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HELP W/ Abcess sore on face... Long in Short.... 16 mo 4.5lbs...Tuesday evening i noticed a lump below his eye, took dudley to vet Wed...DX 99% sure of abess tooth, 4th mollar. Although when DR looked in his mouth to see if he can see "puss or infection" there was none. :rolleyes:Gave him injection of antioboics, sent us home w/ 5 day of Clavomax (SP)... TODAY the abcess is bigger, :confused:redder, and now he won't stop rubbing it or against walls, furniture etc, ,to scratch it....is there anything you all suggest for relief that i can give him. Called ER but they said to do NOTHING for abcess???:eek: I put a cold wash cloth on his fac in hopes to help but i don't think it does. Now he holds his eye closed or its swollen??? ANYONE have experience with this? Dr said sore will heal and more than like he will need surgery to remove tooth, but of course can not now b/c of infection, really, how long can this poor thing last with the irritation??? I feel really bad, it heartwreching to watch him and can't help him:mad: THANKS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! |
Sorry you are going through this today. I would take him to the ER vet if only for a second opinion, and since now it seems to be effecting the eye area with the swelling. Better safe than sorry. Hope he feels better soon |
Good heavens! The ER vet said they could do nothing? Tooth abscesses can spread to the jaw bone and other areas of the body. They can become very serious. Sometimes a little sore will appear on the gum which allows the pus to drain, but not always. The fact that your vet didn't see pus means it is not able to drain which is horribly painful. (I just had a root canal as a result of a botched dental procedure that abscessed). |
ER said no, it is draining, the open sore just below his eye that he keeps scratching and rubbing, ,I'm afraid he's making it worse or will open up more, he is on antiboitcs until infection goes down, then will talk surgery...in the meantime i need some relief for him...its pitiful Looking on google for anything i can find...he's eating fine, we really caught this early, IMO, it wasn't there Tue morning and as much petting, rubbing we do i noticed it Tue night after work, so hopefullt he won't experience pain, fingers crossed |
Perhaps your dog is not reacting well to the clavamox, just like people all dogs do not respond the same to all drugs. I really would go to the ER, I would sit there untill they agreed to see me. Quote:
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Can you put an E-collar on him so he won't scratch it? You can make a bite not collar yourself with a folded washcloth pinned around his neck. Poor little guy. I feel his pain. Abscessed teeth are awful. |
Ladymom-Love the suggestion, that should help for NOW....PetCo actually has a soft side one that i will buy tomorrow until this is healed completly. For now i still have his plastic one breeder gave me a yr ago when he was neutered...Thanks, i was hoping someone suggested an ontiment, but ER said NOTHING and to keep it dry, maybe dry will heal it up faster...:cool: |
I found some information for you: Infections of the 4th Premolar (Carnassial Tooth) in Dogs Your Pet's Best Friend: Carnassial Tooth Abscess |
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Thanks LadyMOM, Read thos post, Surgery is whatwe are doing when he is able (clear of infection) Guess i tossed teh collar, ,so I'm trying to figure out teh second option of the washcloth collar?????? What am i doing wrong:rolleyes:, it turns out being a scraf:D..LOL The sore is below his eye, i thought of an eye patch but LOL good luck with that... His vet will be in tomorrow, ,but i already know they wont do anything either b/c it's ABCESSED, UGGGH:mad: |
I wish PetCo or Pet Smart were open now so i could go buy that soft side collar, :D |
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Instead of cold wash cloth, use a warm cloth. Ruby had an abscess on her neck (brought on from a blood draw). It continued to grow under her skin, until I used warm wash cloth compresses (suggested by the vet). After the warm compresses, the abscess opened up and drained....it was a huge hole by then. I had to keep the wound bandaged, cleaning it daily for it seemed like weeks. It finally did close up, and now she has just a small scarred place that doesn't grow hair much. Anyway, the warm compresses might give him some relief for now. |
I had one with the same thing and they removed the tooth immediately. She was put on antibiotics for 2 days then tooth was extracted and infection cleaned out. It also affected her eye and she has 2 stiches under her eye where the infection was cleaned out. She was then put on antibiotics for 2 weeks. i would think waiting for a prolonged period of time would be more dangerous then removing the tooth right away |
The tooth must be removed asap...I have had several grooming dogs with the same thing...some vets let it go for weeks trying to clear up the abycess...needless suffering. Canine denistry is not the same as human denistry...good luck |
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