FW: Very unusual wound care question

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HI, :

I forwarded this question to my cousin who lives in Puerto Rico and rescues

Danes. Below is her response.

From: zwiwi@...

Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 5:31 AM

To: Digna Cassens

Subject: Re: Very unusual wound care question

Hi Digna ,I 've been fostering and adopting Great Danes for quite some time.

I recently had this same experience due to a very bad cut when one of my

Danes tail got caught on a metal grate and lost 2 in of tail. We gave her a

shot of antibiotic and dipped her tail in cornstarch we had in a plastic

cup. We did this many times a day. The wound stayed dry and bug free.

Because of their size and dietary needs ,I always save all table scraps ,

veggie peels and leftover cooking oils and meat drippings , boil them and

mix with dry food. This diet has worked wonders. Hope this is helpful. Wilma

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Centennial.

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 22:26:01 -0800

To: Wilma Quiñones

Subject: FW: Very unusual wound care question

Pienso quizas tengas una idea para esta pregunta. En ingles please.

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of

Neily

Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 9:19 AM

To: RD groups

Subject: Very unusual wound care question

Okay...this is very strange I know, but thought I would appeal to the

nutrition experts to make sure I'm doing everything possible.

Granted it is not for a human...but dogs are my love, so here goes. I foster

Great Danes and due to unfortunate circumstances " Norman " had to have his

tail cropped which got infected. More had to be removed (two wks ago) and

now it's just a two inch stub. From the top it looks fine, has healed

nicely. But....underneath it is just an open wound - now about 1 x 1 inch.

It has stopped oozing which is good. Norman keeps his tail tucked so tightly

it's hard to see. When he is sleeping - which is like all the time, typical

for danes :-) he relaxes a bit, air can circulate around it and I can see

under - just fleshy tissue, not infected.

The vet has him on antibiotics, his appetite is really great but is there

anything else I may be doing to facilitate healing? Would vit C and zinc

help like with humans i wonder? if so, how much?

I don't know if it will close up on its own - we are hoping so. If not

Norman will be deemed unadoptable...and that only means one thing, but I

don't want to think that way :-(

Again, I know this is not the typical RD question...but any thoughts

appreciated! You have my permission to pass this email on to someone you

think might have suggestions.

Thanks!

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