Puppy was bit by a sick dog

[PatriciaH]

My puppy was bit by a sick dog. Its an elderly dog with lots of tumors. Not sure if it had had its rabies vaccine or not. What to watch for? I have been doing sound therapy on my puppy and have used hydrogen peroxide to cleanse and colloidal silver to medicate. I took him in to get his nails clipped and the groomer shaved it back so I could keep an eye on it. She said I should take him to the vet regardless but I'm thinking to let nature do its thing. Just want to make sure I know what to look for in case its not healing properly. I'm guessing red, inflamed skin around the puncture? Or oozing? None of that going on and its been 2 1/2 days.

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear about your puppy Patricia.

Has he had any BEAM changes since the bite? That's mainly what you need to watch for.

Yes in addition, local signs of inflammation are what to watch for.

You also may want to start hot compressing the area 3x a day followed by aloe vera gel massaged into the area.

A vet exam is a good idea to monitor healing (it should be much better by now).

 

[PatriciaH]

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear about your puppy Patricia.

Has he had any BEAM changes since the bite? That's mainly what you need to watch for.

Yes in addition, local signs of inflammation are what to watch for.

You also may want to start hot compressing the area 3x a day followed by aloe vera gel massaged into the area.

A vet exam is a good idea to monitor healing (it should be much better by now).

Thanks!
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