My dog has a deep paw cut. What can I do until the vet opens?

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EMERGENCY: Just took my female husky in to the back yard, when we brought her in we noticed a deep cut on the top of her paw, we put pressure on it, bandaged it up, as of now she seems fine, but the cut was very deep. I am going to check it again soon. I am 4 hours away from the nearest vet, and they are closed at this time. Is there anything else I can do to make sure she is okay until tomorrow? It definitely seems like she will need stitching , butt the blood has stopped almost completely. Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 27 days old | 20 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there. So sorry this happened. It sounds like you did everything correctly. I suggest you don't change the bandage too much as you are likely to disrupt the blood clot by doing so causing it to bleed again. If you have a good bandage on then I would leave it. Just make sure it is not too tight. Be sure to keep Lancelot very calm and quiet. Too much moving around can also cause more bleeding. If she will let you, you can ice the wound through the bandage for 10 minutes tonight and then again tomorrow morning. That will help reduce bleeding and swelling. That is really all you can do at this point until you can get it stitched up tomorrow. I hope this helps. Best of luck to you! Dr. Amber

My dog has a deep paw cut. What can I do until the vet opens?

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