Can I treat my goat's dog bite wound at home to save money?

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I have a goat that was injured by a dog, there is now a inch size open wound on the front leg. I had a vet come out and clean it. Also she gave me antibiotics for the goat. It was expensive Already and she recommended that she come out and do a cleaning/debridement again but it would be the same cost, another $375. I can’t pay for it. Can I treat the goat myself? I have been changing the bandage daily. the injury was on 9/15/19. I attached a photo. Pet's info: Farm Animal | Goat | Female | 3 years and 8 months old | 90 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. You should be able to treat this yourself. By the way it looks, I would be using wet dressings to help with drainage. You can use many materials, but the least expensive would be a woman's sanitary napkin or other thicker absorbant pad. Cut the pad to slightly larger than the wound & wet the bandage with sterile saline ( most pharmacies will have some type of simple saline wound wash ). Wet the pad so it is damp but not dripping & bandage this to the leg. No need for antibiotics, although plain granulated sugar or even honey placed on the pad will add an antimicrobial element to the dressing. Change the dressing daily & you will be surprised how much debris will be on the pad each day. Just keep doing this & the wound should start to look much better in another week to 10 days. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Can I treat my goat's dog bite wound at home to save money?

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