Dogs can become children's best friends, but only if both (dog and human) respect each other. For this to happen, it is necessary that the parents of the child are present when they are together, since otherwise problems could arise.
Humans have a very different way of playing when we are young: we tend to pick things up, chew on them, or get on top of ourselves. All this annoys the dog a lot, which can feel threatened and attack. If you find yourself in this situation, let us know how to treat a child for dog bite.
What is the treatment for dog bites in children?
Before we do anything, even before we get angry (which would be useless), we have to heal the boy's wound. For it, we will need soap and water, saline solution and clean gauze. Once we have it, we will clean the wound well, and we will disinfect it with serum. If it is a wound that is losing a lot of blood or that looks serious, immediately afterwards we have to take it to the doctor.
There it will be examined and disinfected. If there is dead tissue, it will be removed under anesthesia and the wound closed. Also, to prevent infection, he will most likely prescribe prophylactic antibiotics by mouth. In severe cases the drug will be administered intravenously.
What to do if a dog bites a child? How to deal with the situation?
When a dog bites a child or another person we can react in three different ways:
- One of them is violently, grabbing the animal and yelling at it for its bad behavior.
- Another is to take the animal and, without saying a word, take it away from the child.
- And the other is doing absolutely nothing, as if at that moment we were blocked.
What is the best reaction? Without a doubt, the second. Although it is incomplete. After taking the dog away, we have to find out why he reacted like this and from there, work with both him and the child so that it does not happen again.
Children do things that dogs do not like, such as grabbing their tails, sticking their fingers in their eyes, or pounding on them. Whether we are the uncles, grandparents or parents of the little human, we have to explain to him that these things he cannot do, because we must respect the dog so that he can live happily by our side.
Thus, both the dog and the child will once again be the friends they have always been 🙂.