My dog got a small cut on his leg a couple of months ago. It pretty much healed, but then he started licking it. The cut is gone, but it's turned into a lick granuloma. It will get to the point where it's nearly healed and then he starts licking it again.
Is there anything I can do treat it until I can get him to the vet?
My own additional recommendation is to get to the vet for a topical asap, along with absolutely minimizing the dog's opportunity to do it (with structured exercise, maybe tethering to you, etc.).
Darwin suffered from one of these for many months (I was worried he had leishmaniasis). There was no way to stop him from licking it, although we tried everything. I don't even think I know what stopped it in the end. One day we noticed that he wasn't licking any more, and within a few weeks it had healed. It hasn't bothered him since.
I suspect that a big part of it was getting the fleas under control. For us they're hard to avoid in the summer, but once the cooler weather set in, he got some relief and that gave it a chance to heal.
We have used some stuff called EMT spray on Nico when she has given her self lick granulomas.
It is great stuff and all natural for healing and takes the pain and itch out of wounds. But it also has super super bitter flavoring to help keep them from licking it.
A combination of that stuff and some steroid/antibiotic spray from the vets office cleared up her last really big hot spot quicker than I would have believed.
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We have used some stuff called EMT spray on Nico when she has given her self lick granulomas.
It is great stuff and all natural for healing and takes the pain and itch out of wounds. But it also has super super bitter flavoring to help keep them from licking it.
A combination of that stuff and some steroid/antibiotic spray from the vets office cleared up her last really big hot spot quicker than I would have believed.
It is really the best stuff EVER. (the only thing that would make it better is if I could buy it from leerburg.....
I use it on cat scratches for myself. It takes the sting right out and stops the giant hivey looking welp from forming. It stops also bleeding and really cuts down on scarring as well.
The big nasty hot spot that Nico had was nearly the diameter of a pop can on the bony part of her hip, and she would not leave it alone. It seemed to sooth the pain and burning right away as she bothered it less, but when she did she stopped quickly because it tastes so bad. (this dog will eat jalapenos)
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I ordered some.
I don't even need it, but I'm thinking this just might be one of those "keep on hand" things like triple-antibiotic ointment, canned pumpkin, baited water .....
I have a tube of the ointment and a bottle of the spray in my 1st aid kit for the dogs and horses.
The ointment is really thick and sticky, and it is probably the only reason Toni's latest cut on her flank didn't need stitches. I put some in it, squeezed it together and it stuck long enough for me to wrap it.
A store a half mile from my house is listed as a dealer. I'm going to pick some of this stuff up.
The vet put him on oral antibiotics, and a topical one with a steroid. He's been on it since Saturday, and it's already quite a bit better. I have a cone to make him stop licking it, but he keeps me up with his whining all night when I have it on him, so I had to take it off. I can put earplugs in myself, but it wakes my two little kids and that sort of thing doesn't fly well with the wifey.
He still occasionally licks it, but it's healing. That EMT will probably be just enough to not have to use the cone.
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