My dog's eye removal wound is constantly leaking. What should I do?

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My 13 year old dog just had her eye removed due to glaucoma. I’ve just taken her to the vets as just below her eye wound it’s weeping. Vets said is an abscess and infection and drained it by squeezing it . Came home gave her antibiotic but it won’t stop weeping , it’s leaking down her mouth then she licks it ( currently wearing a collar ) so I’ve been wiping it with a cotton pad with salt warm water but it’s every 15 mins , it’s constantly leaking , should I not be wiping it ? When will it stop? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 13 years and 6 months old | 21 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

If it is an abscess, it should resolve once the antibiotics start to take effect in a day or two. Another possibility is a seroma, which is simply caused by the fluid that is filling the space where the eye once was. This fluid should also decrease in a few days. Wiping gently to help keep the area clean is a good idea, as long as Pearl doesn't seem bothered by the gentle wiping. If the skin where the fluid drips starts to look irritated, you can use a thin layer of vaseline to keep the draining fluid off of the skin. The amount that actually gets to her mouth is gross to us, but it isn't harmful and she probably isn't bothered by it too much.

My dog's eye removal wound is constantly leaking. What should I do?

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