Husband mauled by a wild animal

[Farmergina]

I need advice asap, my husband was walking the dog earlier when he said he heard a whimpering coming from a hole in the ground as if a small animal was hurt so he shined his torch down the hole and couldn't see anything, he then put his arm down the hole and was viciously attacked. His dog was trying to get at the animal whilst he was being attacked which then made the animal run up my husbands arm and onto his face and head where it further mauled him until he fell and the animal escaped chased by the dog.

My husband doesn't know what the animal was as it was dark and he dropped his torch in the commotion but said it was small, furry with sharp teeth and claws and cat sized.

The nearest hospital's on the mainland 15 miles away and the sea's rough today so we can't take the boatso we'll have to go to the doctor who comes in by boat every morning at 10am so i've cleaned his wounds with soap and water and am about to dress them and want to know whether it would be better to use vinegar or lemon juice or bicarb to disinfect his wounds as that's all we have until we do our months shopping on monday.

Which is the best to use?

[gness]

Heck, I haven't got to build another AB patio have I?

[lady-janine]

hey gness - your chance to maim another builder.

[cupid04]

Does your husband often sticck his arm down holes?

[LoftyLottie]

http://24.media.tumbl...f1r40fxko1_r1_500.gif

[DTCwordfan]

(don't you have tony in your charge at the moment, gness.......? - use him)

[gness]

No LJ....Had my fill hiding down a dark hole waiting for a passing farmer to stick his arm down.

[lady-janine]

oi leave tony out of it he has got the goats to look after.

[Ann]

I'm getting very cynical these days but like Lady-J I thought I heard a Twit .....

[gness]

I would DT but he's hiding under my stairs clutching his credit card.

[Ann]

Ter- woo

[lady-janine]

gness i do NOT believe that you look like leftylottie's piccie.

[gness]

Well that would certainly have caused some injuries Lottie. :-)

[Ann]

Sorry to say this but this little drama rivals one of Mrs O's .................... ;)

[gness]

No LJ.....my nose isn't pointy.

[Jan1957]

It was obviously a rabid badger and I would just shoot him.

[DTCwordfan]

(might just be rewritten soon, Anne........it's worth a stab......(no pun meant)

[lady-janine]

so pleased to hear that gness but the colour suits you.

[Ann]

I feel an odd ode being formed right now ;)

[lady-janine]

from the very first ann86