This article tells you the causes and treatment of dog abscess

Pet 9:02am, 12 July 2025 89

It is not difficult to diagnose abscesses from the clinical symptoms: local swelling in the early stage, temperature increases, pain when touched, and gradually increases and becomes softer, and has a sense of fluctuation. Any tissue and organ in various parts of a dog can occur.

1. Causes of dog abscess:

1. This disease is mainly secondary to local injuries in various dogs, such as prickly wounds, bite wounds, cellulitis and various trauma. After infection with various purulent bacteria, abscesses form.

2. It can be seen in some irritating drugs, such as 10% calcium chloride, 10% sodium chloride, etc., which are accidentally leaked subcutaneously during injection, forming a sterile subcutaneous abscess.

2. Key points for diagnosis of dog abscess:

Diagnosis is not difficult based on clinical symptoms. If necessary, puncture can be performed. If pus is aspirated, the diagnosis can be confirmed.

1. Any tissue and organ in various parts of a dog can occur, and its clinical manifestations are basically similar.

2. In the early stage, local swelling, temperature increases, painful when touched, slightly hardened, and gradually increases and becomes softer, with a sensation of volatility.

3. When the abscess matures, the skin becomes thinner. The local hair fell off and a small amount of exudate was soon ruptured, and the abscess was ulcerated and yellow-white and sticky pus flowed out.

4. When an abscess is formed, some may cause systemic symptoms such as rising body temperature; after the abscess is ruptured, the body temperature will quickly return to normal.

5. If the treatment is not timely or inappropriate, sometimes it can form a long-lasting impotence tube, and some cases may even cause sepsis and sepsis and death.

6. A deep abscess occurs in deep muscles, muscles and internal organs. Due to the deep part, the fluctuations are not obvious. However, the surface tissue often has edema, local tenderness, obvious systemic symptoms and dysfunction of the corresponding organs.

3. Prevention and treatment measures for dog abscess:

1. For initial hard and solid swelling, you can apply compound lead acetate powder, osmite ointment, etc., or use 20-30 ml of 0.5% procaine hydrochloride and 400,000 to 800,000 units of penicillin potassium (sodium) to block the surrounding lesions to promote the resolution of inflammation.

2. When the abscess fluctuates. The pus should be cut and discharged in time, the abscess cavity should be rinsed, gauze should be installed to drain the flow or open therapy, and if necessary, systemic therapy such as antibiotics should be combined.