Dog Flu Treatment

Question by Mommy of 1.5: Dog’s tail bleeding bandage/put pressure on?
While I was cleaning up a mess on the floor I put my puppy outside. When I let him back in the tip of his tail was bleeding. My husband is going to have to leave work to take him to the vet (my toddler and I both have the stomach flu).

The vet recommended that I put pressure on the tail if possible, how would I do this? He cried when I cleaned it, I tried to bandage it but don’t want to stick a bandaid on as with all that hair it might make things worse. He ripped off the gauze I taped on with the stuff from the first aid kit.

Please don’t suggest I run to the store, I can’t go out right now, and my 2 year old really can’t.

Best answer:

Answer by BMTHESPIAN
Just apply steady preassure with gauze or a clean cloth until your husband gets home to get him to the vet. He may cry or struggle a bit but you need to get the bleeding to stop.

Just a word of warning be prepared for the potential that the tail will ultimately need to be amputated at least partially. Tail wounds are very difficult to get to heal properly due to the dog banging them into things etc. and may result in the tail having to be amputated to prevent infection.

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