Germoline And Pets

[Ken4155]

Have any of you good people ever used Germolne (or similar antiseptics) on your pet?

Reason i ask is because the lad in the Avatar had an operation on his ear on Wednesday. He had somehow burst a blood vessel and his ear began to slowly fill with blood. Vets drained the blood but said there was a 50/50 chance of it happenong again. It did! So it was drained again only to fill up once more.

Hence the op and he came home with a pad taped to his inner  ear and one of those flimsy plastic cones which they advised me to put on him. I did so before we retired but woke up to find, not only had he removed the cone, but also the padding on his ear - he was actually chewing this to bits (probably so i couldn't re-apply it).

So the ear is exposed to the elements and i was thinking of applying Germoline to the inner ear, just to be on the safe side. I know i could go to the vets (again) but i think they've had enough out of me.

If the Germoline is suitable, i will fashion some sort of padding for his ear and tie the cone around his neck a tad tighter when we retire tonight. TIA.

[barry1010]

I would use it, have done in the past

https://www.woofie.org/dog-health/can-i-put-sudocrem-on-my-dogs-cut/

[THECORBYLOON]

From your link, "Consulting a vet is crucial before using Germolene on your dog."

[calmck]

Omnimatrix is brilliant. It is for use on wounds on almost all animals. We use it on our cats, dogs and horses. It smells nice too

[calmck]

It is available from Amazon uk

[Prudie]

It also says not to put it on in any way that it can be licked or ingested but whatever. I wouldn't dream of doing it without asking a vet first rather than a random link or random people's advice.

[calmck]

Omnimatrix is safe if the animal licks it

[Ken4155]

He will find it very difficult to lick whatever i put on his ear. He may have big sails, as Togo once remarked, (see left - they wouldn't look out of place on a yacht) but his tongue is the normal size 😉.

Besides which, as i said, i intend to fashion some sort of padding on the ear and attach the cone when we go to bed - but more tightly than i originally did. I've just pinched some Sudocrem from one of my neighbours who has a baby - knew she'd have some.

[TheWinner]

Sudocrem and germolene are not the same.

 

https://dogforum.co.uk/threads/dogs-and-germolene-warning.94532/

[Prudie]

Obviously most dogs can't lick their ears but that doesn't mean they never get cleaned!! They wet their paw and wipe it repeatedly just like cats do. Anyway you seem very happy using Sudocrem and if the cone is used and stays on then it won't be a problem I guess.

[Vagus]

I wouldn't personally, only because I wouldn't put either stuff on a recently operated on wound on myself or another human. I'd just bathe it with either salted water or just plain water, to clean it.

[furrypusscat]

I would definitely not use anything on my cats that hadn't already been advised that it was safe to use by the vet. Sorry that is my opinion.

[Ken4155]

Just an update. In the end, all i did was wash his and apply the hood. Then i spent at least an hour listening to him  attempting to get the hood off his head. Fearing that he may damage his ear, i took the hood off and he settled down for the night.

Checked first thing this morning and there doesn't appear to be anything untoward with his ear. Looks just as it did yesterday.

He's seeing the vet again on Monday to see if the stitches can come out. Obviously, in the meantime, i'll be checking and cleanong his ear occasionally and maybe even attempting to pursuade him the hood is for his benefit.🤔

[Ken4155]

^

"all  did was was his ear"