My dog's back scab smells, has green pus, and won't heal. What now?

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My dog has been suffering with a scab on her back I’ve seen the vet on various occasions they tell me they don’t know what it is but I’m spending over a hundred pound a time for them to tell me they don’t know what it is I’ve now maxed my credit card and the dogs scab is smelling and has green pud . I’m really worried now and I’ve no money left. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Female | unspayed | 10 years and 4 months old | 61 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. It is difficult to say for sure what the cause is as there is a lot of matted fur and crusted material over the area. I do see the green pus you are referring to, which to me tells me that there is likely an infection going on. This may be due to a resistant bacterial infection, which may explain why it has not been responding to treatment. If you have already been giving antibiotics and the area is not improving, it may be time to culture the area to determine what the causative bacterium is so that the most appropriate antibiotic can be used. If you are able to, I would shave all the hair away from this area so that you can get this area clean and keep it that way. I would use betadine and dilute that in saline so that you have a light brown solution to help disinfect the area several times per day. There is a product which you can purchase online that may help called vetericyn. I hope this helps and hope this problem resolves soon! Please let me know if you have any further questions / concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

My dog's back scab smells, has green pus, and won't heal. What now?

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