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my lab came down the driveway with a bleeding paw, upon further inspection the front toe paw was almost cut all the way to the bone leaving him with a split/bleeding toe paw. I duct taped a rag around his paw. What should I do? take him to the vet or let it heal as it is?
"Using your legs to go up a road is called walking, not hiking and if you have a gun over your shoulder or a bow in hand it's called road hunting."
-Goat Guy. Dec 3/09.
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Personally, I would take him to the vet to get it checked and cleaned out, last thing you want is an infection setting in...
Its better to be safe than sorry.
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One track mind
I wouldnt think twice about not taking him in. He's your best friend right ?
Originally Posted by averagejoe
thats pretty cool. i bet you get close to those cats some time when there low in the tree hey. when do they have kittens?? do you ever see baby cougars in the tree or do they hide in her pouch?
Originally Posted by wideopenthrottle
....I guess some peeps think a mother griz is like a crack whore ready to drop her baby at the first church door she sees...funny
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Definately take him.
My buddy told me to always carry crazy glue with me in the field so that if the my dog cut her pad bad, I could seal it on the spot. He told me crazy glue was used in the milatary to seal wounds (maybe Marc can tell us if he has heard this).
Just a thought.
Dan
Buddi doing what she does best!
HuntingBC Champ
Unless you have some Med background in injury management take him to the vet there's no second guessing required here. You have to take in consideration of the possibility of infection which could be worse than the injury if you do not.
Let us know how he makes out.
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well I cleaned the cut with rubbing alcohal and put polysporin in the cut and wrapped it up with guaze then some duct tape around the paw.
There was no blood when I took of the homemade bandage to clean and re bandage it.
Do you think its good or should I still drop by the vet after work?
Justin
"Using your legs to go up a road is called walking, not hiking and if you have a gun over your shoulder or a bow in hand it's called road hunting."
-Goat Guy. Dec 3/09.
Grouse Hound
I would take him to the vet for sure.
To warm barrels and cold noses
CoreLokt Fudd
To the vet. My old lab cut her paw on a broken bottle, and ended up with a "stick-up" toe that always got hung up on things.
Polysporin may work on humans, but who knows on dogs? And I'd be concerned with tetanus too.
Originally Posted by chevy
but man how much pepporoni can your arshole take anyways !
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yah, Ill swing him by the vet.
Justin
"Using your legs to go up a road is called walking, not hiking and if you have a gun over your shoulder or a bow in hand it's called road hunting."
-Goat Guy. Dec 3/09.
HuntingBC Champ
Should never have even been a question on whether or not too take the dog to the vet.
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