First Aid Treatments For The Dog’s Gunshot Wound
Dogs are well loved animals. Most families would have one or two dogs for a pet . Not all people though are dog lovers. Mean and cruel people would not think twice to hurt a dog. Despite long years of domestication, dogs still have unwanted behaviors that cause them to be punished by less tolerant owners and by mean people. A dog can be shot for trespassing. Gunshot wounds are common injuries sustained by dogs during hunting season. While hunting, a dog can easily melt into the landscape and be mistaken for a wild animal by other hunters. The gunshot wound may have come for the dog owner’s own gun.
Gunshot wounds can be life threatening injuries and the dog’s well being will be entirely dependent on the help that will be extended by the owner. The dog’s survival from a gunshot wound would depend on how quickly the dog owner can get help for the pet. The three types of traumas a dog can sustain makes a gunshot wound a very serious injury. A gunshot wound will puncture the skin, cavitations will be caused by the shock waves resulting from the entry of the bullet and fragmentation damage to the tissues will occur from the pieces of projectile and from shattered bones if the bullet has managed to hit a bone.
A gunshot wound is a serious injury thus urgent medical care must be given to the dog but first aid measures will still be important to stabilize the dog’s condition. Basic first aid treatment is to check the airway, breathing and circulation.
Rescue breathing is a basic first aid method given to a pet that has stopped breathing. Close the mouth of the dog with one hand and make the other hand into a funnel that will be used in breathing into the dog’s nostrils. Five to ten rescue breaths can be given per minute to large dogs and 10 to 20 per minute to smaller pets. Each breath given should make the chest move slightly. Begin CPR if no heartbeat is felt.
Bleeding can be controlled by applying direct pressure to the wound. Apply gauze, a clean towel or cloth directly to the wound to control bleeding. If the towel is soaked through, add another one. The blood soaked cloth must not be replaced as doing so will also eliminate the clotting agents and make the wound resume bleeding. Place a plastic bag over gunshot wound in the chest to prevent air from being sucked into the wound. Use a wet cloth to cover organs exposed by the gunshot wound to prevent the organ from drying out .
Read all about Gunshot Wounds and first aid for dogs at Sarah’s Dogs.
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