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OT: Infection treated, not for the weak stomached

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dbernie

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Among all my other medical problems these days, after they surgeried my broke ankle, it looked good for awhile.
Infection set in, wasn't lookin good.
Started antibiotics, worsening, I lanced it one night then irrigated with rubbing alcohol, peroxide, soap/water.
Gettin better, antibiotics ended.
Came back, talkin puttin me in hospital for six weeks on IV's after surgery of cuttin all the bad meat out, and maybe bone if it got in there.
Started antibiotics again for one last try.
Kept gettin' worse, course all my dogs had been smellin at it.
One night, Shepherd was on the end of the couch,
put my ankle right in front of his nose, and he got to work.
Took him 20 minutes or so, I'd have to say it hurt, specially when he had to gnaw and such. He got her all cleaned out, down to red meat.
Let the dog saliva stay awhile, then washed with soap and water.
Started growin healthy the next mornin',
now its just about all healed up.
Good Dog!
NO, I can't tell the doctor's what I did, either.
Just thought I'd share here.
Go ahead, call me backwoods, hillbilly, redneck, fool, or whatever you'd like--but it worked, and I'm not in the hospital.
 
Don't think I would have done that, but if it worked, good for you.

P.S. Whatever you do, don't tell the doc - unless you particularly want to see someone go balistic.
 
Good for you,you had notting to loose.
I would tell the docter though, it might make them realize there is other ways to heal something they can't
 
(quoted from post at 11:25:11 09/13/10) Did doc use same antibotic each time or did he try something dfferent when it didnt heal?.
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Surprised me, he wanted to use the same one.
Can't remember the name, but said it covered so many different types, he'd try it again, just thinkin' maybe I hadn't been on them long enough.
I figured he'd try a different one...
 
Reason i asked is cause i had bad blood infection in blood an had swelled up limph gland .I was put on a expensive antibotic by one doctor an kept getting worse.Second doctor put me on cheap citpro an that did job. I did have to have limph drained. in a few days .Shudder to think what outcome would have been if i kept on same antibotic as first doc prescribed.
 
My vet is smarter than your MD. Figures, doesn't it? A doctor who can treat a patient that can't tell him what hurts. When the first antibiotic didn't work he brought out a second one that did.
 
A couple months back there was a fellow from the Grand Rapids (MI) area had a infected toe, due to complications of diabetes. He came home drunk one night, and his dog took care of the toe for him. Guess he learned to take better care of himself. His wife is a nurse and had been ragging on him to take it to the doctor.
 
once i had a piece of steel in my thumb i went to doc he dug around for awhile never found it.
i went home got out my pocket knife washed it with soap,water finally rubbing alcohol( you know where this is going don't you) and dug it out myself.
then i washed it up with peroxide
 
(quoted from post at 19:10:19 09/13/10) Among all my other medical problems these days, after they surgeried my broke ankle, it looked good for awhile.
Infection set in, wasn't lookin good.
Started antibiotics, worsening, I lanced it one night then irrigated with rubbing alcohol, peroxide, soap/water.
Gettin better, antibiotics ended.
Came back, talkin puttin me in hospital for six weeks on IV's after surgery of cuttin all the bad meat out, and maybe bone if it got in there.
Started antibiotics again for one last try.
Kept gettin' worse, course all my dogs had been smellin at it.
One night, Shepherd was on the end of the couch,
put my ankle right in front of his nose, and he got to work.
Took him 20 minutes or so, I'd have to say it hurt, specially when he had to gnaw and such. He got her all cleaned out, down to red meat.
Let the dog saliva stay awhile, then washed with soap and water.
Started growin healthy the next mornin',
now its just about all healed up.
Good Dog!
NO, I can't tell the doctor's what I did, either.
Just thought I'd share here.
Go ahead, call me backwoods, hillbilly, redneck, fool, or whatever you'd like--but it worked, and I'm not in the hospital.
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Great job! If the infection comes back, you can amputate your leg with your chain saw. Be sure and save the amputated leg as tey make good stew meat.
 
While I think the thought of my dog eating my leg is absolutely disgusting, my wife has used maggots before on her job. Shes a home health nurse, and had to monitor this guys leg once while the critters did their job....
 
good for you, and not suprised one bit. when i had a swollen sprained ankle the dog would come and lick my foot and ankle when ever i would sit down to rest it. i just let him go to it. those animals know something the doc dont... and doc said nothing can be done.
 
Luke 16:21
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

Uh, oh.
A religious post.
This thread will be gone for sure.
 
That is a true story, was on our South Bend,IN news. Supposedly that toe being eaten off saved the mans life. Whod'a thunk!
 
I went to the doc about a infection, same story just gave me standard stuff, didn't work. Went to another doc, he took a sample of the pus, when the test came back he went to the computer and it told us what antibiotic would kill it, there were 3 choices he had me take 2 of them together. the pharmacist didn't like it but finally gave them to me, it went away in 3 days. Bottom line doctors are just human, like us.
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Ive worked as a mechanic, and an auto body repairman, and a lawn mower fixer most of my life. When i'd get a wound while doing my work, i'd just wet a clean rag with laquer thinner, and slap it on the cut! OOOHHH!! Burnt like fire! But, it healed up after a day or so. I told my Dr. how and what i used, and he was stunned!
 
One good thing you didn't need to feed the dog that night. Glad it worked out for you. My wife would freek out if I tried that. She days I feed the dog too many scrapps. stan
 
this really happened in WW II. A GI escaped capture in the Phillipines but had a serious leg injury. Had no medicine but local herbs when a dog from a native village began licking the wound. He kicked it away but an old villager told him to let it lick. Since everything else had failed & he was a dead man if it didn't heal, he let it lick. It healed fine & the GI lived to tell the tale.
 
"Great job! If the infection comes back, you can amputate your leg with your chain saw. Be sure and save the amputated leg as tey make good stew meat."

Hey Tom 43--
I was figurin on usin the cuttin torch--cauterize it as I go, and the meat would already be cooked. Now that's thinkin, ain't it?
 
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