Hunting Dog First aid.
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This should be interesting. All the hardcore dog hunters I have known would get flamed by the 'pet' owners for admitting their true first aid practices.
That being said, I have seen home suturing that has worked well (needle and thread and crazy glue). Just make sure to leave a drain hole!
We use cornstarch to slow bleeding on cuts/abrasions, pliers for quills and crazy glue to repair cut pads. Above that, its off to the vet for trained skills.
Luckily I have never been in on a hunt that ended with a dead dog. Knock on wood!
Looking forward to some new ideas/techniques.
That being said, I have seen home suturing that has worked well (needle and thread and crazy glue). Just make sure to leave a drain hole!
We use cornstarch to slow bleeding on cuts/abrasions, pliers for quills and crazy glue to repair cut pads. Above that, its off to the vet for trained skills.
Luckily I have never been in on a hunt that ended with a dead dog. Knock on wood!
Looking forward to some new ideas/techniques.
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
When I was a kid, we were neck and neck, my clothes sucked , and the dog looked like a drowned rat, in November
Now , my clothes is much improved, and the dogs should also benefit , with a vest. And even some boots.
This is for pretty severe conditions, the best hunting time
Now , my clothes is much improved, and the dogs should also benefit , with a vest. And even some boots.
This is for pretty severe conditions, the best hunting time
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
We hunted for many years with big dogs, and beagles, never needed a major first aid kit for any of them, However, we were always prepared, with a human first aid package, and good old duct tape.
Most often for us, dog injuries were the result of porcupines, or rock abrasions.
Sore paw remedies of old, included saved bacon fat. That was to get the dog to lick the paw, and generally worked. Newer salves are available that are supposed to be better, and the vet will tell you not to use bacon fat, so maybe we were wrong, or just lucky.
We once had a beagle terrier cross (mine) that took a dislike to a porky, and came out of the bush looking like one. The vet removed 200 plus quills, and more were coming out of her for a full year. Lucky dog. Porky didn't make it.
Most often for us, dog injuries were the result of porcupines, or rock abrasions.
Sore paw remedies of old, included saved bacon fat. That was to get the dog to lick the paw, and generally worked. Newer salves are available that are supposed to be better, and the vet will tell you not to use bacon fat, so maybe we were wrong, or just lucky.
We once had a beagle terrier cross (mine) that took a dislike to a porky, and came out of the bush looking like one. The vet removed 200 plus quills, and more were coming out of her for a full year. Lucky dog. Porky didn't make it.
EMT gel is great! Also look at Vet-Wrap it's great stuff for not only the pooch, but I keep some for my people kit too
I carry a small kit for the dog with some gauze, stapler, emt gel, wrap, tape ect. I've had to use it a few times on both mine and my uncles dogs when they've cut themselves open.
Lots of good pocket books out there too.
I carry a small kit for the dog with some gauze, stapler, emt gel, wrap, tape ect. I've had to use it a few times on both mine and my uncles dogs when they've cut themselves open.
Lots of good pocket books out there too.
EMT gel is great! Also look at Vet-Wrap it's great stuff for not only the pooch, but I keep some for my people kit too
I carry a small kit for the dog with some gauze, stapler, emt gel, wrap, tape ect. I've had to use it a few times on both mine and my uncles dogs when they've cut themselves open.
Lots of good pocket books out there too.
That is about the same as I carry along with some wound cleaner the surgical stapler is a must have also get a staple remover in case you have to do one over.
nothing worse than a new barbed wire fence and a buch a pheasants on the wrong side.
Grant
Talk to your vet or local animal control/SPCA folks. My wife took a First-Aid course specifically for dogs. She is and EMR and learned tons of neat tricks and what human meds are safe to use on the dog. Course was one day and she enjoyed it and learned lots of practical and useful stuff.
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I have with me some (blood stop powder). In case they have a cut or rip a nail. I got this from the veterinary clinic. This looks like the same stuff we used to put on the steers when dehorning them( Sulfur Powder) to stop the bleeding.
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I have a course from a PD vet that teaches police dog trauma care, and I worked with some Army dog trainers last year and learnt a ton. Generally, the K9 guys are kitted out like normal cops. Duty officers should have a trauma kit on them at all times IMHO. The course trains using the stuff in the officer's kit, plus some canine things like poisoning to deal with for Narc dogs etc.
VetWrap is awesome, a must. just coban under a different name. Stronger I hear, cheaper too. and some has a no-chew irritant added to it. It is awesome for the odd angles of a dog. I carry my normal personal trauma kit, and add one more for the dog, with 1 extra roll of Coban/Vetwrap.
But what is EMT gel and what does it do???? Blood stopper? Antibiotic?
I have staplers and suture kits too. My first aid kit is the same. Just adding some stuff for the pooch. Having it in the truck is pretty useless though. Also keep a syringe and syrup to turn a litre of water into irrigation/cleaning fluid for stitching cleaning wounds.
Crazyglue on paws? I have used it on fingers for years, and have medical grade stuff. You not worried about closing the paw and infection without proper cleaning? How long does it last? How deep of a cut would you use it for?
VetWrap is awesome, a must. just coban under a different name. Stronger I hear, cheaper too. and some has a no-chew irritant added to it. It is awesome for the odd angles of a dog. I carry my normal personal trauma kit, and add one more for the dog, with 1 extra roll of Coban/Vetwrap.
But what is EMT gel and what does it do???? Blood stopper? Antibiotic?
I have staplers and suture kits too. My first aid kit is the same. Just adding some stuff for the pooch. Having it in the truck is pretty useless though. Also keep a syringe and syrup to turn a litre of water into irrigation/cleaning fluid for stitching cleaning wounds.
Crazyglue on paws? I have used it on fingers for years, and have medical grade stuff. You not worried about closing the paw and infection without proper cleaning? How long does it last? How deep of a cut would you use it for?
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I have a dog first aid kit in a large ziplock bag which is inside my pack when I'm in the field. If not with me, it's at least in the truck. Beside the stuff already mentioned, also have some Benadryl tablets for wasp/bee stings. I also have a tube of EMT gel.
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We have glued paws twice now (don't get me started on people who burn boards with nails or throw bottles in the fire) and both times it worked out perfectly. Honestly I expected an infection, but was show to clean and close most of the cut in the pad, leaving the rearmost part to help drain. Both cuts were pretty much the full pad deep (~1"?). It did seem to get them back running faster than leaving it open to heal.
The guys I hunted boar with in Hawaii just sprayed their dogs cuts twice a day with iodine. Lots of old healed scars and no infection in the ones they presently had.
Anyone want to post a picture of their dog first aid kit?
The guys I hunted boar with in Hawaii just sprayed their dogs cuts twice a day with iodine. Lots of old healed scars and no infection in the ones they presently had.
Anyone want to post a picture of their dog first aid kit?
Thanks. I read the site, I wanted real user opinions. I had heard some great reviews and read it was highly rated at cabelas. Wanted to hear form people that use it.
Pain relief? He is a big softy, but has taken some big hits and had a couple scuffles and simply never blinks when it counts. 65 lbs of heart, lungs, muscle and teeth.
Pretty sure he could lose a leg and till come wagging at the door.
Funny, he will check crate or take cover if someone drops a plate or the toilet lid - then comes immediately to inspect the troops and checks every family member before chilling out. I just love how he heads for the foxhole! Clearly the crate training works as required. However, as friendly as he is does NOT like ANY aggression or stress with my wife from people or dogs.
But strangely: gun fire doesn't bother him. I guess he has seen more rounds than most shooters. Have had him near breaching explosions and DD's, and he sat beside off and on all day while we shot weapons quals at a police range with no problem.
(No, I didn't keep him at the range with no hearing pro all day. )
Had him at a Tac rifle match last month, and he found it boring, but he knows what "The Range is Clear" means now!
Pain relief? He is a big softy, but has taken some big hits and had a couple scuffles and simply never blinks when it counts. 65 lbs of heart, lungs, muscle and teeth.
Pretty sure he could lose a leg and till come wagging at the door.
Funny, he will check crate or take cover if someone drops a plate or the toilet lid - then comes immediately to inspect the troops and checks every family member before chilling out. I just love how he heads for the foxhole! Clearly the crate training works as required. However, as friendly as he is does NOT like ANY aggression or stress with my wife from people or dogs.
But strangely: gun fire doesn't bother him. I guess he has seen more rounds than most shooters. Have had him near breaching explosions and DD's, and he sat beside off and on all day while we shot weapons quals at a police range with no problem.
(No, I didn't keep him at the range with no hearing pro all day.
)Had him at a Tac rifle match last month, and he found it boring, but he knows what "The Range is Clear" means now!
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