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My dog's tooth extraction site is gray and nasty. Is it infected?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Miniature Schnauzer | Female | spayed | 6 years and 1 month old | 15 lbs

What does it mean when the area of a tooth extraction with stitches turns Gray and nasty looking? Does it require ER tomorrow or wait until Monday for the Vet?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 2nd, 2019

It can wait for Monday, it's probably either an infection or a bad reaction to the suture material. if she is not on antibiotics already then she will probably need a short course of antibiotics for it to get better.

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