Puppy spay incision bleeding after running. Is it an emergency?

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We adopted Mia 3 days ago. One day before we adopted her she was spayed. She’s somewhere between 3-5 months old. Tonight we noticed she had been lightly bleeding from her incision. We let her off leash today and think she may have irritated it doing a little running. We had already made a new patient appt with a vet tomorrow morning at 11am but want to make sure this isn’t a concern that’s needs to be handled in the vet ER. I attached a photo with the blood/discharge and what it looks like now. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 months and 4 days old | 13.5 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Judging from the photos, it appears as though the area around the incision is slightly swollen with a small amount of blood evident. If Mia is otherwise normal and the color of her gums is nice and pink, I would suggest applying some pressure to the incision area and holding this for 10-15 minutes to see if the bleeding stops. With her being hyper, she certainly could have caused a blood vessel in her skin to begin bleeding. If the bleeding does not stop with pressure, I would get her examined by a veterinarian as soon as possible. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Puppy spay incision bleeding after running. Is it an emergency?

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