Hettie has banged her mouth.

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Hettie has banged her mouth.
Topic Started: Mar 15 2009, 11:33 AM (92 Views)
westie mum	Mar 15 2009, 11:33 AM Post #1
Chatterbox Posts: 1,099 Group: Full Members Member #126 Joined: October 17, 2005	In the rush to be first to the top of the garden Hettie tripped and banged her lip on the step. :doh: So at the moment she is sporting a fat lip and quite a big graze. :( She keeps licking it and I'm a bit concerned that it's going to get infected. Is there anything that I could put on it or should I just leave it and hope it doesn't get infected. I could really do without going to the vets as I have just had to pay out over Ł200 to the emergency vets for when we lost Glo. Marks and Spencer didn't pay up so if anyone has any ideas they would be greatly received. :D



zandd	Mar 15 2009, 01:13 PM Post #2
Moderator Posts: 22,625 Group: Moderators Member #48 Joined: February 5, 2005	Ouch poor Hetty.Duncan grazed his upper lip badly recently - pushing a football round for ages and I hadn't realised.I didn't do anything other than keep an eye on it and it healed fine in a few days.Didn't want to use the usual salt water as he would lick the area.



westie mum	Mar 15 2009, 01:20 PM Post #3
Chatterbox Posts: 1,099 Group: Full Members Member #126 Joined: October 17, 2005	Thanks Lynne thought about salt water but like you didn't want to use it cus of her licking it. I think I'm just being a neurotic mum :lol:



ClaireS	Mar 15 2009, 01:38 PM Post #4
Moderator Posts: 10,446 Group: Moderators Member #113 Joined: September 8, 2005	Aww poor Hettie :hug: Archie has done the exact same thing - slipped on the patio going up the steps. Sometimes I wonder if the only reason I jet-wash the steps (covering myself in muck at the same time) is so that he doesn't slip :rolleyes: Archie licked at it for a while but it did get better on its own quite quickly - I'd just keep an eye on it for now :)



piwoodhouse	Mar 15 2009, 02:34 PM Post #5
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 3,970 Group: Full Members Member #282 Joined: August 18, 2006	Poor little Hettie. I'm sure I read somewhere that this is how animals clean their wounds naturally. But if you want to apply something that if ingested won't do her any harm would Bachs rescue remedy cream or arnica cream do any good I wonder?



Tafia	Mar 15 2009, 07:05 PM Post #6
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 5,819 Group: Full Members Member #134 Joined: November 17, 2005	Poor old Hettie! Just leave it - the mouth heals incredibly easily and anything you put on it will only get licked off. Her swelling will probaly be right down by the morning. :crossedfingers:



westie mum	Mar 15 2009, 07:31 PM Post #7
Chatterbox Posts: 1,099 Group: Full Members Member #126 Joined: October 17, 2005	Thanks for your replies ;)



Linda & Fred	Mar 17 2009, 04:17 PM Post #8
Chatterbox Posts: 704 Group: Full Members Member #571 Joined: November 28, 2007	piwoodhouse Mar 15 2009, 02:34 PM Poor little Hettie. I'm sure I read somewhere that this is how animals clean their wounds naturally. But if you want to apply something that if ingested won't do her any harm would Bachs rescue remedy cream or arnica cream do any good I wonder? Please don't put arnica cream on a dog! It's for external use only so shouldn't be used on a dog in case it licks it, especially its near its mouth.



Tafia	Mar 17 2009, 09:22 PM Post #9
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 5,819 Group: Full Members Member #134 Joined: November 17, 2005	I wouldn't use any cream on a dogs mouth, simply because of the mouths ability to heal itself, but Arnica is perfectly safe for use on dogs. Homeopaths regularly prescribe it for oral ingestion, in tablet form or tincture. "Arnica is an essential in any natural treatment first aid kit - the first remedy to use for any case of shock and can be used for every kind of injury, wounds (tablet form), sprains, strains, bruises and swelling. Taken in tablet form it helps to stop bleeding. Emotionally it helps to calm the nerves after an injury. Do not use arnica/tincture on broken skin." (ie directly on the blood supply) The Natural Way For Cats & Dogs, Midi Fairgrieve Edited by Tafia, Mar 17 2009, 09:23 PM.



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