Why won't my dog's skin hole heal and keeps getting infected?

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My dog has had this little holes in his body for over 1 year. It doesn’t bother him but the wound never really closes. It keeps staying in this “loop” of almost closing and then getting infected/swollen again, with white discharge coming out eventually. We have been to several vets, he has been operated and had multiple scans but it’s still not clear what is going on and nothing really helps. I keep it clean everyday and ever since its going really well (no swelling/infection) but its not closin. Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | neutered | 4 years and 2 months old | 77 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This is likely to be due to a skin cyst which is getting intermittently infected. Only by removing the capsule of the cyst surgically the problem can resolve as the capsule itself is secreting the white material. I am not sure whether this has been already done or not, but commonly this is the underlying problem. A recurrent and resistant infection may be present as well and ideally a bacterial swap should be perform to rule out this possibility. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

Why won't my dog's skin hole heal and keeps getting infected?

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