She has had that E collar on and has not licked it, touched it, etc...I've watched her pretty intently except for when I had to take my daughter to the orthodontist and the other one to school, and then my hubby was here. She stood up and it came open and proceeded to bleed. The only place open was Banfield, and it was close to closing time. The vet there said it needed to be stitched and glue would not work, but there was no time to do stitching. The only alternative she gave me was to take her to the E vet and pay $500 or to put some staples in, so that's what we did. They charged us for this ridiculously large e collar which she can't even walk while wearing, so I put her old one back on, and am returning the other one tomorrow.
Anyway, I called the lady from the rescue and she is sending me to her vet tomorrow. I guess that's the best solution. She said that when they've had this happen with rescue dogs, they give antibiotics and let the wound heal from the inside out. They do try glue sometimes again, but it often doesn't hold it shut. She said to keep her crated and quiet as much as possible, which we had already been doing, but sometimes she gets energetic. I remembered that I had accidentally gotten an extra strip of Clavamox when Kira had Kennel cough, so I started her on that tonight. One of the staples is almost totally out, so I don't know what to expect by tomorrow.
Has anyone else here ever experienced something like this? The rescue lady said that sometimes the glue they use just doesn't adhere to certain skin types, due to chemical composition. It literally seemed like that glue just fell right off of her, because there was no way she could get to it. I wish I had just taken her to a regular vet in the first place. I'm just sick about this, and have been crying on and off since about 7pm. The rescue lady said not to worry, she'd be just fine...but it sure feels like it's going to be a long, torturous healing process for this.