My senior Shih Tzu's facial cyst is draining green. What's wrong?

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My almost 10 year old puppy milk rescue shih tzu has a cyst on each side of face that constantly drains into her fur I gave her a bath today and it was oozing green. Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | spayed | 9 years and 8 months old | 9 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Green discharge is a sign of an infection. Either the cyst is now infected or Sadie Girl has abscesses which may be tooth root abscesses. This would be very painful and also could cause sepsis. Please take Sadie Girl to your vet for an exam. If this is caused by tooth root abscesses, these teeth will need to be removed under anesthesia and it is also likely that she will need a good teeth cleaning. She will also need prescription antibiotics as well as pain medicine.

My senior Shih Tzu's facial cyst is draining green. What's wrong?

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