I thought I should share this story that happened yesterday.
One of my dogs sprung a leak late afternoon. About the amount, if you had a plastic bag filled with water, poked a pin in it and sqeesed a bit. I guess he knew something was wrong and came to his friend with the oposable thumbs. I put direct pressure on the hole on his nose and held his head high...but it would not clot. The dog was exeptionaly patient, considering, but a dog isnt gong to take that level of indignaty fore very long. Small hole that it was, I realised he might still bleed out within an hour if we couldnt get it clotting. Wile I kept pressure on, I got Mrs C5 to run into the house for some flower to act as a coagulant. The first amount, didnt slow the miny fire hose. I added more and it began to gum it up. The third big dose did the charm...and we sent him in to sleep and heal. Im glad it worked because my next option was to heat a butter knife on the stove. Its not like I have ever done something like that...and I figure my relationship with the dog would be rough from that point on, if I stuck a red hot peice of steel on his nose. Well, the outside of our house looks like a crime scene and Im sure CSI would have a hay day...but the dog is back at it, no worse for ware. Just alittle something to throw into your memory banks. It was just trial and error for me.
I have a Tactical Harness and I have a Tool Belt. The Tool Belt is more Useful.
Alum works well, too - it has the ability to dry up fluids very quickly.
Also known as talcum powder... but use the unscented kind on a dog's nose, or you'll confuse the hell out of him! 😆
Great info. Thanks!!
Depending on where the wound was, a ice cube could have helped slow the blood flow, allowing the pressure to help in that regard, depending on the where the wound was you could have possabliy used superglue, that's the problem with giving idea's on the net, I could give you at least three more examples like the ones above, but you need to know the size of the wound, the depth of the wound, where the wound is in relation to the space being talked about.
General knowledge is great but the answer often depends on the details.. Having said that, glad your pup is ok..
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I know a surgeon who cut his finger while working in his garage. No fancy sutures or dressings, just superglue. I thought - well, there you have it. And the preppers learning to do sutures on fruit might be over thinking it a bit.
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Alum (potassium Aluminum Sulfate) works well. You can buy it in stick form at London Drugs. It was used as a shaving aid in case you nicked yourself.
When I was younger, I used to have 2 dogs. They always used to have a go at each other. Needless to say, I was on first name basis with my Vet. I guess that he started to feel guilty about taking my hard earned money, so he sold me a surgical kit. . Comes with sutures, curved needles, scissors and topical anesthetic (which really works well) disinfectant, or use straight Detol. Would be a great prepper thing to have around the house. Check out your local Vet or a farm Co-Op.
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