Dog tooth extraction hole has smelly gunk. Can it wait until Monday?

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My 10 month dog had an adult tooth extracted because the tooth was dead. The hole where the tooth used to be is filled with white gunk. What is the urgency? Can it wait until Monday? The gunk smells and a heads up that he likes to eat poop so I nervous he can get an infection from that. Pet's info: Dog | Australian Shepherd | Male | neutered | 10 months and 12 days old | 53 lbs

Dr. Dayna, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

Oh goodness, that does not look great. It seems he broke down the stitches and there is debris in the excraction site. Hopefully it is just food and debris and not an infection. Do you have a syringe? Squirt gun? Anything you could make shift to use to “rinse” out the hole? A warm water rinse to the area to try to flush out the debris may make it look a lot better. I think seeing your veterinarian on Monday is appropriate. Best of luck and I hope he heals quickly. Thank you for using Pet Coach.

Dog tooth extraction hole has smelly gunk. Can it wait until Monday?

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