How to Bandage a Dog's Ear Wound


The most common injuries that happen to our dogs involve the head area.  And it is the ears that are most frequently torn in dogfights.  The ears also tend to bleed profusely.  So if your dog comes back injured with an ear wound, then take the following three simple steps to bandaging the area:

1.  First make sure that your dog is calm from whatever fight he got into.  Then clean the wound with warm water and a light disinfectant.  Be sure not to get any hair or other small particles inside the wounded area.

2.  Next, wrap the ear with a bandage.  You should have plenty of bandage material from your emergency first aid kit but a cloth or shirt will do just fine.  Wind the bandage around the head to keep it secure and to prevent the ear from bleeding when the dog shakes his head.

3.  Continue with bandaging his ear by wrapping it around his head over and over until it is secure.  Avoid putting any unnecessary pressure on the windpipe. If need be, you want to use what is called an “Elizabethan Collar”.  Now get your dog to the vet immediately for further medical attention...



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