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My Aussie mix has recurring round sores. Can I wait for the vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Australian Shepherd | Male | neutered

my dog Chester has round sores that treat well with neospoin but come back. cause him discomfoumfort. I plan to make an apt on man but this is sat, what do you think? He is a 10plus aussie mix

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on November 5th, 2016

Poor Chester! Skin issues like this can be frustrating to deal with. It should be just fine to wait until one day next week to see the vet - I agree that he does need an exam to find out what's going on, but this isn't a medical emergency so he should be fine through the weekend. If the Neosporin has been working well for you, you can continue using it until your appointment to help make sure that things don't get worse in the meantime.

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