My morning walk today included being bitten by a dog trying to attack my dog. I blocked him with my forearm and paid the price. He had current rabies tags and a very apologetic owner, but I was anxious to get my dog(and self!) out of there so I failed to get information from the owner. I considered drawing my gun...but in the end I'm happy that I did not.

One gash and two puncture wounds later, I'm left wondering what the best way to clean out a relatively deep puncture wound is. I know enough to flush it out with alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, but would a Q-tip be a good thing to scrub it out with? I'm concerned about introducing even more bacteria than his mouth already did. So I've only done basic Boy Scout flush and bandage.

Don't worry, I've already made an appointment at noon with my doctor for a tetanus shot and I'll presumably pick up a course of oral antibiotics.