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Dog's antibiotic dissolved in cheek, left green. Is it effective?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 3 years and 6 months old | 89 lbs

Antibiotic was taken and wasn't swallowed found in cheek and was fully absorbed/disloved. Left green color. It's 500mg and was administered with antihistamines. Both prescribed by vet today

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Answered By Dr. Davis

Veterinarian

Published on April 1st, 2018

Just continue with the prescribed medications on the regular schedule. The green will go away soon. Put the pills in a piece of meat, cheese or peanut butter to make sure he swallows them. I usually give a treat afterwards to make sure they go down. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Bourdain.

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