My dog's snout wound looks infected. Could it be contagious to others?

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Is this an Infection? Do you think it's contagious? Yesterday she had a small cut in her snout or puncture wound and now all a sudden this today. Pet's info: Dog | Border Collie | Female | unspayed | 25 lbs

Ann Dion, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. There are no pictures uploaded with your question so I can't see, however if there was a puncture wound and it was from another animal then antibiotics are usually required as they usually become infected. Any swelling and 'squishyness' (a pocket of fluid under the skin) is a sign of infection as well as any pus (yellow/green/cream discharge). If these are present I would recommend having Onyx seen by a vet as antibiotics and anti-inflammatories are probably needed. Best of luck with Onyx.

My dog's snout wound looks infected. Could it be contagious to others?

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