How to treat my dog's deep wound at home if it's draining fluid?

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How do I treat/close a laceration that cut through all the layers of skin, but not the mussle luckily. The vet is not a option, home care is best. It happened 4 days ago, been keeping it clean and applied Bactroban twice dayly. Started using wound spray today, that the farmers use. Don't know what else I can/must do. Pics taken today, but started making watery fluid tonight. Ease assist with guidence. Pet's info: Dog | Dalmatian | Male | neutered | 4 years and 9 months old | 77 lbs

Vanessa Yeager DVM MPH · Accepted Answer

Hi and thanks for posting on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Ideally a laceration should be closed with suture material by a veterinarian. If the laceration is deep enough or creates a large enough pocket underneath the skin, a drain may need to be surgically placed in order for excess fluid to drain out rather then keep accumulating underneath the skin. The wound does look deep, but is hard to accurately access without examining it in person. If going to a veterinarian is absolutely not an option in any way, there is not a lot you can do other than try and keep the area clean and dry. Using sterile saline to flush the wound out several times a day can help. Keeping a bandage on the area can help keep material out of the wound. The real risk here is infection which is high if Diesel is not on any antibiotics. Topical antibiotics are probably not going to be enough to prevent infection. Diesel may need to be on an oral antibiotic as well.

How to treat my dog's deep wound at home if it's draining fluid?

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