What is safe if anything to put on a bit wound?

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My dog fell and broke his leg and when I went to pick him up he bit my finger.

I took him right away to the vet and my finger was bleeding. He bit me on my

thumb.

They gave me stuff to wash the wound. They did not say anything about getting a

tetanus shot but family is telling me that I should maybe go and get one.

What can I do about this. I think it is fine because my dog has had his shots.

Thank you for your advice in advance

Theresa

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>

> My dog fell and broke his leg and when I went to pick him up he bit my finger.

I took him right away to the vet and my finger was bleeding. He bit me on my

thumb.

>

> They gave me stuff to wash the wound. They did not say anything about getting

a tetanus shot but family is telling me that I should maybe go and get one.

>

> What can I do about this. I think it is fine because my dog has had his

shots.

+++Hi Theresa,

Sorry you got injured and your dog broke his leg.

No, do not get a tenanus shot since it is poisonous like all vaccines.

I suggest you mix 3% hydrogen peroxide (H202) from the drug store, 50/50 (half

and half) with non-chlorinated water and soak a gauze or bandaid with it, and

keep it on just overnight, taking it off during the day so air can help the

healing processes. It should heal up just fine.

My daughter got a nail through her foot and the only thing that helped was when

my neighbor put H202 in warm water to soak her foot. Then she soaked cotton

strips in the 50/50 mixture and wrapped her foot with it. The healing was

miraculous!

All the best, Bee

[Guest guest]

*** Bee, I was told by my vet not long ago to not use peroxide for very long on

a wound because it would cause tissue damage. Any truth to that? I was using it

full strength however...maybe that's why?

Heidi

> >

> > My dog fell and broke his leg and when I went to pick him up he bit my

finger. I took him right away to the vet and my finger was bleeding. He bit me

on my thumb. <snip>

>

> +++Hi Theresa,

>

> Sorry you got injured and your dog broke his leg.

>

> No, do not get a tenanus shot since it is poisonous like all vaccines.

>

> I suggest you mix 3% hydrogen peroxide (H202) from the drug store, 50/50 (half

and half) with non-chlorinated water and soak a gauze or bandaid with it, and

keep it on just overnight, taking it off during the day so air can help the

healing processes. It should heal up just fine.

>

> My daughter got a nail through her foot and the only thing that helped was

when my neighbor put H202 in warm water to soak her foot. Then she soaked

cotton strips in the 50/50 mixture and wrapped her foot with it. The healing

was miraculous!

>

> All the best, Bee

>

[Guest guest]

>

> *** Bee, I was told by my vet not long ago to not use peroxide for very long

on a wound because it would cause tissue damage. Any truth to that? I was using

it full strength however...maybe that's why?

+++Hi Heidi,

All mammals, including Humans, naturally produce hydrogen peroxide (H202) so how

can it be harmful. However, it should be diluted since it is strong, but even

full strength it would not damage tissues.

All the best, Bee