Cuts on dogs

[pstone]

Took Buck hunting this morning, and in the process of pickin up a few ducks he managed to get 3-4 small cuts on his legs, and one on his side. Is there anything that I need to do to make sure they don't get infected, or will they be OK?

Just wondering, and figured you guys would know.

Thanks

[byrdhunter]

My lab got a small gash behind his front leg, and my vet said to just rinse it out with peroxide and rub in some neosporene with a Q-tip. Your dog should be fine, but it probably wouldn't hurt to clean out the cuts.

[goosebruce]

Clean em out and then emt gel. it'll make it heal faster and has germ stuff in it. travis

[Big R]

Ditto Goosbruce, EMT Gel is the best stuff in the world for cuts.

Robert

[pstone]

Wheredo you get the EMT gel? Walmart? Drugstore?

Thanks for the sugestions. None of the cuts are very big, or deep....Guess I'm a little over protective...

[goosebruce]

I get mine from those handlers bags they give out at the grand. Shoot man, I got half a closet full of them, most still with stuff in them. But all the emt gel got stole out those bags a long time ago & used.

I think the big chain pet stores have it, petco used to carry it Im 95% postive. Im not sure I ever bought any, cause it always comes in those bags, but its by far and away everything ever claimed about it.

[pstone]

I'll see about locating some for future use. i just brought him in to inspect him, and it is nothing more than sratches. It just bled this morning and made it look a lot worse than it is.

Thanks though, a lot of useful info!

[velcro]

Has anyone else used the liquid band-aid? I tried it once to keep mine from scratching at a cut and it worked great.