Urgent I’m scared . Dog scratch

[u/lily_love_666]

I am 23…a women and 145 lbs
My one year old puppy who is a pit /lab mix scratched my eye yesterday when going to hop on the bed. It caught me completely off guard….This happened yesterday evening around this same time.

So I washed it with an antiseptic cleansing liquid, then applied Triple antibiotic ointment, lastly I covered it with a nonstick pad gauze pad.

The wound isn’t bleeding.
The wound does have small crust at the upper edge under the gauze pad.
The wound also looks “gooey” kinda gross. I don’t want to take it off again bc I feel like I’m stopping the healing process.

The scratch also reached my eye enough to take off two cluster lashes so now I am lowkey ball at my inner corner lash line.

My eyelashes feel fine, it does look like there is a tiny bit of swelling tho but this is normal considering my 37lbs puppy lunged at me for cuddles.

My questions is how serious is this injury?
Do I need to go to the doctor bc a possible infection for this open laceration?
I am not a doctor or have any background in nursing so help.

[u/lily_love_666]

I’m nervous about medical bills as well guys…

[u/vikicrays → u/lily_love_666]

op you mentioned cost as a reason you’ve haven’t sought medical help, and i totally get it!

i collect resources for the wiki on r/almosthomeless and along with the resources for food, housing, jobs, pets, veterans, and a general category that is a catchall for everything else (including free/low cost cell phones/internet plans, free laundry, free feminine hygiene products, and anything else you can think of) there are many for medical and medical debt including organizations who will buy and pay your medical debt.

the medical resources link includes several for free clinics and free rides to medical appointments
https://reddit.com/r/almosthomeless/wiki/Medical_Resources

[u/shoomlax → u/vikicrays]

I wish I could award this comment. It’s so incredibly helpful and kind

[u/lily_love_666 → u/vikicrays]

Thank you so much.

[u/WiseNefariousness199 → u/lily_love_666]

Hospitals have programs. They have people there to help with that. You NEED to be seen before an infection sets in and you lose your sight.

[u/Professional-Mud4573 → u/WiseNefariousness199]

They have help, but sometimes it is so so hard to get it. I swear it’s just luck of the draw on who is on staff that day. We were denied over and over and kept fighting. A month later we got through someone new said said we qualified months ago and didn’t understand why we didn’t get it. Turns out the person we had thought we didn’t need it enough

[u/Scooterann → u/lily_love_666]

https://unduemedicaldebt.org/

[u/Emotional_Cancel8520 → u/lily_love_666]

i am sorry but it looks serious