Dog attack

[Latestarter]

I don't think blukote is meant for such a large area of open wound... It's really more for lesser wounds that will knit back closed quickly on their own. There is a product called "EMT Gel" by Lambert Kay that is natural hydrolysate of collagen. This same product under various auspices is proving very beneficial with human wound care as well. You would apply it directly to the wound and immediate surrounding area then cover with a loose/non-stick telfa like bandage and it promotes new skin growth. Obviously it won't happen over night, but should help.

Not knowing what the wound looks like right now (vice a month ago) it's very hard to determine to leave it open or covered. Animals can heal quite a lot in a month's time. A remarkable amount actually.

On another note, How did your friend get into the situation where her dog would/could attack her goat? What kind of dog? I would think it would need to be a pretty good sized dog to do that kind of damage to a full sized goat.

I wish you all the luck with the goat and hope it heals good as new for you.

 

[babsbag]

I don't have advice on the wound, but @Latestarter I have a friend who came home to her herd of about 20 goats and all of them had been mauled by a dog, and I mean everyone of them. Some of the goats had to be shot, some recovered, and some lived but will never walk right again. It was one dog, a German Shepherd. Not hers, it belonged to her neighbor but it decided that it needed to try and kill every single goat she had.

She has an LGD, she was never sure why the LGD allowed this or how that all played out with the dogs. It was a horrifying traumatic ordeal and she was very upset with it all and was frustrated that it appeared her dog did nothing.

We have a new neighbor dog...my LGDs have told it in no uncertain words to STAY HOME. I have new kids on the ground tonight and my dogs have decided to camp out in that pasture, it is also the pasture closest to the new dog. No coincidence that that is where they are tonight. Love these dogs.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Like every one said, it depends on what it looks like now. If the vet said to leave unwrapped, that is probably best.
I'm so sorry to see what happened to the poor girl. I hope she gets better.
Good luck.

 

[TIPPY THE HIPPY]

Is blue kote bad for goats? What would you recommend? Ill see if our PBS animal supply has scarlet oil and I have heard of people using SWAT to control flies.

 

[TIPPY THE HIPPY]

Ill see if she can send me updated pictures. Thanks for the responses so far!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

It is not that the BluKote is bad but I would not use it on that size of a wound and it seems to sting. If it isn't wet and attracting insects, nothing at all might be a good move. Follow the advice of the vet. If you decide to not leave it open, I would use something very airy.

 

[TIPPY THE HIPPY]

I hope by the time I pick her up on may 9th it will be nice and dry. She said when ever she changed the wrap, the new growth would come off with the bandage. Anything that could prevent that if I were to keep wrapping?

 

[koop]

There is non-stick bandages that they use at the hospital on wounds, it comes in sheets, it's a mesh that has some kind of jelly on it.

My first thought is to get it to dry up ASAP, then use a zinc cream to keep it moisturized to promote healing.

 

[Latestarter]

I don't have advice on the wound, but @Latestarter I have a friend who came home to her herd of about 20 goats and all of them had been mauled by a dog, and I mean everyone of them. Some of the goats had to be shot, some recovered, and some lived but will never walk right again. It was one dog, a German Shepherd. Not hers, it belonged to her neighbor but it decided that it needed to try and kill every single goat she had.

She has an LGD, she was never sure why the LGD allowed this or how that all played out with the dogs. It was a horrifying traumatic ordeal and she was very upset with it all and was frustrated that it appeared her dog did nothing.

We have a new neighbor dog...my LGDs have told it in no uncertain words to STAY HOME. I have new kids on the ground tonight and my dogs have decided to camp out in that pasture, it is also the pasture closest to the new dog. No coincidence that that is where they are tonight. Love these dogs.

So sorry about the sit with your friend. That must have been a horrendous ordeal! That would be one "LGD" that no longer operates in that capacity. And if there was any way to prove it, the neighbor would have been meeting me in court and the GSD that did the damage would be dead & buried! I'm glad to hear that your LGD's know their job!

 

[babsbag]

I am not sure what she did with her LGD and the neighbor dog was most likely destroyed but they have no money. Some of her genetics were from Switzerland and can never be replaced and some of the goats were just her friends...she has considered selling what is left of her herd; she took it pretty hard. Some of the goats the dog killed were yearlings, some were bred and aborted; it was a real mess, and of course at night in the rain. The vet worked on them like triage most of the night, they set up an operating room in her horse trailer; vet said it was the worse carnage she has ever seen.