Barbed wire fence

Libby&Jofi · 03-30-2008, 02:58 PM

Out for our normal walk today, and Jofi's playing with some other dogs. They run into the bushes and then I hear squealing. The other dogs reappear but Jofi is left behind. She got caught on barbed wire - first I thought it was just her harness that was caught (by the time I'd got to her, she had already struggled free in panic). However, when I looked at her more closely she caught her ear (near the tip) and there's a smallish wound (quite deep but not right the way through the ear). It bled a bit but not too much. I'm not sure quite what happened as she was almost out of sight.

My question - do I need to do anything in particular. It seems quite sensitive for her but after the incident she still played on happily and is otherwise her normal self. Do I need to worry about tetanus - should I treat the wound in any particular way? I doubt she'll be overly keen on me going near it. I've cleaned the area with water but not done anything more. It's stopped bleeding.

03-30-2008, 03:04 PM

Do you have Neosporin you could put on it?

**MaxandMe** · 03-30-2008, 03:07 PM

you can wash it out and put betadine on it then keep Polysporin on it
but if it gets red/inflamed, oozes etc then call vet

03-30-2008, 03:34 PM

New research shows betadine slows the healing (in human wounds) because it kills the cells coming to heal the area. Just clean well (saline or soap and water) and she should be fine. Polysporin/ neosporin are both good.

Tink · 03-30-2008, 04:21 PM

If she hasn't had a tetanus shot, she should get one now.
Barbed wire is often rusty and can cause problems if you're not careful.
Having been a country person my whole life, barbed wire is one danger I DO know about.

annabelles mom · 03-30-2008, 04:32 PM

Good advise, keep an eye on it, Macy cut her ear and ended up having to have sticthes, it would stop bleeding then start again (gravity of a cut at bottom of ear hangin down)

I agree to keep a very close eye on it, might want to trim the hair around the cut so you can keep it clean easier and watch for infection

Annabelle sends puppy hugs

DebBrown · 03-30-2008, 06:06 PM

Ouch! The tetanus angle peaked my curiosity. According to various internet sources, dogs aren't very susceptible to tetanus but I'd give your vet a call anyway.

Meanwhile, I agree with the others. Just keep it clean. You can add some neosporin if its in a location she can't lick.

Hope she's feeling OK!

Deb

03-30-2008, 07:50 PM

No new advise but just wanted to say hope Jofi heals soon!

tykesmom · 03-30-2008, 08:05 PM

Poor Jofi! Sounds like you got good advice here! I just hope her ear is better soon!

blueteal · 03-30-2008, 08:39 PM

Poor baby

i would talk to the vet as I too would worry about
infection setting in.............

Shaia · 03-30-2008, 09:27 PM

doesn't sound too serious thank goodness but vitamin E oil can speed healing of abrasions and wounds. i've used it and it seems to help.

Libby&Jofi · 03-31-2008, 03:47 AM

Thanks for all the advice. I've used some homeopathic creme on her ear to ward off infection. She seems to be fine - she had a bath last night and all the dried blood washed out - it's surprising how much blood can come out of a small wound.

Just while I"m sitting here (eating my breakfast) and reading through the forum... things seem a bit too quiet - Jofi is sitting on the sofa and I assumed dozing... but oh no.... I went over to check just now and she's stolen a toilet roll from the bathroom and is shredding it all over the sofa. Clearly she's her normal self!

lmtoth2 · 03-31-2008, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Just while I"m sitting here (eating my breakfast) and reading through the forum... things seem a bit too quiet - Jofi is sitting on the sofa and I assumed dozing... but oh no.... I went over to check just now and she's stolen a toilet roll from the bathroom and is shredding it all over the sofa. Clearly she's her normal self!

hahaha...awh...glad to hear she's feeling better.

03-31-2008, 09:37 AM

I'm glad to hear she's her old self!!

Out of sight doodle + queit doodle = TROUBLE

At least that is the equation in my house!!!!

Libby&Jofi · 03-31-2008, 07:15 PM

She's still fine but tonight she was mellow enough for us to have a really good look at the ear under a light and it seems the cut is worse than we'd thought - it looks like the barbed wire went right the way through the ear at one point and the cut is quite a bit longer - she has VERY hairy ears and some of the hair stuck to the wound/scab - as I pulled the hair away from the ear, it was raw underneath with a longer cut.

So... we're off to the vets tomorrow morning to get it seen to just to be sure it's all ok and healing. It's not bleeding now although moving the hair opened the wound again.

03-30-2008, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Libby&Jofi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amersfoort, The Netherlands Posts: 189	Barbed wire fence Out for our normal walk today, and Jofi's playing with some other dogs. They run into the bushes and then I hear squealing. The other dogs reappear but Jofi is left behind. She got caught on barbed wire - first I thought it was just her harness that was caught (by the time I'd got to her, she had already struggled free in panic). However, when I looked at her more closely she caught her ear (near the tip) and there's a smallish wound (quite deep but not right the way through the ear). It bled a bit but not too much. I'm not sure quite what happened as she was almost out of sight. My question - do I need to do anything in particular. It seems quite sensitive for her but after the incident she still played on happily and is otherwise her normal self. Do I need to worry about tetanus - should I treat the wound in any particular way? I doubt she'll be overly keen on me going near it. I've cleaned the area with water but not done anything more. It's stopped bleeding.

03-30-2008, 03:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	you can wash it out and put betadine on it then keep Polysporin on it but if it gets red/inflamed, oozes etc then call vet __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

03-30-2008, 04:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tink Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West central Wisconsin Posts: 2,506	If she hasn't had a tetanus shot, she should get one now. Barbed wire is often rusty and can cause problems if you're not careful. Having been a country person my whole life, barbed wire is one danger I DO know about. __________________ www.tinkerdoodle.net Hickory, Ava, Hana, Misty, and Chip (happy master of his Harem)

03-30-2008, 06:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Ouch! The tetanus angle peaked my curiosity. According to various internet sources, dogs aren't very susceptible to tetanus but I'd give your vet a call anyway. Meanwhile, I agree with the others. Just keep it clean. You can add some neosporin if its in a location she can't lick. Hope she's feeling OK! Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

03-30-2008, 08:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
tykesmom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,120	Poor Jofi! Sounds like you got good advice here! I just hope her ear is better soon! __________________ Kim and Tyke "You say dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you they will be there long before any of us." - Robert Louis Stevenson

03-30-2008, 03:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Do you have Neosporin you could put on it?

03-30-2008, 03:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	New research shows betadine slows the healing (in human wounds) because it kills the cells coming to heal the area. Just clean well (saline or soap and water) and she should be fine. Polysporin/ neosporin are both good.

03-30-2008, 04:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	Good advise, keep an eye on it, Macy cut her ear and ended up having to have sticthes, it would stop bleeding then start again (gravity of a cut at bottom of ear hangin down) I agree to keep a very close eye on it, might want to trim the hair around the cut so you can keep it clean easier and watch for infection Annabelle sends puppy hugs

03-30-2008, 07:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	No new advise but just wanted to say hope Jofi heals soon!

03-30-2008, 08:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	Poor baby i would talk to the vet as I too would worry about infection setting in.............

03-30-2008, 09:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Shaia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 247	doesn't sound too serious thank goodness but vitamin E oil can speed healing of abrasions and wounds. i've used it and it seems to help. __________________ ************************************ Mary & Shaia

03-31-2008, 03:47 AM	#12 (permalink)
Libby&Jofi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amersfoort, The Netherlands Posts: 189	Thanks for all the advice. I've used some homeopathic creme on her ear to ward off infection. She seems to be fine - she had a bath last night and all the dried blood washed out - it's surprising how much blood can come out of a small wound. Just while I"m sitting here (eating my breakfast) and reading through the forum... things seem a bit too quiet - Jofi is sitting on the sofa and I assumed dozing... but oh no.... I went over to check just now and she's stolen a toilet roll from the bathroom and is shredding it all over the sofa. Clearly she's her normal self!

03-31-2008, 09:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	I'm glad to hear she's her old self!! Out of sight doodle + queit doodle = TROUBLE At least that is the equation in my house!!!!

03-31-2008, 07:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Libby&Jofi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amersfoort, The Netherlands Posts: 189	She's still fine but tonight she was mellow enough for us to have a really good look at the ear under a light and it seems the cut is worse than we'd thought - it looks like the barbed wire went right the way through the ear at one point and the cut is quite a bit longer - she has VERY hairy ears and some of the hair stuck to the wound/scab - as I pulled the hair away from the ear, it was raw underneath with a longer cut. So... we're off to the vets tomorrow morning to get it seen to just to be sure it's all ok and healing. It's not bleeding now although moving the hair opened the wound again.

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