wound? - Page 1

how do i keep a bandage on a dogs elbow?
 my older dog (10) has has his calious almost bleeding. vet gave me an oinment but he needs it bandaged.i tried and he had it off by the morning.

 The only thing I can think of would be vet wrap over a good gauze. That stuff is good and sticky so you don't have to "attach" it. 

Yes, Vet wrap is probably your best bet. May also want or need to put some "bitter apple" or equivalent on the vet wrap to discourage chewing at it.

thanx
never heard of vet wrap?vets office or petco?

got it. don't have a horse, and never needed anything like this. great. live in a city area, no stable or tack shops near by either

Vet office or most pharmacies will have it, amazing stuff. Just don't wrap to tight

Be cautious of cutting off the circulation, it sticks together very well so no need to wrap to tight

I obviously don't know your dogs situation or story or medical history etc.  Something to consider though is that Vets are often wrong about things.  Something else to consider is that many people don't believe in using things like head cones on dogs as an example, because of negative effects it can have on a dog.  Sometimes bandages are unnatural.  Ointments also can be unnatural. In nature all animals will lick at wounds to clean them.  And their saliva has properties in it that clean and heal.  I'm not saying to ignore your vet in this situation.  I'm simply playing devils advocate.  And showing the other side of the coin a lot of people don't think about.  This gives mental balance to a situation to look at things evenly. This information maybe doesn't apply to your situation from the sound of it , but perhaps in someone elses situation it might be information that is useful.

thanx sting. he just started to lick it, must be at night because i watch, and i've never seen him lick it, but the ointment is pyoben gel.

Don't really know your situation but my dogs don't take to bandages or head cones to well...But maybe some Neosporin would work...If your dog's elbows are bleeding...then they need air to heal...and I'd just continually put Neosporin on it...It will keep the area open for air to get to and would give some ointment to help keep it so it doesn't get dry and crack more...
If it's bleeding I would use some stuff that is also made for horses that helps to stop the bleeding and will help heal it...
Both the self stickng bandages and the spray to help stop the bleeding can be found at Tractor Supply...If you buy them at your vet's...It'll cost 3 to 4 times more...

~Bob~

Pyoben is used to dry out the skin.