How am I supposed to keep a hyper Chihuahua calm, no running, no jumping, no major activity for 21 days? Had a miner surgery on the skin of his knee and that's what the vet told me.
If you cant keep your baby from being himself - you can do stuff to help keep the wound stable.
- Maybe a strip or two of those skinny wound tapes to help take any potential presure off the stitches.
- a dry, non adhesive dressing, covered by a light bandage to keep the wound clean, and reduce movement of the knee. (Like you would a wrist or any other joint)
- and in the evenings after bandage removal to allow air to it - some (non toxic) ointment to keep the skin soft and flexible and heal faster .
Pets are like kids....you cant stop them - all you can do is work around it.
Actually.... I just remembered something: There is a great type of badage that is non adhesive, requires no tape or pin to secure it. I used to get this for my dogs when they were healing : A video shows you better .[media=https://youtu.be/1mbeLlJBDOU]
Its TERRIFIC. Its also harder to chew off than a normal bandage.
