How to speed wound healing?

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    How to speed wound healing?

    My Sophie (2 yr old chocolate poodle) has a cut on her stomach.  I've been doing some research and am thinking about using Manuka honey on her wound.  Has anyone else used it or anything else to speed the healing?  It's only been since Thursday night, but I'm afraid that it's location and her propensity for jumping means that it won't heal very quickly.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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    For a minor wound that doesn't need to be seen by a vet I usually use triple antibiotic ointment to help it heal. I make sure to clean it out first with just plain water and then apply the ointment.
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    Depending on the size of the laceration, I would clip hair around the wound to help keep it clean. If this is a small wound, then simple cleaning daily & triple antibiotic ointment should do the trick.  If the wound starts to swell, drain, or become discolored please visit your vet.
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    NOTHING speeds wound healing. All you can do is prevent anything else from slowing the process down. Keeping it clean, preventing infection, and encouraging drainage when necessary, just like everyone said are all good ideas. Miracle creams are seldom more than a disinfectant, and I haven't seen much that works better than triple antibiotic, except maybe silver sulfadiozene.
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    Thanks everyone for your opinions/advice.  But after further research I decided to put honey & tea tree oil on her laceration and have been floored by the results.  When in contact with skin, Manuka honey (or even supermarket-bought honey) emits a low amount of hydrogen peroxide (2% less than what is sold in stores as medicinal hydrogen peroxide).  Just enough to help it heal, but not so much that it damages tissue. 
     
    On Sunday afternoon I was seriously considering taking her to the vet because it hadn't seemed to start healing at all.  But just one night with the honey & tea tree oil in the wound & on the gauze, it's likely that she'll be out of her bandage by the end of the week.  I know this sounds like I work for a company that produces it, but I don't.  (That's why I haven't provided any links.)  It is just impressive!
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    I think Misskiwi67 has the best answer..if the wound is kept clean and not irritated by the tongu or contaminants it wil heal at its normal rate...nothing else is going to make a bit of difference...as long as it is clean, aereated and not irritated it will heal at its own normal rate.
    You just can;t beat mother nature