Tag: wounds

  • Can You Leave it Alone?

    sparky-muzzle-wound-nov-08That is what I have been, in frustration, yelling to Sparky( my 100 pound Labrador), every time he licks his wound.  He got angry when the groomers shaved him for the first time. It was my sister’s suggestion to avoid shedding so much hair.  Instead, all I have done is shed grief for 4 months and his wound doesn’t get better. It hasn’t gotten infected because I have given him antibiotics, gone to 2 veterinarians, applied sprays that the vet gave me, and holistic creams, muzzles, collar, special “bite not collar I bought of the internet, etc….  He is a mighty stubborn dog . I have also gone through countless gauze, bandages  and tape which has pulled off.  (more…)