I have an Orpington with a pretty gnarly back right now from a dog that got into our yard. I was able to interfere quickly with her so I cleaned the wound out with water immediately. I was in a bit of a panic with a million things going through my head (collecting the other girls, fixing the whole the dog created, disposing of the 2 girls that were gone by the time I got there, how to approach my neighbor about their GD dog, yada, yada, yada) so I used some hydrogen peroxide on it and wrapped her up with a bandage.
Now that I’ve had some time to do more research, and realizing maybe hydrogen peroxide wasn’t the best idea, I went on a shopping spree and bought some neosporin, Vetericyn, and chlorhexidine solution. Now my question is how often and in what order should I use this stuff and can it all be used together? The pessimist in me is worried I’ll turn her back into a 6th science fair volcano if the substances mix.
I would assume clean it out regularly (maybe once or twice a day?) with the solution, then spray the Vetericyn, then the neosporin? It’s been less than 48 hours and I haven’t used the Vetericyn yet. Pictures attached is what she is looking like now.
Now that I’ve had some time to do more research, and realizing maybe hydrogen peroxide wasn’t the best idea, I went on a shopping spree and bought some neosporin, Vetericyn, and chlorhexidine solution. Now my question is how often and in what order should I use this stuff and can it all be used together? The pessimist in me is worried I’ll turn her back into a 6th science fair volcano if the substances mix.
I would assume clean it out regularly (maybe once or twice a day?) with the solution, then spray the Vetericyn, then the neosporin? It’s been less than 48 hours and I haven’t used the Vetericyn yet. Pictures attached is what she is looking like now.