My dog's paw cut is bleeding after Neosporin. Should I see a vet?

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Lioh seems to have a cut On his little toes and I went ahead and put Neosporin. But when he walks a begins to bleed. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 4 months old | 13 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

These type of injuries are often due to a puncture between the toes. Sometimes the thing that punctures the toes stays under the skin. This commonly happens with thorns and grass awns. In both cases, an infection develops under the skin and will not heal until the source of infection is removed. Lioh's injury does appear to be infected from what I can see in the photos and it will be best to take him to the vet for treatment. For now, you can try doing a twice daily foot bath with Epsom salts to help decrease the swelling and help treat the infection. Just make sure that he doesn't drink the Epsom salt water, or it will make him sick. I hope that helps and Lioh gets better soon.

My dog's paw cut is bleeding after Neosporin. Should I see a vet?

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