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BR IN PAIN.
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She cut her foot open last night cutting down a bush that the lawnmower wouldnt take down, and the weed eater laughed at. She used a machette.
Found out when I got home last night. Deep cut, right to the bone below the large toe.
She said it reminded her of the time she cut her foot with the power saw??????
Found out when I got home last night. Deep cut, right to the bone below the large toe.
She said it reminded her of the time she cut her foot with the power saw??????
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Nuts.
She said it reminded her of the time she cut her foot with the power saw??????
Hey you married her!!! Heres wishing her a speedy recovery.
That fits my impression of BR. She sounds just like my wife.
"I ain't got time to bleed".
From the movie "Predator", plagarized from mrs. deere.
Shouldn't her penalty be up soon?
Doug
OOOOOooooooo....that poor thing! Tell her that we "double DOG dare" her to go to the doctor!!!! An infection in her foot could be very very bad. I had a limb fall on my foot when I was a child and had to spend three days in the hospital because of blood poisoning. I felt FINE!!! My mother noticed that she could see a couple veins in my leg and took me to the pediatrician. That doctor told us to go to the hospital RIGHT THEN! Don't mess with infections. You can't "tough" them away.
I am living (almost not) proof that you need to get anything taken care of that is infected like that.... Part of the deal with my foot.
"Natural" closure of this sort of wound happens from the inside first, as all wounds heal, leaving the external and most vulnerable part open for infection. So, unless she wants to spend the better part of the rest of her summer cleaning, and changing bandages every couple hours, it might behoove her to suck it up and get it stitched up.
Too late for stitches now, some antibiotics will have her running in no time.
Sounds like her and cutting tools dont mix.. A foot wound is one of the worst.
Too late for stitches now, some antibiotics will have her running in no time.
I disagree. When our dog was attacked by the pit bull and needed stitches, his stitches were botched by the first vet, and popped the wound open again, it was at least a couple days before we cound get him into his regular vet (he was on vacation the week my dog was attacked), who stitched him up more carfully, and he healed fine.
I had kept it clean with alcohol and antibiotic cream but it still got infected. They gave me some pills and it healed up in like 4 or 5 days. I could look into my hand and see the bones that attach to my first and second knuckle joints.
Hmmm. i got a deep knife slash in the palm of my left hand in a incident and didnt go to the doctor for two or three days, when I eventually went they told me that it couldnt be sowed up.
I had kept it clean with alcohol and antibiotic cream but it still got infected. They gave me some pills and it healed up in like 4 or 5 days. I could look into my hand and see the bones that attach to my first and second knuckle joints.
Yeah, he was ripped up pretty bad in his chest area, in the canine equivalent of what would be his armpit area, probably a 6 inch long, maybe one inch wide strip of flesh, almost completely around the forepaw. You could see through to his bones, tendons, and arteries. How none of them were damaged is a miracle. I posted pics of the wound when it happened, but they were pretty gory. He's a tough old dog.
What kinda pooch is he?
Golden/Lab mix. We're pretty sure he's all-dog, whatwever he is. Just defending his opposable thumbs, er, I mean people...
get well beth
Besides it isnt that big of a cut,it is where it is that makes it hurt so bad. Right on that spot where the big toe joins the foot. lucky she had tennis shoes on it woulda been a lot worse..
As of this morning it is closed up tight and looking good, and not hurting her..[:D][:D]
An outdoor incident with a dirty tool worries me.....I wish she would get a round of antibiotics just to be on the safe side.
You lost your temper and kicked a chair and split your foot open on a nail.
Get well and watch out for infection. If your jaw starts to lock up, go see a doctor...
Hope it heals quickly.
If its a dry wound wet it(2x2 or 4x4 gauze saturated in sterile saline applied to the wound and held in place by gauze roll or other)
Drying out the wound is a practice that ended decades ago. It doesnt work and it will take longer to heal and most likely become infected.
Keep the wound moist and change dressings often. Keep it clean. You can wrap the foot with an ace bandage over the dressing.
They sell saline in a can that sprays out. Its great for cleaning wounds.
Good luck, hope she gets better soon.
Lots of peroxide, and a trip to the doc if needed.
Take care Beth. You need to keep all of that red stuff inside. It's not good when it leaks out!