My dog's neuter incision is bleeding with a pimple. Is this normal?

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I adopted a dog yesterday and at the shelter they said he was neutered at the aspca. His neutered area had been swollen. They told me he was neutered around the 8th of august and that he was pretty much headed. Today he was licking the wound and it started to Bleed but it looked like it was coming from a pimple looking thing from his neutered area. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 44 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

It is common for that area to swell after the neuter, but it should be almost healed after 10 days. If it's starting to bleed, then the wound must not have healed properly. The pimple-like thing may be a piece of suture or possibly some tissue from inside the incision site. The shelters are usually really good at making sure everything is OK before they are adopted and usually offer for free veterinary consultation a couple of weeks after adoption. I would call and ask for an appointment with the vet. It's possible that the wound may need to be sutured closed again or he needs some further treatment. For now, you can just keep the wound clean by flushing with warm water for five minutes twice a day. This will help keep it from getting infected. I hope that helps and Qausar gets better soon. Also, good on you for adopting a dog rather than buying...always happy to see this.

My dog's neuter incision is bleeding with a pimple. Is this normal?

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