Ideas needed urgently please.

[Goya]

If you remember, Skye has had an infected toe.
Well went to the vet on Wednesday and was told she could have the dressing off, and wear a large collar to stop her licking the toe.

I have the biggest collar and the little minx can wiggle it around and still get to lick the toe!
I've resorted to putting a baby sock on her toe, but of course it isn't now exposed to the air, as the vet wanted.
Have any of you any ideas what I can do?

Also. with all of this wet weather, it is a nightmare very time I take her out for a walk as I have to bandage her up and wrap polythene bags round her toe, covered in vet wrap.

I've bought a blue boot thing, but even this doesn't seem to keep the wet out.

Ideas please.
Thanks in advance.

 

[paisley]

Umm, I know you can get bitter wound spray to deter licking, obviously it would make it a bit damp but I assume the nasty taste is still there after it dries!

As for going out, the only suggestion I have is what I would do for the horses- vet wrap and heavy duty duct tape?

 

[Goya]

Thanks for the idea. Where would I get this?

 

[paisley]

This is what I've used before, but not from this company.
http://www.hyperdrug.co.uk/Bitter-Spray-100ml-was-Leo/productinfo/LEOBITSP/
Other than that, if you just Google 'bitter wound spray' there are lots of options including from Amazon, but I'm sure your vets would have it.
I would seriously use disposable gloves to put it on , unless you want to lose weight/bite your nails, the taste if you get any on your fingers is truly horrid!

 

[prosefullstop]

Do they sell Pawz dog boots in the UK? They're basically balloons that fit snugly around the foot and are totally waterproof.

 

[Foxyfilly]

Umm, I know you can get bitter wound spray to deter licking, obviously it would make it a bit damp but I assume the nasty taste is still there after it dries!

I wouldnt use it on an infected area, ouch!

 

[Goya]

Thank you. I've looked up Pawz boots and think I can get them from vetdispense.co.uk or my vet meds.co.uk.
Do any of you know anything about these companies?

 

[haycroft]

when one of dogs had bad toe and had to be bandage
she hated the collar so i put a muzzle on to stop her licking and trying to take the dressing off
when taking her out use duck tape,its tough and water proof
our vet gave me a few of empty drip bags with a cord through so you can tie it on..alot cheaper than getting boots

 

[CorvusCorax]

A sock and some gaffer tape?

 

[Goya]

She has a sock. The gaffer tape sounds a good idea and cheaper. (OH is a plumber so I could "borrow" some from him. Thanks for the help, I didn't think of gaffer tape.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Be liberal with it, we did that with a GSD with a flyblown ear in Spain, wodge of cotton wool and about three metres of silver tape, there was no way that baby was coming off