[MaggienDeuce]

Honey does have natural antiseptic properties though I have never used it myself or for my dogs. As for the warm water, I feel your vet is correct. As I child I had a bad cut that required stitches and later got infected really bad. My doctor instructed my mom to soak the wound in warm, salty water a couple times each day. We did that and it made a big difference. I imagine it would be hard to soak your girl in such a way, so the warm water rinse makes since. I would use gentle water pressure.