Very unusual wound care question

December 9, 2010

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!

Neily, MS, RD, CSSD, LDRegistered and Licensed DietitianBoard Certified

Specialist in Sports DieteticsNutrition Consultant to Meals to Live, LLC

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