What to do if Corgi’s tail is inflamed

1. First, clean the pus from the wound with salt water, wipe off the ulcerated part with hydrogen peroxide, and apply anti-inflammatory drugs or something like mupirocin to sterilize it. s things. Before treating the pus wound of Corgi, first make some preparations. Shave the hair around the wound, and then prepare supplies such as cotton swabs and physiological saline. To clean the wound, first use a cotton swab to scrub away the pus. If there is foreign matter in the wound, use a cotton swab to pick it out. Afterwards, you can wipe the wound with physiological saline, or rinse it directly. After cleaning the wound, wipe away the surrounding water. 2. Use Yunnan Baiyao powder and bandage. After cleaning the wound, if the surrounding area is dirty or there are many mosquitoes, do not expose the wound to the air for a long time. After cleaning the wound, use Yunnan Baiyao in time, and then wrap the wound with prepared gauze to protect the wound and isolate mosquitoes. If the gauze is dirty, it needs to be changed. When changing it, pay attention to the condition of the wound. If there is still pus, it needs to be cleaned again.

How to dock Corgi’s tail without inflammation

Corgi’s tail docking tutorial: Rubber band tail docking method The principle of rubber band tail docking method; hence the name, it is to use a rubber band to put a rubber band on the tail of a puppy The position of the tail is tightened, causing muscle necrosis in the severed part due to lack of blood circulation, and the tail automatically falls off after a period of time. Preparation before cutting: a pen holder (one that is thick enough, with one end pointed and one large enough to fit a puppy’s tail in), a rubber band (the valve core of a bicycle), and a toothpick. Step 1: Cut the rubber band into small rings one by one with scissors. If there are 6 puppies, at least 12 rings should be cut out. Step 2: String the small ring on the toothpick. Step 3: As shown in the picture, it is convenient to put the small ring on the pen holder. It is easier to put it on from the tip. Step 4: After putting on the pointed end, roll the rubber ring to the other end. (It’s best to put on two rings at a time.) Step 5: The important step is to put the puppy’s tail in, and it must be put on the base of the tail. Step 6: The most important step is to push the first ring out with your thumb and tie it to the base of the puppy's tail. If it fits just right, the second ring can go a little further, and the middle of the two rings will be the place where it will be cut in a few days. If the first ring is on the outside and does not reach the base of the tail, the second ring should be stuck inward to reach the appropriate position. Remember, when putting it on, look at the puppy’s butthole and don’t put the ring on the butthole. Step 7: After two or three days, when the base of the puppy’s tail is dry, cut off the puppy’s tail between the two rings. At this time, there is no wound when cutting the base of the puppy's tail, it is dry. Then carefully snap off the first ring. If this is done well, there will be no wounds left to fester in the future. Just for precautionIn case, regardless of whether the tail root is ulcerated or not, it is best to apply iodine or the like around the docked tail for protection.

Disadvantages of the rubber band tail docking method

This method has a disadvantage: during the week of tail docking, the tail has no blood circulation and slowly becomes necrotic. The problem is here, because of the slow necrosis, the severed tail will stink, and bacteria will grow in the tail, causing inflammation of the fracture after the tail is severed, and it will take a long time to heal.

Care after Corgi tail docking

1. After general surgery, the doctor will apply some styptic powder on the dog’s wound and hold it with hemostatic forceps for fifteen minutes. To stop bleeding. In order to prevent the dog's wound from becoming infected, the owner needs to apply some iodophor to the wound every day, which can disinfect it. 2. After docking the tail, the dog will feel some pain, and some will make a low sound. At this time, the owner must calm the dog's emotions in time. And you should also check the dog's condition from time to time. When the dog licks its wounds, it must be stopped in time. Otherwise, the wound healing will be slowed down. 3. Generally, the owner cannot bathe the dog until the wound is completely healed, otherwise the wound will be easily infected. Not only can't you take a bath, but you can't let the dog get water on it. In addition, if there are many dogs in the family, the dog with docked tail should be isolated from other dogs to avoid playing with each other and causing the wound to be opened. In this case, the owner will take the dog to the veterinarian for help. 4. Appropriate nutritional supplements. Pay attention to the care of the wound in the later stage and do not let the Corgi's wound get wet. If Corgi likes to go in and out of wet bathrooms or kitchens, always close the doors in these places. Even if the floor is mopped at home, we have to wait until it is dry before letting Corgi lie on the floor. Do not bathe Corgi for the time being while he is recovering from his injuries, and wash him again after a while. Because the body needs energy after an injury, Corgi should also be given proper nutritional supplements, such as nutritional paste, goat milk powder, minced meat porridge, fish soup, canned food and millet porridge. Don’t just feed Corgi dog food.