| Epsom salts and bleeding
Wow - this actually WORKED!
Dog cut tongue badly about two years ago necessitating a trip to the doggie ER [she almost bled out - she was tired for a week afterwards] for emergency surgery.
Today dog cut tongue again [similar drip rate - blood everywhere] -
After the last incident an old country vet told us to keep a bottle of a solution of saturated Epsom salts [water on it until no more salt would dissove] on hand and flood her mouth next time this happens. We held her mouth open so she could not swallow any, flooded it, and the bleeding stopped IMMEDIATELY. It has held good for about an hour and a half so far. You can see the split on the tip of her tongue. The mouth is one place you cannot apply pressure to stop the bleeding.
I was so blown away I thought I would share. I imagine she may have swallowed a little bit regardless so making sure she has plenty of water and asssuming we may have some loose stools as a result. | 
09-12-2008, 05:25 PM
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