Bichon Frise often encounters other dogs of its own kind when following its pet owner out to play. Out of nature, Bichon Frise will inevitably go up to the other dogs to chase and play a little. However, in the process of playing, the tail of the Bichon Frise is scratched and bleeding, the pet owner can refer to the following methods to help the Bichon Frise to deal with the injury!
I. Clean the surface of the wound immediately
When the pet owner finds that the Bichon’s tail is scratched and there is broken skin and bleeding, the pet owner needs to carefully check how the wound is, if the wound is serious, it needs to go to the vet for stitches and treatment. If the wound area is not large, you can use saline to clean the wound by yourself, to clean off the blood stains and dirt in the wound area. Then you can use a medical cotton swab dipped in iodophor to wipe the wound of the Bichon Frise and do a simple treatment.
II. Prompt treatment and bandaging
Once the wound is cleaned, the pet owner should stabilize the bear’s body and softly soothe the bear, and then sprinkle the powder evenly over the wound to completely cover the surface of the wound. Finally, apply medical cotton wool to the wound and use tape, duct tape or gauze to make a simple bandage. In order to prevent the bears from biting or licking the wound after it has been dressed, an Elizabethan collar should also be prepared, so that the bears can’t do any damage if they are wearing the collar.
III. Attention to supplementary nutrition at a later stage
In addition, during the period of time when the bears are recuperating from their wounds, pet owners should also give the bears some nutritional supplements, so as to help the wounds to scab and heal as soon as possible. Pet owners can buy fresh ingredients at the supermarket or food market, and cook some minced meat porridge, bone broth and other easy-to-digest liquid food for the bears. In addition, you can also give the bears vitamin supplements, such as: apple puree, carrots, cabbage, bananas can also be fed to the bears. As long as the bichon’s nutrition is up to date and its physique becomes better, the wound will find a point to get better.