Should I put my toddler in one of those conical collars that vets put on dogs?

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I'm hoping that the power of MN will come up with some alternative ideas.

My 2yo DS grazed his forehead about 5 weeks ago. It was a tiny graze and should have healed quickly. But DS is a little picker - can't keep his fingers off it - so it doesn't get a chance to form a scab and heal, it weeps and bleeds but isn't infected. It is now a much larger wound and looks like it will leave a permanent scar.

If I put a plaster or dressing over it (to protect it from the picking), he just picks at that too until he's removed it (in minutes). It is right up near the hairline, so difficult to stick anything over the hair.

Unless I find a new approach, I can't see this healing any time soon.

Many thanks

Sorry, no useful suggestions, but the thread title made me laugh out loud!

Mittens?

He does like mittens - but they don't stay on his hands any longer than the plasters stay on his head.

Thanks for reading though .

it woudl be quite comical yes.

aside from keepign his hands busy?

sittin on his hands perhaps?

I should have mentioned, he picks it when he's falling asleep too.

I really don't think he knows he's doing it most of the time.

can you put cream on it, take the itch away'?>

I was trying to think if there is something you could put on it other than a plaster... I don't suppose that spray on plaster "instead of" stuff would work? Plus, you might not want to spray it near his eyes.

I've tried Germolene with the local anaesthetic (sp?). Not sure what else I could put on an open wound though - happy to try anything.

Bandana? Eyepatch too possibly - tell him he's a pirate but he must keep the outfit on. Then feed him fish and chips if he keeps it on all day without scratching. The scurvy dawg

It's called spray plaster - here.

whomoved

whomoved - he does have a thing for hats, he might go for wearing his viking helmet during the daytime, but I'm not sure how we'd keep it on for sleeping .

BelleDame - thanks for the link, I'll go to Boots tomorrow and give it a go. Even if it gets picked off too, we'll be no worse off than we are at the moment.

Be sure to test the spray plaster on his arm first - DD was allergic to it and had a much worse injury as a result of using it

A balaclava may be suitable for the weather later this week though

Good point whomoved - thanks.

Perhaps I should try swaddling him?

I don't know if he's old enough but Piriton is v good for getting kids to forget to scratch - damps down the itching very well.

I don't think it itches much - just that he has got into the habit of picking (he's a hair twiddler too). But I'll check and see if I can give him Piriton. Thanks