Emergency! Dog First Aid please

[HclldmSwt]

My shepherd just bit off , or something, the corner of my jack russel's corner of her ear! I was in the kitchen, and she came running over, not crying or moaning or anything...but she had blood ALL over her. It is still bleeding, but we are looking for a spetic stick (or whatever they're called). But we can't get the blood off of her fur. Any suggestions? She is still acting normal, and not crying when I touch it, I think they were playing too rough (which they keep doing...usually though she is the one biting/playing).
So, hot to get the blood off? And any ideas on how to keep the bleeding down until we find that stuff?
Thanks

 

[cjonesy22002]

wjoopps, little late hear, sorry. try holding a paper towel or dark colored cloth towel where the wound is, to get the blood off the fur try club soda (works on cloth, right?)


i would work on stopping the bleeding, dogs don't mind their apperances and a little blood on her fur wouldn't cause any problems, it'd wear off the fur eventually anyway.


i know it's probably been handled by now, but just to help.

 

[srferjess]

hey i would go to the doctor to get him checked just in case you can never be to careful

 

[HclldmSwt]

Thanks for the help. What we couldn't get off of her fur was gone by the morning, so it must have wore/flaked off through the night (hah, most of the problem with the blood on the fur was the other dog kept trying to lick it...ew). It appears now to be a scratch, that just bled a lot (perhaps close to something in the ear?). We are going to have a friend who is a vet tech check it out, and see if she thinks it needs vet attention.
I actually am going into veterinary medicine in about a year and a half, so hopefully by then I will be a little less freaked out by an animal emergency...

Thanks for the help!

 

[Hisrosebud]

It's good to hear that your dog is alright.

Jane

 

[Sunnie Rose]

Thanks for the help. What we couldn't get off of her fur was gone by the morning, so it must have wore/flaked off through the night (hah, most of the problem with the blood on the fur was the other dog kept trying to lick it...ew). It appears now to be a scratch, that just bled a lot (perhaps close to something in the ear?). We are going to have a friend who is a vet tech check it out, and see if she thinks it needs vet attention.
I actually am going into veterinary medicine in about a year and a half, so hopefully by then I will be a little less freaked out by an animal emergency...

Thanks for the help!

Dogs heal really fast.. specially facial wounds... and ears! The other dog was licking at it because it's their nature to help heal one another when they are housemates. Also... the dog's saliva is supposed to have somekind of medicinal properties... so they lick to get it clean!

I had a dog that licked and licked and licked all the other dogs.. it was funny... she would lay ther in front of them and wash their entire face, eyes, ears, you name it... sometimes it got on my nerves hearing that constant licking noise! I think she may have had OCD.

I'm glad your pooch is doing okay...