[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: etu de skunk-help
- From: Susan Madlung <stormygsd@xxxxxxx>
- To: WLFHRTGSD@xxxxxxx, dezign@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, vonadlerhof@xxxxxxxxxxx, SCHARO1@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 09:17:28 -0800
throw away the peroxide.. it does more damage to the skin and tissue than it
helps. Hospitals don't even stock it anymore..
Hibitane, Chlorhexidine is far better for hot spots, wounds etc..
Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds
http://www.shadowacre.com
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Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: etu de skunk-help
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> In a message dated 1/2/05 10:40:12 PM, dezign@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> << Wouldn't the peroxide bleach or discolor the dogs coat?
> Sounds like a mix for lightening hair. LOL
> Charmaine >>
>
> Yes, if you were leaving it on undiluted for a long period of time. I had
to
> treat one of my dogs once with hydrogen peroxide (undiluted) for a deep
skin
> infection - he had a very ugly hole that had to be healed from the inside
out.
> He was treated with oral antibiotics, and I had to use hydrogen peroxide
> several times a day to flush the wound.
>
> I carefully used bobby pins to pin back his fur so that he would get air
on
> the sore; I didn't want to shave the area unless I had to due to our show
> schedule. So I used a very thick hair gel to push the fur back and hold
it away,
> and pinned it with the bobby pins. I then protected the open sore while
using
> a very liberal amount of hair spray to lacquer his fur so tight it
wouldn't
> move in a hurricane.
>
> I just recently bought a small bottle of a hair gel called "Hair Glue,"
the
> company is called "Beyond the Zone." I've been experimenting with it, and
boy
> they aren't kidding when they say it's "glue." It's strong enough to get
my
> hair to stand straight up -- and not fall. Since that's not the look I
was
> going for, this is going in the box of cosmetics that have been relegated
to
> "Halloween use" or "dress up play for my nieces." But if I ever to hold
back a
> dogs' fur instead of shaving, this product will do it for sure.
>
> You also have to be very careful with hydrogen peroxide -- it's a good
> antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent, but it can REALLY damage your eyes
if you
> get in there. I found this out the hard way - I have accidentally grabbed
ear
> drops instead of eye drops and ear drops have a lot of hydrogen peroxide
in
> them. This little incident earned me a trip to the emergency room to have
my eye
> flushed for what seemed like an eternity. And it hurt really bad, not
> mention it was a couple days before I got my full vision back, it was
blurred in the
> that eye and I was prescribed prednisone drops to bring the swelling down.
> So be VERY careful if you use it on a dogs head.
>
> Kelly Busse
>
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