dog accidents - Medicating yourself

[dog-man]

Hi everyone, I have a 8mnth old , male , apbt and a 6yr old female neo mastiff, I got the apbt when he was 6mnths old, no problems so far from the apbt side, he always want to play non stop and is never aggressive towards my neo, now my neo that’s another story, she doesn’t have any issues with the apbt unless there is a dominance issue, like for food, toys, ect, ect, neos are very dominant and territorial (male or female) and yesterday a accident happened, while both dogs where in the bky I started playing ball with my apbt, usually my neo doesn’t play along, she doesn’t enjoy it as much as the apbt,well , both were loose, and when my apbt came back to retrieve the ball, it fell from his mouth and as soon as my neo saw that went to get the ball, since the apbt didn’t faze her or cared he tried to get the ball, and my neo just got all over my apbt, they went at it, full blown fight, I was more scared for the apbt as my neo is 110lb and my pitt is only 45lb and still maturing, in conclusion I separated that fight and now both have battle scars, the pitt grabbed my neo from the nose, and my neo grabbed the pitt from his whole side face (and did more damage to him), Luckily I have antibiotics on hand (ceph and amox), and this morning didn’t see any puss or serious swelling (there is going to be some swelling , it was dog fight). Yes I know it was totally my fault, for playing with the ball, with both dogs loose, it will never happen again. My question is, how many of you here, medicate your own dogs, for lets say wounds and similar, and what do you have in your shelf for medication, I’m thinking about adding to my medication shelf antibiotic ointment, skin stapler and definitely get a breaking stick.

[game_test]

well, based on another thread a lot of people would rather have you go to the vet and spend a bunch of your hard earned cash, i disagree keep em on the antibiotics for 3 days after it heals and you will be ok. also, get the staple gun etc and have it ready. good luck.

[Iverson's Pits]

I keep Cephlexin (Kef-Lex) on hand...I think its the best overall anti-biotic you could keep. If I were to only have one a.b. Ceph would be it. I also keep an anti-inflamatory and a blood coagulant (clotter). Regular old Bactine or any type of topical spray to keep small wounds clean helps. I have a whole kit, to include stitches, bandages, wraps, tape, the mentioned meds, and a couple other things. Its the easiest way to take care of a situation any time of the day. Vet aren't always open, and if you take a bloodied up pitbull to a vet, you might catch a whole world of shit that you dont want. Home care is the way to go if you know what you're doing.

Hi everyone, I have a 8mnth old , male , apbt and a 6yr old female neo mastiff, I got the apbt when he was 6mnths old, no problems so far from the apbt side, he always want to play non stop and is never aggressive towards my neo, now my neo that’s another story, she doesn’t have any issues with the apbt unless there is a dominance issue, like for food, toys, ect, ect, neos are very dominant and territorial (male or female) and yesterday a accident happened, while both dogs where in the bky I started playing ball with my apbt, usually my neo doesn’t play along, she doesn’t enjoy it as much as the apbt,well , both were loose, and when my apbt came back to retrieve the ball, it fell from his mouth and as soon as my neo saw that went to get the ball, since the apbt didn’t faze her or cared he tried to get the ball, and my neo just got all over my apbt, they went at it, full blown fight, I was more scared for the apbt as my neo is 110lb and my pitt is only 45lb and still maturing, in conclusion I separated that fight and now both have battle scars, the pitt grabbed my neo from the nose, and my neo grabbed the pitt from his whole side face (and did more damage to him), Luckily I have antibiotics on hand (ceph and amox), and this morning didn’t see any puss or serious swelling (there is going to be some swelling , it was dog fight). Yes I know it was totally my fault, for playing with the ball, with both dogs loose, it will never happen again. My question is, how many of you here, medicate your own dogs, for lets say wounds and similar, and what do you have in your shelf for medication, I’m thinking about adding to my medication shelf antibiotic ointment, skin stapler and definitely get a breaking stick.

[Iverson's Pits]

To piggyback on this....just cuz a dog looks like its getting better, dont discontinue antibiotics too soon. I usually go one week past what you'd think would be enough. Its never failed me.

well, based on another thread a lot of people would rather have you go to the vet and spend a bunch of your hard earned cash, i disagree keep em on the antibiotics for 3 days after it heals and you will be ok. also, get the staple gun etc and have it ready. good luck.

[dog-man]

Thanks for the input guyz, They were both on ceph prior to the fight, because of tick fever (they are ok on that now), so I hope that helps them out , Ill wait 4-5 days and see what happens, no sweellings so the antibiotics are working good. Anyone knows where I can get a good breaking stick and staple gun online or offline , live in Phoenix, az. thank you.

[Iverson's Pits]

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FOR THE STAPLES.


Thanks for the input guyz, They were both on ceph prior to the fight, because of tick fever (they are ok on that now), so I hope that helps them out , Ill wait 4-5 days and see what happens, no sweellings so the antibiotics are working good. Anyone knows where I can get a good breaking stick and staple gun online or offline , live in Phoenix, az. thank you.

[Suki]

yeah. personally, I'd rather have people see their ve t, but in the mean time, here's a quick list/breakdown, of what we use at our clinic. Perhaps this'll be helpful:
Antibiotics:

Amoxicillin, or Amoxi=Used to treat both dogs and cats. It's one of the most common, broad spectrum antibiotics. Comes in tablets, capsules, liquid and is in jectable.

Clavamox=Used again, with dogs and cats, it's the next step up from Amoxicillin. It's frequently used to treat urinary tract infections, and upper respiratory infections. It comes in tablets and liquid form.

Cephalexin=Used mainly in dogs to treat skin infections. It comes in a capsule, a liquid called"Keflex", and in an injectable called "Cefazolin". (Cefatabs are used with cats).

Antirobe=used in both dogs and cats, it is commonly used to treat bone and tooth infections.

Baytril=used in dogs and cats and exotics, it's used for cronic or resistant infections.

Tribrissin=used in dogs and cats, it's a sulfur drug which kills bacteria.

Doxcycline=used in dogs to treat tick borne diseases, like Lyme disease.

Anyhow, that's our common list here.
As what's good to have on hand, it's much like a human's first aid kit.


Remember FIRST tho, it's imo, ALWAYS best to consult/confer with your vet BEFORE hand.:)

[jeeperino]

First of all Mastiffs and Pits dont mix(Owner of 4 Presa Canarios and multiple APBT's)they are a different type of animal in behaviors. Even at puppy stages, they dont play well.A mastiff is pretty serious even when young. Just also remember that if you give your dogs antibiotics too much they wont work after some time. Builds up an immunity to them. If you can get some skin glue that will work well, just dont seal the whole thing, leave ends open to drain. If you can get a mastiff and a young pit to get along and play fight, there is NO better exercise for a young pit puppy. My 35 lb young bitch wrestled with my 130 lb male for months and it helped develop her mentally and physically. Eventually she got too mean and they cant play anymore. But, I plan on trying it with future pups as well. Good Luck YIS