Our 3 yr old germanshep/cattledog cross just had an arguement with a "buddy" during one of our daily outings in the offleash park. It wasnt a vicious fight ...just a disagreement..which lasted about 5 seconds...however our dog ended up with a single tooth wound on his upper foreleg...in the outer muscle. It is too small to require a stitch...but it is a little deep. What is the first aid for such a wound?....i have used a little hydrogen peroxide...however does it need to be flushed with any thing else? ...i have clippers..should i clip away the hair there? .....Would a bandage over it be a good idea to prevent licking? Also i have had a dog bite myself many years ago and remember how the bruising was really sore?...would you suggest buffered aspirin?...he weighs about 28-30 lbs.
Thanks ...I look forward to your advice.
Belle2929

labman

Much of what you are doing sounds good to me. The few times I have tried to bandage a dog, it tore it off. Buffered aspirin is the only over the counter pain medicine you should ever give a dog, 5 mg per pound of dog every 12 hours, half or less of a standard 325 mg tablet.

I count my self fortunate as not having much experience in this area.