Why isn't my dog's chronic paw infection responding to antibiotics?

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It seems Bini developed an antibiotic resistant organisms or antibody of anti biotics...if I continue the same antibiotic medicine for a longer time can she be cured of the bacterial infections pictures I attached.. she has infections inside her paws from past 2 months..before that many times she developed the same disease and I gave her same antibiotic...but this time i hav decided to give her that lexin tablet for 28 days.11 days has gone but results are not optimistic.plz ignore bad english. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | unspayed | 4 years and 3 months old | 50 lbs

Makenzie Kurth, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The antibiotics are probably not working because there is another underlying problem such as allegies. Or perhaps it is not healing because Bini is licking at it constantly. I’d recommend an E-collar at all times for at least 7 days and talking with your veterinarian about adding a course of steroids to decrease swelling, inflammation and pain. If this really is a resistant bacteria, topical antiseptics such as chlorhexidine or betadine will be more effective. Soak the foot in a diluted solution of one of those once to twice daily for 5 minutes, then dry very thoroughly. Best wishes to you and Bini!

Why isn't my dog's chronic paw infection responding to antibiotics?

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