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My dog's neuter incision is bleeding. Is this normal two days later?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 1 year and 5 months old | 75 lbs

My dog was neutered 2 days ago. Today his incision started bleeding. Not a lot but it’s dripping every now and then. I called the vet and brought him back in. The vet said it’s normal but was really rude because we came right as they were closing I feel he was trying to shove us out the door. He gave my dog a shot and just said it would help the bleeding. He put powder on his incision and it stopped bleeding for a couple hours but it’s bleeding again and I don’t know what to do

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 30th, 2017

If it is only dripping a few drops of blood and your dog does not show any other symptoms, i would not worry about it, it can happen and it can last 3-4 days max. the blood tends to gather in the empty testicular sac and this is why it tends to bleed for several days.

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    Answered By C. Rathjens, DVM

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    Published on November 11th, 2017

    Ouch, that looks very uncomfortable for Leo. He could be having an abnormal reaction to the sutures that were used, he may have been able to lick at this site and cause irritation, or he could have a blood clotting disorder. If there is blood actually dripping from the incision or this happened very suddenly (last hour) then you need to go to the emergency clinic right away. If blood is not dripping, you can probably wait until tomorrow to be seen at your regular veterinarian. It definitely wouldn't be wrong to go right away tonight to have Leo checked out and possibly started on antibiotics in addition to the pain medications he should still be on after surgery and that would be the safest way to make sure Leo is ok, but it's probably not going to become life threatening overnight (especially if it's gradually been getting worse over the last 2 days up to this point). If you don't go to the emergency clinic tonight, make sure he cannot lick the area by having him wear a cone collar, do not give him any human medications because they are toxic to dogs, and continue with any medications that were already prescribed at the time of surgery. You could try to gently wash the area with lukewarm water, rinse, and pat dry, however this is probably a very uncomfortable so exercise great caution or just leave it alone if it's too upsetting to Leo to try to clean it. I hope Leo is feeling better soon. Good luck!

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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    Published on April 12th, 2017

    Hi there. I'm sorry to hear Harold is having this issue. This sounds like bleeding/oozing from the skin blood vessels to me. I would recommend placing a cold pack (ice) on the incision for 10 minutes twice daily for the next two days. Don't place the ice directly on the incision - put a thin towel between the ice and incision to keep it from getting too cold. This should stop the bleeding as cold will constrict the blood vessels. Keep trying to get a hold of the vet - but do this in the meantime as long as he otherwise doing well. I hope this helps. Best wishes! Dr. Amber

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