Swollen Dog Paw Tight Bandage

It is no different than putting a tight bandage on your finger it is going to swell up.

Swollen dog paw tight bandage. The original wounded area seems fine slightly pink but no puss no funny smell etc. If you had a bandage on the paw it could have been on a little too tight. Dogs know what is best for dogs his licking the wound will keep it clean and infection free. Make sure to take him back to the vet on monday for a wrap change and let them know that the first wrap was too tight.

Put a loose wrap on the dogs paw which will protect it against infection. The best way to help a dog with swelling due to a tight bandage is to either cut back the bandage or completely remove it. Vets want to make sure the pet doesn t tear off the stitches or staples while waking up and they want to keep the area clean. This could cause the paw to swell.

Hello so sorry to hear about your dogs paws. It s not too uncommon for swelling to occur after a wrap. Swollen paw due to dog bandage. Depending on how severe the swelling was the foot may take up to 24 hours before all of the swelling is completely gone.

What you want to do is massage the paw for 3 5 minutes every hour to help reduce the swelling and increase the blood flow. Dog paw bandage too tight foot is swollen. Posted 2016 nov 23 10 18 am aest. A dog s swollen paw can point to a number of causes including injuries insect bites dry skin infection burning from hot surfaces trapped stones between toes thorns and more.

It was wrapped for 2 nights before my friend took the bandage off. I think i wrapped it too tight and the foot became quite swollen. Glad to hear that the bandage is off. Archive view return to standard view.

Last updated posted 2016 nov 23 1 47 pm aest posted 2016 nov 23 1 47 pm aest user 608762 290 posts. All these can cause paw pad inflammation but the good thing is that you can try to diagnose and even relieve them at home.