Terramycin

[Clodagh]

So… I tend to use it as a first line of defence for cuts and nicks. I have an aerosol can.
Is it ok to use as a cure all? I hibiscrub the wound, let it dry, spray it and leave it be.
Sometimes I have blue hands and patchy blue legged dogs!

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I don't see why not!

 

[Clodagh]

I don't see why not!

A human nurse said it inhibits wound healing. Something to do with sealing off the fresh edges I think. But surely a million sheep farmers can’t be wrong?

 

[Pearlsasinger]

A human nurse said it inhibits wound healing. Something to do with sealing off the fresh edges I think. But surely a million sheep farmers can’t be wrong?

I suppose sheep skin is very thin, so perhaps more fragile than dog skin. It's not tereamycin, I don't think, but we have a tube of 'Dr Karen's ointment' an antibiotic which came from USA that is used rather like your blue spray. I would be more concerned about the Hibiscrub tbh. I think that can do more harm than good, I prefer salt water to clean wounds.

 

[twiggy2]

As a shepherd i am not worried about scarring or lumpy areas around a wound as long as the sheep is fine and productive what it looks like doesnt matter, i am more concerned with stopping an infection that may attract flies developing. I also am not always able to check a sheeps wounds as they heal, as they would go back out with the rest of the flock and if they are on the hill they free roam 16500 acres.
I rarley use it on the dogs but we dont often have a reason to.
I probably would but scarring doesnt worry me on the dogs either.
I dont use hibi though i always use salt water, i have seen what hibi can do to the skin and its not good.

 

[Clodagh]

Thank you both. I tend to sloosh their legs and bellies with weak hibiscrub after every shoot day, I am deeply paranoid about Alabama rot and we are usually in wet woods.
I note what you say about salt water and if I am repeatedly cleaning I do use that, but always assumed hibiscrub is ok as a one off. Perhaps I should reconsider.
I don’t mind if the dogs are scarred (poor things, but that ship has sailed).

 

[Gloi]

I don't appear to have any scars where I have sprayed my own wounds with it

 

[Clodagh]

I don't appear to have any scars where I have sprayed my own wounds with it

Good job… I use it quite a bit myself

 

[druid]

Oxytet isn't an antibiotic I would use for prophylaxis by choice. Most superficial wounds just need a clean and something like manuka honey or wound gel applied if really needed.

 

[Boulty]

Leukillin (not sure I’ve spelt that right) would be safer and probably more effective. It’s (blue spray) designed to do a totally different job in a different species in different conditions.

Dilute hibi is absolutely fine as a precautionary wash after shooting days and for cleaning grazes and abrasions as a one off but for anything deep it’s ok for cleaning around but lots of (as in multiple litres) saline / cooled boiled water followed by leucillin or similar is safer for actual wounds. (It won’t stain you, the kennel or any furniture either!)

 

[Boulty]

CBA editing it again but the silly, stupid amounts of saline would only be for initial cleaning of a fresh wound to get as much crap out of it as poss.

 

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So… I tend to use it as a first line of defence for cuts and nicks. I have an aerosol can.
Is it ok to use as a cure all? I hibiscrub the wound, let it dry, spray it and leave it be.
Sometimes I have blue hands and patchy blue legged dogs!

Was my go to when I stood on a bloody rusty nail that shot through the sole of my boot....it was terramycin spray or a 10 hour wait at A&E terramycin was the no brainer!! healed up a treat.

 

[Gloi]

Was my go to when I stood on a bloody rusty nail that shot through the sole of my boot....it was terramycin spray or a 10 hour wait at A&E terramycin was the no brainer!! healed up a treat.

When my sister came off her bike and got a horrible gravel rash that went pussy the stuff from the doctor did nothing for it but a couple of sprays of terramycin fettled it in no time.