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Old 04-12-2009, 05:00 PM   #1
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Question Open Wound on Tatum's Back???

A little while ago I was petting Tatum and I felt a bump on her back. It is on her back, over a little ways, on the right side of her spine. I parted the hair to get a closer look and I saw that it was actually an open wound It was bleeding a little, but not terrible or anything. I put some Pulvex (an Antiseptic Ointment, similar to Bag Balm) on it with a Q-tip and started her back on Antibiotic (Clavamox) - just to prevent infection should it arise.

Has anyone here ever seen anything like this? (Pictures are below). Any idea what it might be? I am completely clueless It is like a small open wound - almost like her skin is splitting What next!! I don't need anymore problems with her! My poor little angel baby

When we were on our way out of town to take her for her LP surgery we had to of course stop and let her go potty (we usually stopped at gas stations, where there was grass) and we found a couple of fleas on her I have never in my entire LIFE seen a flea on her! AHHH!! But it was only 2 (we checked her over really well, multiple times) and 2 is all there was. I just don't see how this could have anything to do with only 2 little fleas being on her though - and we got them right off and killed them Then there is the thought of her surgery - did they give her some kind of shot there? Or could it have anything to do with when they took blood or did the Thyroid test on her? I will have to mention this to her surgeon tomorrow when we go back to see him.

But anyway, if anyone here has any input, I would greatly appreciate it.
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Old 04-12-2009, 05:09 PM   #2
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Not sure, could be from an IV or shot.
Hmmmmmm, it does look like a type of spot that I have seen on the Mini schnauzer that we used to have. She was allergic to Grass... I used an oatmeal spray on it. We got it at the vet. I think you can by a regular ointment for abrasions that will probably work also....... does it seem to be warm? If so, I would try the oatmeal spray. Sorry, but I don't remember the brand name of it. Poor little gal..... hope it ain't bothering her.
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has she been biting at that area? It could be an allergic reaction to the fleas, ESP if she's been biting at it. A lot of dogs are really allergic to fleas and one bite will make them itchy for about a week and they can get little sores from it
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whatever it is it looks nice and clean. perhaps during her surgery (which most times they're on their back for) she scraped it, it scabbed up and now the scab fell off. she's been on an antibiotic and you're going back tomorrow so I don't think I'd worry.
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Could she be scratching with her front paws and maybe have got it with her nails. If you have the email to the Dr's office I would email the pictures tonight and then they will have a chance to look at them before you bring her in. I hope everything is ok and you have a great Dr. visit tommorrow
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is it deep like something punctured her? from the picture it looks like a scab that fell off that hasn't completely healed underneath it doesn't look infected or anything to me.. would it hurt to clean it with some bactine? you should keep an eye to see if she tries to chew at the area or scratch it. poor little tat! she's such a trooper though
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Poor Tatum! It could be from an IV site or an injection site. Hope it heals fast.
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Not sure, could be from an IV or shot.
Hmmmmmm, it does look like a type of spot that I have seen on the Mini schnauzer that we used to have. She was allergic to Grass... I used an oatmeal spray on it. We got it at the vet. I think you can by a regular ointment for abrasions that will probably work also....... does it seem to be warm? If so, I would try the oatmeal spray. Sorry, but I don't remember the brand name of it. Poor little gal..... hope it ain't bothering her.
Thank's so much Kristi! It doesn't seem to be bothering her at all thank goodness. He was allergic to grass?? OMG....I seriously need to get her allergy testing done! I have heard of dogs having a grass allergy but it never even crossed my mind that this spot could of been caused from that Oh for heavens sake...if that does happen to be what it's from, I'm in BIG TROUBLE Let's just pray that it is from a shot or something that they gave her there...ANYTHING but a GRASS ALLERGY, please, lol! She is in grass every single day of her life and if it is actually making WOUNDS on her body, then I've got a serious problem on my hands

Oatmeal spray...that sounds FABULOUS. Thank you soo much for mentioning this...sounds PERFECT for her as she has terrible allergies and it will probably help soothe her with her itching. I am going to look online and if I can't find anything I will mention it to her surgeon tomorrow and see if they carry anything like that. Wonder if Petco would have something like this? Of course I would want it to be all natural and not filled with chemicals where Oatmeal is listed LAST (or close to last) on the ingredient label I'll check it out though - thanks a ton girl!
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has she been biting at that area? It could be an allergic reaction to the fleas, ESP if she's been biting at it. A lot of dogs are really allergic to fleas and one bite will make them itchy for about a week and they can get little sores from it
Thanks Michele Actually, she hasn't been biting or itching it at all....she can't really get to it though because of the spot that it's in. But it doesn't seem to be bothering her at all - at least that's one good thing.
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whatever it is it looks nice and clean. perhaps during her surgery (which most times they're on their back for) she scraped it, it scabbed up and now the scab fell off. she's been on an antibiotic and you're going back tomorrow so I don't think I'd worry.
Maybe so, I hope that's all it is! Hopefully it will go away soon...but I'll ask her surgeon tomorrow just to be on the safe side. It does look nice and clean...doesn't look infected at all - thank God!
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Could she be scratching with her front paws and maybe have got it with her nails. If you have the email to the Dr's office I would email the pictures tonight and then they will have a chance to look at them before you bring her in. I hope everything is ok and you have a great Dr. visit tommorrow
Awww, thanks....you are so sweet I hope that everything tomorrow goes well too! Keeping my fingers crossed I don't think she scratched it with her paws though because she can't really reach it being where it is on her back I have no idea....this little girl of mine KEEPS me confused, lol!
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is it deep like something punctured her? from the picture it looks like a scab that fell off that hasn't completely healed underneath it doesn't look infected or anything to me.. would it hurt to clean it with some bactine? you should keep an eye to see if she tries to chew at the area or scratch it. poor little tat! she's such a trooper though
Thanks girl! It is somewhat deep (I know that doesn't make any sense ) LOL. Not terribly deep...but it's not completely flat either. It could have been a scab though...I don't know, I am just clueless! I don't even know how long it's been there but it couldn't of been THAT long cause I bathed her right before her surgery and I know good and well it wasn't there because I would have easily felt it while bathing her. I do have some Bactine...maybe I will try that Thanks so much!
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Poor Tatum! It could be from an IV site or an injection site. Hope it heals fast.
I know The IV was in her leg cause they shaved some of the hair off on her front leg and put a cute little hot pink bandage with purple hearts all over it lol...but they could have injected her with something there...geez, I have no clue. I will find out tomorrow though

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I'm glad Tatum's going to be looked at today. Bless her heart - she's had a time of it lately, hasn't she? The wound looks small and clean though, so that's a good thing. The only experience I have with anything like that was when Lucy tried to slide under my coffee table and hit the top of a little screw that holds something on there. She had a little nick that reminds me of Tatum's. I cleaned it well and used a cortisone spray that I'd gotten from the vet for something else. It cleared up in a couple of days.

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Just checking in to see how Tatum did at the vets today.
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