At The End Of My Tether.....Please Help.

[thequietman]

I love my dog. He is definitely a cutie. Large eyes, cute as hell but......................

He has a cut on his neck and he won't leave it alone. Its has turned into a sore about 6 inches by 3 and its getting worse. Tried putting sock booties so he can't infect the wound. Gets them off every time. Tried keeping him indoors but has ruined a good door trying to get out. Now can't keep him dry in this weather. I really have no idea what to do.

I bathe him once a week, clean up the cut and then put antiseptic powder and solution but he just scratches it off. It's like a revolving circle and I am losing patience with him. He won't stop scratching it and won't leave it alone.

What am I to do?? Please help!

[Eclipse]

How about one of those bucket things on his head so that he cannot reach the infected area.

[T_Dog]

Vets are not expensive in Thailand, and they could get you set up. Open sores like that need aggressive treatment in Thailand so you are right to be worried.

[thequietman]

How about one of those bucket things on his head so that he cannot reach the infected area.

buket-dog.jpg

The cut is on his neck, so can't use this. Thank anyway for your response.

[NickJ]

A good vet uses the correct tape so hard to get off. See a vet.

[Suradit69]

" Tried keeping him indoors but has ruined a good door trying to get out."

Is he still 100% male? Might be a more cooperative patient if he's been neutered.

[Big Guns]

Get the dog to the vet ASAP. They will offer the best solution.

[PMK]

How about one of those bucket things on his head so that he cannot reach the infected area.

buket-dog.jpg

The cut is on his neck, so can't use this. Thank anyway for your response.

Like everyone said, go see a vet. This is not the first dog to ever have this problem. Surely a creative vet can come up with a modified hood of some sort. If not, try another one. It sounds like the infection is not too bad, so this should not cost very much to treat, including a hood. And don't worry about him/her getting upset because of banging into things if the vet does fit one. It'll adjust to it in a day or two and settle down. Some kind of bandage is also a possibility. Anyway, take the dog to a vet.