I have noticed a trend towards not giving antibiotics. There are several reasons for this.
1) The risk of infection is very low in an otherwise healthy dog.
2) The over use and mis-use of antibiotics has lead to the serious problem of drug resistance.
3) Antibiotics are not without their own risks of side effects.
Add in the equation that the actual act of bleeding serves to help flush bacteria from the site of an injury.
Personally, I'm comfortable with my vet's recommendation to not treat prophylactically.
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