abscess on dog paw

He may have a wound on his paw which needs veterinary attention. It would be best to take him to the vet, since you can't examine his paw. Bite wounds and abscesses require antibiotics, wound flushing and other therapies that only a veterinarian can supply.

One of the best ways to get a dog to have pleasant associations with having any part of its body touched is to use food. If your dog is food motivated then this may work.This will of course only work provided your dog has no medical reason for crying out when you touch its feet. Have some very very delicious and smelly treats ready. Wait until your dog is relaxed, and then touch a foot very briefly, maybe with just an index finger and give the dog a treat straight away.

My cat clearly has an absess on her paw, I had some leftover antibiotics from last bite she got and it took the swelling down for a few days. Now out of antibiotics and her paw has swelled up again. I think it needs lanced but Vet not opened till tomorrow morn. I dont know if she can wait? Emergancy Vet will cost alot!! What should I do.

my roommates dog got a sizable cut on the very inner edge of her paw pad that extended into her foot. he was away for the weekend but returning the next day. it was sizable but not huge, not bigger than any my dog has had in the past, so after cleaning it i decided i would wrap it up and let him make the decision when he got back. i used a sterile gauze pad, gauze wrap and vet wrap.

My dog has a cut on the top of her paw. I don't know how it got there but she is liking it all the time. Just when it links like its healing....she likes it raw. What can I put on this so she leaves it to heal. I know dogs do this and it can be healing but she seems obsessed about it. Any suggestions?

The blister come up between her toes and also on areas of her paw. She has been to the vet a number of times and been on various antibiotics, she has also had a small operation to send a sample of the skin on the side of her paw sent to a specialist to be tested - no cancer etc was picked up. She has just finished her last course of antibiotics and the paw is now worst than it was before. I am extremely concerned and the vet does not know what this problem is.

Nothing other than try wrapping the paw in something cold for 10 min at a time to keep swelling down and numb the foot for a breif time. Do not leave the cold item on the foot for more than 10 minutes. Wait at least 10 minutes before doing it again. Also wouldn't hurt to 'fast' your dog tonite: water only, no food... this will help in case the doctor wants to use any anesthesia on your dog.

In the 6 wks til now it has gone from a limp, to stiff leg, to not picking paw up when walking, to now having a knuckled paw and walking on 3 legs. At first my vet thought arthritus and he was given metacam and advised gentle 10 min walk, butnow she's thinking bone cancer or damaged nerve.

Vet did x-ray again and said that i is caused by arthritis,said we should continue on Dasuquin.About two days later she developed another leision on the hind paw that she was limping.We went to vet again,she took samples and sent them to lab for test for: Fungal cultures(histo,blasto,etc)and anaerobic cultures.She ordered Clavamox this time.My dog has been on Clavamox for a week now and just two days ago I noticed another sore popping up.

Hi, a slight limp is usually no big deal for a cat. It might indicate a strained tendon. If it were a broken bone, she would not walk on the leg at all. When you are looking at her foot, also look at her leg for any possible bites, and also feel her shoulder. So far, it doesn't sound bad. But if you happen to find a bite, get her in to see the vet as soon as possible.

My dog seems to have a hurt paw, she can't really walk. She's shaking while she's standing, walking, and sleeping. She seems to be in a lot of pain because she keeps crying. She also has a very dry nose and hasn't goten wet. I'm worried about what maybe wrong with her. I'm scared also becase my brother in law has given her some asprin. He says dogs can take them but I don't know . What should I do? How can I help her feel better?

My dog thinks hes all big and bad he knows I have a baby inside me he will lay on my tummy sleep next to me and put his paw on me its too cute

I was messing with my dogs paw and found this silver ball in her paw. It is her back left paw. There is a picture attached if you need any more pictures pleases let me know. This is the first I noticed it but could have been there for a long time. She is a English cream retriever (5 years) So here are a few questions. What is this? Could it be a tick/ should I pull it off like a tick? Is/could it be harmful? Thanks in advanced for any help.

About five weeks ago or so, my dog got on her front paw something like a bump. It was itching her and in fact she finally bit off the crusty part of the itchy spot with the hair. The skin looked a little inflamed, however she stopped biting it and it seemed like the spot wasn't bothering her anymore. I was hoping for the spot to go away but it never did, and it got darker instead. Now some hair are starting to grow back.

She was limping and not putting any weight on it. I noticed a couple days ago her actual paw ( by the nail ) splitting down the top of the paw. The skin is now exposed and it's bleeding. I don't know what to do? I don't have the extra money to take her into the vet just yet.

I looked at her paws and the right paw has a worn, reddish area that seemed to have a lot of friction on that spot. On her left paw, the main pad is split right open. The best way I can think to describe it is like when you get a blister and it pops open, it has that extra skin just hanging there, well it looks like that. My poor dog is in quite the amount of pain walking on it. I've put neosporin on it and wrapped her left paw with gauze and medical tape to try to help it heel.

The vet may just drain it, and apply antiseptic, and probably give you some to keep bathing it with (it will be important to keep the wound open until it is fully drained) Or, like Misfits4Me said, a course of oral antibiotic may be necessary. My dog had an abscess on her back a while ago, and the vet drained it and washed it out with antiseptic, which I then had to do 3 times a day and allow the wound full drainage to stop it filling up again.

I would use a cone until you can get your dog to the vet as the licking will definitely make it worse. Also my vet has recommended soaking the paw in warm epsom salts for 10 minutes at a time if your dog will allow this. Oral antibiotics should resolve the problem once you can get to the vet!

She developed a hot spot on her front fore paw about half way up. Vet put her on antibiotics, and I think gave her a shot to help with the irritation. It helped a little and she seemed to me to be leaving it alone but apparently not. When I came back for simple shots and heartworm test I noticed the spot had become hard. Asked the vet to have another look and this time he said uh oh, this is not a simple hot spot. This has to come off. So fine.

But my sweetie still is in pain and limps after exercise. Poor guy. He still has a lump on the bottom left corner of his paw that is sore upon touch. He squeals and doesn't want me to touch it.! What should I do!

For the past month she has been sweating when sleeping , she wakes to a wet dog bed and couch (the bed is on the couch) the sweat soaks through the bed and couch. Does anyone have any ideas what could cause this ? The wetness has no smell or colour. Please help !

How did you find out your poor dog has cancer. My dog just developed a lump on his paw and it is being treated with meds. I posted about it a few minutes ago. I am so sorry about your dog.

my dog is limping on his back right paw. i took him to the vet yesterday and she told me to use baby asprin. he does bear some weight as he did in the vet's office but he's not himself and won't even come out to go to the bathroom. Should i wait a few days before taking him to an E.R.?

Abscess on dog paw

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