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My dog has swelling, lumps, and bite marks after being found outside?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Jack Russell Terrier | Male | 3 lbs

My dog came to me from outside, the day before yesterday and he was crying, I didn't know what was the matter but he couldn't walk, after some force by me he started walking, but after about 1 hour, many sites on his body started swelling up dangerously and at some sites started forming lumps, I took him to a Veterinarian and he salinated him with glucose and gave him many injections, the swelling parted bit today some bite marks have shown up.

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on August 19th, 2019

I would recommend that you have Haider re-examined by the vet to determine what is going on. These could be bite wounds or could be decaying tissue due to an underlying infection. The vet may need to change up Haider's medications based on what they find.

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