Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Should read 1.5 " hole, big. Garnet Garnet wrote: > > > I have spent the past two months recovering from a serious crush wound > from a dog bite. I always thought the puncture part of a dog bite was > the most serious part but this experience taught me that was the easy part. > > I immediately applied DMSO and silver, compressed it 24/7 for a week. At > which time it was obviously forming a large scab in the center area > where the dogs front teeth pinched the skin. The puncture wounds did not > get infected but the area under scab had enough bacteria forming to > cause redness and swelling, cellulitis as it is called. I did take Cipro > for a week to clear that up since it had gotten pretty bad, not to the > point of making a red streak up my leg which is a red flag. So the DMSO > and CS did help, just was not concentrated enough or was not penetrating > the scab. The tissue died all the way to the muscle leaving about a 1/5 " > hole. I had to keep my leg up and stay off my feet for a good month but > did not comply totally with this, did it for about a week and then just > wore an ace or compression stocking. > > I learned that the process of keeping a scab from forming is > specialized. I went to a Wound Care Clinic run by PTs and over seen by a > plastic surgeon who is a wound specialist. > > They gave me a cream to break down the scab made of papain, the enzyme > in Adolf's Meat Tenderizer and urea. The urea increases the action of > papain. After five days they surgically removed the scab which was now > loosened from the edge of the wound. > > Once all the dead tissue was removed by either enzyme action or > debriding surgically I was given collagen patches to keep on the wound > for up to three days. This allowed an environment of serum to build over > the wound that speeds healing. > > I still used the DMSO and Silver and feel that it sped healing and also > flattened some of the scar that was starting to build around the edges. > > The DMSO CS compress was not " wet " enough to prevent the scab formation. > Even exposing it to air every day was not good. > > During the last four weeks of healing I used also a wet dry method where > I alternated the collagen with a piece of gauze impregnated with bismuth > sulfur. I had slight allergic reaction to the fragrance in the cream > that made the doc take me off of that and go to the dry method with the > gauze. I went back to the collagen patches and DMSO Silver on my own and > the healing was much more rapid than with the alternative method. > > The dog was a German Shepherd which has the ability to apply extreme > force, he bit down and then closed his mouth. He was in a fight with one > of my other dogs who was jealous of him and they bounced into me before > I could get out of the way. The bite was intended for my other dog. > > Jack was a rescue that I found on the side of the Interstate. He > eventually found a home through local GSD rescue. He is a good dog and > so is the dog that started the fight. I just did not take their prior > grumblings seriously enough to avoid the fight. I had been putting > medicine on Jack's ears and Vinnie thought I was giving him special food > cause the salve smelled like olive oil (Herb PHarm's Herbal Ed's Salve > www. herb-pharm.net -- great stuff for all kinds of skin stuff). > > I did use the salve myself for about three weeks. > > Interesting experience. > > Garnet > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Hi Janet, you said: The puncture wounds did not > get infected but the area under scab had enough bacteria forming to > cause redness and swelling, cellulitis as it is called Wouldn't it be advisable at that stage to open the wound again and reapply your dmso/eis solution? I had a dog bite my arm with maybe twenty punctures, ( i would not release him) and one right through the thumbnail. This was when I first became interested in this remedy of yours, so to speak. spray bottle of 50/50 dmso/eis for the punctures, and some 99% gel dmso to plunge the thumb in. Results were all punctures healed in three days and the thumbnail was saved, and allowed to grow out normally, despite the injury to it. There were no infections at all, so I am surprised a little how yours grew. And do you agree the thing to do would be to open it up again for further application rather than a dose of strong antibiotics? The meat tenderizer application for loosening a scab is very helpful, and that should mean that a papaya should help also for the same reason. Oh, my dogbites were my fault for trying to push an animal into my time frame without judging his potential response. Not waiting to work my magic on him. He really liked me, just that I was pushing him. Ross Re: DMSO and Dog Bite Should read 1.5 " hole, big. Garnet Garnet wrote: > > > I have spent the past two months recovering from a serious crush wound > from a dog bite. I always thought the puncture part of a dog bite was > the most serious part but this experience taught me that was the easy part. > > I immediately applied DMSO and silver, compressed it 24/7 for a week. At > which time it was obviously forming a large scab in the center area > where the dogs front teeth pinched the skin. The puncture wounds did not > get infected but the area under scab had enough bacteria forming to > cause redness and swelling, cellulitis as it is called. I did take Cipro > for a week to clear that up since it had gotten pretty bad, not to the > point of making a red streak up my leg which is a red flag. So the DMSO > and CS did help, just was not concentrated enough or was not penetrating > the scab. The tissue died all the way to the muscle leaving about a 1/5 " > hole. I had to keep my leg up and stay off my feet for a good month but > did not comply totally with this, did it for about a week and then just > wore an ace or compression stocking. > > I learned that the process of keeping a scab from forming is > specialized. I went to a Wound Care Clinic run by PTs and over seen by a > plastic surgeon who is a wound specialist. > > They gave me a cream to break down the scab made of papain, the enzyme > in Adolf's Meat Tenderizer and urea. The urea increases the action of > papain. After five days they surgically removed the scab which was now > loosened from the edge of the wound. > > Once all the dead tissue was removed by either enzyme action or > debriding surgically I was given collagen patches to keep on the wound > for up to three days. This allowed an environment of serum to build over > the wound that speeds healing. > > I still used the DMSO and Silver and feel that it sped healing and also > flattened some of the scar that was starting to build around the edges. > > The DMSO CS compress was not " wet " enough to prevent the scab formation. > Even exposing it to air every day was not good. > > During the last four weeks of healing I used also a wet dry method where > I alternated the collagen with a piece of gauze impregnated with bismuth > sulfur. I had slight allergic reaction to the fragrance in the cream > that made the doc take me off of that and go to the dry method with the > gauze. I went back to the collagen patches and DMSO Silver on my own and > the healing was much more rapid than with the alternative method. > > The dog was a German Shepherd which has the ability to apply extreme > force, he bit down and then closed his mouth. He was in a fight with one > of my other dogs who was jealous of him and they bounced into me before > I could get out of the way. The bite was intended for my other dog. > > Jack was a rescue that I found on the side of the Interstate. He > eventually found a home through local GSD rescue. He is a good dog and > so is the dog that started the fight. I just did not take their prior > grumblings seriously enough to avoid the fight. I had been putting > medicine on Jack's ears and Vinnie thought I was giving him special food > cause the salve smelled like olive oil (Herb PHarm's Herbal Ed's Salve > www. herb-pharm.net -- great stuff for all kinds of skin stuff). > > I did use the salve myself for about three weeks. > > Interesting experience. > > Garnet > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.8/800 - Release Date: 5/11/2007 7:34 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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