Heal-at-home wound gel:
• Using hair clippers, remove any hair from the wound area. This is an important step especially if your pet is a fluffy one, as hair can trap debris and allow bacteria to grow.
• Saturate the irritated area with Dr. Cuddles Heal-at-Home Wound Gel.
• If dressing is required, saturate the wound with Dr. Cuddles Heal-at-Home Wound Gel first, then apply the dressing directly over the wound. Be sure the dressing is applied with its edges extending beyond the wound margins to keep the area clean and covered. Repeat these steps as needed, applying 1-5 times daily for effective wound management.
• Recommended Dosage:
⦿ 1-2 sprays applied topically to the skin 3-4 times per day until the affected area/wound improves (rinsing isn’t necessary—let all the healing goodness soak into your pet’s skin).
Helpful Tips and Things to Note:
⦿ We recommend an Elizabethan collar (i.e. cone of shame) to prevent excessive licking. While our gel is safe to ingest, this would remove the gel and slow the healing process.
⦿ Our solution won’t irritate your pet. It’s safe for use around the mouth, nose, ears and eyes.
⦿ Safe for use on pets of any size, any age.
⦿ If there is significant dead tissue or debris, we recommend seeing a veterinarian for a professional cleaning as high amounts of dead tissue and debris can deactivate all hypochlorous acid.
Heal-at-home eye flush
• Shake well before use
• Adjust dropper nozzle flow
• Use non-dominant hand to hold the eye open, while you flush the affected eye gently with Heal-at-home eye flush.
• Flushing can be repeated 3-4 times per day to maintain comfort, remove the debris, or until the inciting condition is no longer visible.
• Wipe the excess flush away from the area around the eye, do not wipe the eye itself.
• Given gentle nature, no rinsing is necessary.
• For tear staining, apply liberally to the affected area and wipe with a gentle wash cloth (alternatively apply liberally to cloth and wipe the affected area).
• Continue to wipe gently until staining or mucus is gone or greatly reduced.
• Repeat 2 times per day until fur discoloration has returned to normal.
• Use for severely damaged corneas should be under veterinary supervision.
Heal-at-home Ear Care+
Ear cleaning:
• Shake well before use
• Hold the tip of the ear and spray product into the ear canal, filling it completely.
• Put the bottle down and massage the vertical ear canal (the firm structure leading from the ear opening to the floor approximately 1-3 cm).
• You may notice debris coming up out of the ear opening. Step back and let your pet shake their head to remove the excess fluid and dislodged debris.
• Clean the opening of the ear canal with a clean dry washcloth.
• Repeat if there was a large amount of debris until the ear canal is clean.
• Use several times a day as needed.
Facial fold cleaning:
• Shake well before use
• Spray product to saturate the area of skin and fur where there is a yeast like (bad) smell or yellow orange discoloration.
• Wipe the area clean with a clean washcloth.
• alternatively, you can saturate a clean washcloth with heal-at-home ear care+ and use moistened washcloth to clean the affected area.
• Repeat as needed.
• For significantly affected areas, we recommend daily cleansing for 5 days, then use as needed.
• For very inflamed areas (red and tender, typically with some hair loss), be gentle when wiping to prevent removal of external layers of skin or causing sore.
• When cleaning areas that are infected due to poor air circulation like skin folds, we recommend drying the areas very well after to prevent regrowth of yeast, fungi and bacteria.