German Shepherds are excellent working dogs, and because they have a strong constitution and a gentle personality, many people now keep them as family dogs. However, German Shepherds who are often outdoors are easily injured, and owners must bandage their dogs’ wounds first to prevent bacterial infection. How to do when a German Shepherd is injured? The first step: clean the wound to observe the German Shepherd’s wound, if it is not very serious, it is possible to clean at home itself, if the wound area, depth is relatively large, or the dog should be sent to the veterinary hospital for treatment. When dealing with wounds, it is best to have a person to fix the German shepherd, not to let it move, and then another person to shave the hair around the dog’s wound, and use saline, hydrogen peroxide scrub the wound in turn, to play the role of disinfection. Step 2: After the disinfection of the wound is complete, we must use the pet speed of the drug to spray the wound, as far as possible to cover the entire wound surface, followed by a cotton swab to gently press the wound. To avoid infection, use medical tape and gauze to wrap the wound. The third step: wound protection wound in the recovery process, German shepherd will be itchy to chew and lick the wound, which will make the wound worse, the recovery speed will also be slow. The owner should put an Elizabethan collar on the German Shepherd and also take care of the dog, not allowing it to rub the wound on sharp objects. Step 4: Supplemental Nutrition During the wound recovery period, the German Shepherd’s food is mainly light, but can be supplemented with some food rich in protein and zinc. After the wound has recovered, you can feed some fish, muscle, etc., to replenish the nutrients lost in the dog’s body as soon as possible. In addition, to pay attention to the dog’s living hygiene, so as to avoid the wound was a variety of bacterial infection.
