Missymoo Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Ok so these boys are NEVEREVER running together again..worst dog fight ever, included with me getting bitten badly too... so both dogs (after i gently washed each dog to find wounds and see if they needed vet, luckily no) all wounds are punture wounds, what is the best stuff to put on them (an MINE) so they dont get infected? Worst ever dog fight, even after I got them separated one jumped and grabbed the others tail...and kept going, being big and prego didnt help me in getting them apart, water tub tipped on them, I had to prize jaws open still didnt work as they regrapped - ended up seperating them by putting each on either side of fence (waist height and then prizing open jaws. my god I am still shaking it has NEVEr been as vicious as this before, I seroisly thought they would kill eachother Edited July 16, 2009 by Missymoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I would take them to the vet to be on the safe side. Punctures become easily infected and will need antibiotics. Tetanus jab, cup of tea and a packet of Tim Tams for you.. geez but its scary stuff when it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJB Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) OMG, you poor thing. What a horrible thing to witness. Hope you are ok.... I was going to say you need a stiff drink.... but you are pregnant, so just take some deep breaths. I would also suggest you get checked out as well as the dogs. Better to be on the safe side. Edited July 15, 2009 by vjb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 you poor thing, it's awful when they fight, it really leaves you shaken. I would be watchful of puncture wounds, they can become infected. The other thing to watch for is the bruising, the damage might be worse than it initally looks. Might be best to be on the safe side and take them to the vets. do you know what triggered the fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymoo Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 One puncture is nearly in Hefs eye, far out he came close to loosing it...far out far out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Off to the doctor with you and vet for the boys. Please don't risk anything happening to your bites (even if they just look minor) while your pregnant. Dog bites on other dogs are sometimes bad because of the angle they're on - no opening downwards so they fill up with fluid/pus/etc. Phone the doctor then hot sweet tea and a sit down before you do anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocow Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I think it would be best to take them to the vets and get them checked over as puncture wounds can become infected. For yourself some antiseptic and a tetnus jab if you are not up to date with that. Hope you are ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymoo Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 What would be the best antiseptic please? I cant get anywhere until this evening when OH gets home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 What would be the best antiseptic please? I cant get anywhere until this evening when OH gets home. Betadine for all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymoo Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 ok good, i think I have some of that thanks all xo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I think maybe the vet too but I use pure lavender oil on lots of things including puncture wounds inflicted by feral cats(on me). The worse bite I did get my tetanus updated but the rest of the time was the good old lavender oil. Never got an infected bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymoo Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 OH is coming home now so I can see to this all, hes so good to me...thanks for everyones suggestions will update later :)xo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hope you are all okay, I agree with the off to the vets for the boys, it may be worth while to have them on antibiotics and they may stiffen up a lot after they have cooled down - although at this stage you might like them to feel a little sorry for themselves - little buggers. They can get very sore muscles, even if not from the bites, but they will have a fair bit of bruising. Definately off to the doctor for you, you do not need an infection when you are pregnant, they may just tell you to bathe it and keep an eye on it, but you never know. Good luck Definately keep those boys apart - naughty little furballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I take mine straight to the vet for any punctures, for a jab with AB's and also a cortisone to reduce any swelling. Then it's just standard wound care from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Poor you Dog fights are horrible. Definitely go to the vet though- i had a friend whose dog was attacked and she couldn't see any punctures- a few days later he was swollen up like a balloon as a tiny puncture she had not seen had become infected. Hope everything is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 yep vet/doctor antibiotics and painkiller all round! poor thing- I hate dog fights- and I've seen a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I'm sure you're going to do the Doc's but it's really important to get onto the AB's for you (if you can) straight away. I've had to wait until the next day for one bite on my hand and it's not nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) honestly? betadine for all. For the dogs make a solution that looks like weak black tea, grab a syringe (no needle on the end) and squirt it into the puncture wound the squeeze out the remnants. Pick off any scabs that form to keep it open and it will heal. My dogs like to play very rough Phenergen can help them sleep but honestly - any wounds like that here dont see a vet and no one has had an infection. Pain also makes the rotters settle down and take a break instead of bounding about on pain killers. god I sound like a meany For yourself and because you are pregnant go to the doctor ASAP to get a course of ABs or whatever safe jabs. Better safe then something that could really make you sick or your baby. Edited July 15, 2009 by Nekhbet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 nasty, nasty.. its the doctor for you and the vet for the dogs. Antibiotics and painkillers all round asap... not tomorrow for any of you Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I'm a meany like Nekhbet, I don't take dogs to the vets, I've had a couple of bitch fights here with a few minor puncture wounds and none of them ever got infected. I've acquired a few wounds myself breaking up the fights and they didn't get infected either. I keep my tetanus vaccs up to date, but that's all. However as you're pregnant it's probably best that you go to the doctor as a precautionary measure. Horrible things dog fights, I hate them and they're one of the few things that really upset me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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