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Povidone iodine is non-toxic so if your dog licks it you have nothing to worry about. When used as suggested here, skin staining is minimal (if at all) and will fade away naturally. Itâs non-irritating and almost odorless the way we recommend using it.
At present, on the OR, ED and intensive care units we use a chlorhexidine in alcohol solution which has been proven to better kill germs than the formerly widely used povidone iodine solution. Hydrogen peroxide we don't use for this. Chlorhexidine is a better antiseptic than povidone iodine and sodium hypochlorite because of its substantive effect.