Dog's paw bleeding.....

[Chase77]

My dog cut her foot a couple of days ago and all was well until today when it opened back up. I originally cleaned it and let it clot and it hasn't been an issue but now it looks bigger and is bleeding all over again. Not big enough for stiches but I was wondering if there is a newskin like product that'll speed up the healing?

 

[LoveTractor]

Use super glue as sutures.

From Wikipedia entry of Cyanoacrylate(Super Glue):
"The use of cyanoacrylate glues in medicine was considered fairly early on. Eastman Kodak and Ethicon began studying whether the glues could be used to hold human tissue together after surgery. In 1964, Eastman submitted an application to use cyanoacrylate glues to seal wounds to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Soon afterward Dr. Harry Coover's glue did find use in Vietnam — reportedly in 1966, cyanoacrylates were tested on-site by a specially trained surgical team, with impressive results. In an interview with Dr. Coover by the Kingsport Times-News, Coover said that the compound demonstrated an excellent capacity to stop bleeding, and during the Vietnam War, he developed disposable cyanoacrylate sprays for use in the battlefield.
“ If somebody had a chest wound or open wound that was bleeding, the biggest problem they had was stopping the bleeding so they could get the patient back to the hospital. And the consequence was — many of them bled to death. So the medics used the spray, stopped the bleeding, and were able to get the wounded back to the base hospital. And many, many lives were saved. ”

—Dr. Harry Coover

The original Eastman formula was not FDA approved for medical use, however, because of a tendency to cause skin irritation and to generate heat. In 1998 the FDA approved 2-octyl cyanoacrylate for use in closing wounds and surgical incisions. Closure Medical have developed medical cyanoacrylates such as Dermabond, Soothe-N-Seal and Band-Aid Liquid Adhesive Bandage."

 

[JuttyShabango]

My dog cut her foot a couple of days ago and all was well until today when it opened back up. I originally cleaned it and let it clot and it hasn't been an issue but now it looks bigger and is bleeding all over again. Not big enough for stiches but I was wondering if there is a newskin like product that'll speed up the healing?

The paws you can't stitch or anything. They should lick it and keep it clean, you can massage an anitbiotic cream in there 2-3 times per day to keep infection out and licking down. New skin will BURN bad and you'll prolly only get away with that one time before they don't trust you around the paws.

Tractor Supply carries a Bag Balm that cows put on their teets after milking and it's an antiseptic buttery paste that you rub in. Use it for all my dogs on hot spots, bite marks, you name it and a paw once.

 

[PUPTLAM]

x2 for superglue. I have used it for years.

 

[92LC_good2go]

No!


For stopping animal paw bleeding there is a specific product and it's available at ANY pet supply store: Quik Stop is one brand, but there are others.

It is a yellowish styptic powder that coagulates the blood safely for the animal AND is non-toxic. (AND it won't cause uncomfortable heat probs like glues can... don't you think there was a good reason why it was never approved? doh!)


The powder was originally meant for veterinary use. It's usually used by pet opwners for things like when they've accidentally cliiped a claw too close and got the quick.


Usually, you dunk the bleeding claw into the little jar of powder... but if the cut is big enough, you could also sprinkle the powder generously over the injured bleeding area, too.

 

[92LC_good2go]

Chase, if you can't leave yer dog, wrap her paw tightly in a towel and use duct tape to hold the towel in place (to protect yer car interior) and get the both of you to the nearest decent-sized pet supply store. Buy the stuff - it's cheap. Use it on here, right there in the store. They'll let you.


Then, take her home and make nice to her.

 

[LukeZero]

my vet once told me to use baking soda. worked like a charm

EDIT: Sorry that wasn't for a cut pad, that was for a nail cut too short.

 

[LoveTractor]

...(AND it won't cause uncomfortable heat probs like glues can... don't you think there was a good reason why it was never approved? doh!)....

I thought DermaBond(a super glue derivative and is approved by the FDA) was only like 2 molecules away from original super glue. I've asked a couple doctors about super glue 'cause I've been using it for years and they say it's practically the same thing as Dermabond and fine to use in a pinch. Definitely saved me a couple deductibles.

Super Glue = methyl-2-cyanoacrylate
DermaBond = 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate

 

[92LC_good2go]

I thought DermaBond(a super glue derivative and is approved by the FDA) was only like 2 molecules away from original super glue. I've asked a couple doctors about super glue 'cause I've been using it for years and they say it's practically the same thing as Dermabond and fine to use in a pinch. Definitely saved me a couple deductibles.

Super Glue = methyl-2-cyanoacrylate
DermaBond = 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate

It IS fine to use in a pinch.


I didn't say it wasn't. It won't INJURE/DAMAGE the dog.

It MAY - however - cause discomfort. (may not, but may... each dog, like each person, is different on pain tolerance)


Superglue, when it dries/hardens on skin, can causes a very hot "heat" feeling, and, at times, it can be quite uncomfortable.




How do I know this?

Go find pix of me (specifically my fingernails) in TUT. Or ask me nicely to post one here.

Superglue is what's used to repair a torn long nail.

If at the nail bed or near the cuticle... baby, it is FxxxING HOTHOTTHOTTT for a short while. Is it tolerable? yes. Does it do permanent damage or injury? no. BUt... that said, it's MIGHTY uncomfortable for a while... and *I* understand what's goig on; your dog will not!


Seen?

 

[ranger]

Styptic powder. I've used it for cut pads, and occasionally when I cut my dogs nails too short. Stops the bleeding right away. Good stuff.
You can even get the stuff in a hard pencil type applicator to use when you nick yourself shaving. A lot better than having TP stuck to your face!

 

[dirtywilks]

Super Glue is the key. works miracles.. clean it out so infection doesn't set in, let it dry really well, and enjoy one of the great inventions at it's finest.. Wrap up your dog's paw with some type of bandage at first so he doesn't lick it.. Limit his walk and play, he'll be just as good as new real soon

 

[brett76]

i use super glue on my hands at work all the time

 

[92LC_good2go]

That last was this year's Christmas present from my mechanic.

(the Colt Woodsman Match Target, not the manicure - lol)

 

[92LC_good2go]

In case anybody was curious about my long fingernails.

 

[92LC_good2go]

Styptic powder (pet version or human) is still BEST.


NO ONE is saying that superglue isn't okay for "in a pinch".

 

[DallasFJ40]

I haven't used it but many bird dog/sport dog guys swear by EMT gel.

 

[92LC_good2go]

I also haven't used it, but have heard people who like it.




Just thought that the stuff in any pet store would be more easily (and maybe more cheaply) obtainable, more quickly.

 

[brett76]

super glue

 

[e rock]

The paws you can't stitch or anything.

My lab got stitches across the big pad on her front paw a few years ago. She sliced it open on something in the garage - still don't know what it was. When I finally opened the door to see what the dogs were whelping about, my garage looked like a murder scene. A few stitches, a bandage duct-taped up solid to keep her from chewing on it, and a week of Ace-Promazine to keep her mellow until it healed. All good

 

[92LC_good2go]

My lab got stitches across the big pad on her front paw a few years ago. She sliced it open on something in the garage - still don't know what it was. When I finally opened the door to see what the dogs were whelping about, my garage looked like a murder scene. A few stitches, a bandage duct-taped up solid to keep her from chewing on it, and a week of Ace-Promazine to keep her mellow until it healed. All good

Ears... faces... paws... all bleed unbelievably!


My dumbass pit bull / rhodesian ridgeback mix, Rufus, ran thru the kitchen French door into a snowstorm last winter (he's only got one - his left - eye) - we think he was confused or blinded by the whiteoout condition, and he required 30 stitches in his damn face, after running right thru the glass and wood.


Yeah, he made me have to drive out into a whiteout-condition blizzard to take him 27-some miles to the only open emergency vet clinic in several nearby counties... AND he cost me around $3K..... AND I then got home to have to clean up all the bloody mess, too. And have to clean the glass and wooden shards the next morning.

He bled UNBELIEVABLY!


I forced his dumbass head into a large coffee sack, after dropping a softer old sheet over his face, and duct-taped that fxxxer around his neck and chest so he wouldn't stain the interior of my 80.


The vet on call damn near pissed himself laughing at the sight of me trying to get the dog out of my rig.

He (the doc) came out to help me...