How to deal with dog burns? Can I use erythromycin ointment if the dog is burned?

Nowadays, many people have pet dogs at home. Dogs are like children, they also like to run around and play. If the dog is accidentally scalded, the owner must not be anxious, but take emergency measures immediately. So how to do emergency treatment for scalded dogs?

How to deal with dog burns

Dogs, like humans, need to apply anti-inflammatory drugs in time when they are scalded to prevent wound infection.

If it is a minor burn, you can apply or spray anti-inflammatory products, such as Yunnan Baiyao and Bactroban. These have a good effect on dog skin damage and can speed up skin recovery, but you must pay attention to usage and dosage.

First aid steps for dog burns:

Wash the burn wound with light salt water or cold boiled water, and the washing time should generally be no less than 15 minutes.

Then you can use some honey, vegetable oil, egg white or Vaseline to clean it, which can protect the wound surface and prevent bubble infection.

If bubbles have formed, apply any ointment such as tetracycline or sulfonamide. Note that the wound surface can be exposed to the outside and kept dry.

If it is a serious burn, you should send your pet to the doctor immediately to prevent the wound from getting infected.

Can I use erythromycin ointment on a dog's burn?

You can apply erythromycin ointment. In order to prevent licking, it is best to bandage the affected area after applying the medicine, or wear an Elizabethan collar, and also need to cooperate with medicine for anti-inflammatory. In addition, avoid getting water on the wound.

The above is a simple treatment for dog burns. It is recommended to go to a pet hospital for further treatment.

What to do if your dog has skin disease

There are many reasons that can cause dog skin diseases, such as environmental reasons, dietary reasons, parasitic reasons, endocrine reasons, fungi and other reasons. Therefore, when treating, you must find the cause of the disease so that you can prescribe the right medicine to achieve the best effect!

The most common ones are caused by mites, such as itch mite disease, demodicosis, scabies, etc. Because the parasitic parts are different, the treatment methods are also different. The clinical symptoms are local hair loss and severe itching! The general treatment is to use medicated bath + medicine (ivermectin) + nutrition combined treatment. The treatment cycle is relatively long, and demodicosis may have the possibility of recurrence, which is related to endocrine!

If the skin disease is caused by gradual skin ulceration, the treatment of this disease should be based on the examination and include antibacterial and anti-inflammatory treatment!

In addition, dogs with endocrine disorders, which lead to hormone disorders, may also suffer from skin diseases, which are manifested as dry hair and symmetrical hair loss! Treatment and examination are relatively troublesome!