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How to soothe and heal my dog's bleeding skin wound and infection?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Male | neutered | 1 year and 2 months old | 28 lbs

I noticed that Asher was bleeding a little bit so I decided to take a look& saw this. Most likely, Mía got snippy w/ him or they were playing too rough (Mía is famous for that, even at doggy daycare when she was just a puppy) it certainly wouldn’t be the first time. I am spraying him with vetricyn plus wound and skin care& was wondering if you guys had any recommendations of something antibacterial& soothing I can put on him so that he is more comfortable so he will leave it alone& let it heal.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 5th, 2020

These skin lesions are probably not from a bite. It looks like a mild skin infection. The Vetericyn you are using should be all you need. If you want to get this product and put it on after the Vetericyn has dried you can do that but it is probably not necessary, https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-triple-antibiotic-with-pain-relief/ID=prod6210768-product

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