My dog's genital area has painful, infected wounds. What should I do?

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Phelps, my dog, has wounds around his genital area. It's sore and infected. It noticed it yesterday and has two open wounds then. Now it has four. We are applying antibiotic on it and bandages but it seems ineffective. His face twitches in pain but he can still walk. Its been weeks. What do we do? Pet's info: Dog | Akita | Male

Dr. Rachel · Accepted Answer

It sounds like your dog may need a stronger prescription medication to treat the problem. Topical medications are often not effective for deep or serious skin lesions. Depending on what the sores look like, additional testing of the skin (cytology) may be required to determine what is going on. I would recommend taking him to see a veterinarian soon, especially because he seems to be in pain.

My dog's genital area has painful, infected wounds. What should I do?

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