My dog licked his neuter incision open. Is it infected? Vet closed.

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My other dog just got netured and he slipped out of his cone and lick himself. He had his surgery on 4/23. Well he just opened it up and I’m afraid of it getting infected and his vet is closed and won’t be open till Monday. I’ve read that they’ll give him anti infection medication. I have some left (cefpodoxime (gen) 100mg Tab DISPMED) over from my other dog which is a 55lb mix dog for his infection he had on his back. Should i give this to him until we are able to see his vet. Pet's info: Dog | Goldendoodle | Male | neutered | 1 year and 8 months old | 28 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

I would not worry about this incision. If the opening is no bigger than what I see on the photo, it will likely just crust over and heal by itself. There is no infection visible (not red, no pus) so antibiotics are not needed. You will need to tighten the cone a bit more, so he cannot take it off again. You may also put a t-shirt on him so he cannot reach his incision. He must not lick it. If the incision still looks like this on Monday, ie, not worse, then you do not need to take him to the vet.

My dog licked his neuter incision open. Is it infected? Vet closed.

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