Discharge from the neck of my dog?
female_of_the_species3 asked:
my dog is going in for surgery this coming thursday. to make sure he was ok to be put under, they did some blood work. they drew blood from his neck. so they shaved a spot on it. and now today, there’s some kind of discharge coming from it. it doesn’t smell, but when i wipe it with a cloth, it’s kind of yellowish and it’s making his hair all crusty. what could be this? anyone have any idea?
Arletta
my dog is going in for surgery this coming thursday. to make sure he was ok to be put under, they did some blood work. they drew blood from his neck. so they shaved a spot on it. and now today, there’s some kind of discharge coming from it. it doesn’t smell, but when i wipe it with a cloth, it’s kind of yellowish and it’s making his hair all crusty. what could be this? anyone have any idea?
Arletta
January 21st, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Houston
might be infected clean it out with a wet wash cloth
January 23rd, 2010 at 11:31 am
Kayce
That is not normal for an injection site. Clean it off with peroxide and call your vet.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Silvia
Could be Keratin a substance that builds under the skin when there is damage
January 28th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Beverley
Sounds like the site got infected. It can happen. Call the vet and see if he wants you to clean it out, use an antibiotic, or both.
Good luck!
January 30th, 2010 at 7:20 am
Stephanie
Yellowish discharge is usually an infection. I’d take him back to the vet as they may want to put him on a course of antibiotics before surgery.
All the best!
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Luci
This sounds like an infection! Call your vet NOW!! Vet will want to get infection cleared up B4 any surgery!!
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:12 am
Earle
He could have gotten clipper burn somehow if the area is red too that would be my best guess….they may have put something on the skin to help sterilize it before taking the sample is another guess. Best thing to do is let them know, I highly doubt they would charge you anything to take a look at it for you.
February 5th, 2010 at 5:03 am
Adelaida
Sounds like an infection, call the vet. Your dog might need antibiotics
February 7th, 2010 at 8:59 am
Arnita
might be an infection
may be serum from the blood
Wash it with gentle soap, like dawn liquid dish soap (original).
put triple antibiotic ointment on it
If it feels hot or looks red, it’s infected and you’d need to call the vet immediately. Otherwise, see if this clears it up. -!-