Need advice related to cuts on Junos face
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sargboxerluv
Completely Boxer Crazy
This happened to Harley over the winter. She cut herself open from scratching, right between her eyes, but up about an inch. She had to wear the horrible cone for 2 weeks until it healed becasue she kept ripping it open. It was a nightmare for everyone and her. She couldn't judge movement around the cone, so rammed into everything. Which if course included the back of your knee. I almost got knocked down my sisters basement steps because she hit the back of my knee as I was going out the back door. The only way I know is the cone.
chrystel
Boxer Insane
I happens to Snatch every year, starting spring. He wipes/scratches the top of his noses with his front and back paws, and the wrinkles gets cut.. it scabs.. he scratches... it bleeds... it scabs.. he scratches... and it goes on and on..
I feel like the hypothyroid meds are helping A LOT this year with his allergies. I know it for a fact, because DH is going nuts with allergies this year, and Snatch NOT AT ALL.
Snatch usually bites his paws and his nose a week before DH.. That's when DH knows to start Zyrtec
But not this year. I have yet to start giving Snatch his benadryl... (and DH is on his second box of Zyrtec 
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So... just to let you know about the scab and bleeding.. I gave up.
I know it's bad.. but I can't put him in a cone all summer.
It cleared up right away last year after a day of super strong nasty meds from the vet (because scab was becoming huge). I can't remember the meds, but i know it's not good (I think it was prednisone - cortisone or something like that - i only gave it 2 days)
sometimes i put neosporine... but because he used to bite his paws, i was afraid he would scratch the neosporin and then lick it off his feet...
urf!
I feel like the hypothyroid meds are helping A LOT this year with his allergies. I know it for a fact, because DH is going nuts with allergies this year, and Snatch NOT AT ALL.
Snatch usually bites his paws and his nose a week before DH.. That's when DH knows to start Zyrtec
But not this year. I have yet to start giving Snatch his benadryl... (and DH is on his second box of Zyrtec )So... just to let you know about the scab and bleeding.. I gave up.
I know it's bad.. but I can't put him in a cone all summer.
It cleared up right away last year after a day of super strong nasty meds from the vet (because scab was becoming huge). I can't remember the meds, but i know it's not good (I think it was prednisone - cortisone or something like that - i only gave it 2 days)
sometimes i put neosporine... but because he used to bite his paws, i was afraid he would scratch the neosporin and then lick it off his feet...
urf!
Gatorblu
Boxer Insane
As others have said it is probably allergy related, which if treated would stop them from happening. However that doesn't solve the problem at hand. When Thor needed a cone I got him an inflatable collar. It basically looks like a big donut that attaches to the collar. I got it at Petsmart. It really seemed to freak him out less since he still had his periphial view. (He even figured out how to move it in such away it became a pillow.) They also have soft sided cones now that can be bent back for feeding and such. I would also put a little polysporin on the cuts to help them heal.
sunspot
Boxer Buddy
Try emu oil. Stuff is fantastic. I use it all the time on myself and the dogs.Safe if they lick it and speeds healing awfully well. Amazon is the cheapest and be sure to get 100% emu oil. I garden alot and wouldn't live without the stuff!! Bug bites scratches and burns all respond well.
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