either got worse, despite a therapy, or the problem didn’t go away, which only prolonged the suffering, or really made matters worse, because they were not treated properly.

I now have found an excellent homeopathic vet, and have another vet that I could also try out. I’ve heard he’s a bit weird, so when I
asked what my friend meant, she said he also does that alternative
medicine stuff, like Reiki, Homeopathic remedies, bach flower, the whole 9-yards I hope!

Good Luck, and don’t forget to shop around for the right vet for you
and your pet, and that would be one that doesn’t just want to give you a quick-fix without doing a thorough examination. If the vet only
wants to hear about physical symptoms, and doesn’t ask about the dog itself, chances are, the vet is only concerned about getting rid of a cough.

How did the vet know it was a bacterial issue to even consider an antibiotic? How old is this dog, anyway? Has it been on a natural diet? Has it had any vaccinations lately or at all? How many? What
about other kinds of preventatives like tick and fleas, or worms? Oh,
was the dog feverish?

Sometimes it just takes time. Has the cough worsened? How’s the
appetite? How is the emotional state of the dog? Any other signs that you’ve noticed about the dog?

Hope she feels better soon…

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