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In the early stages, if a puncture site is obvious, thoroughly cleanse the wound with an iodine based scrub or 3% hydrogen peroxide, removing any dirt, debris or dead tissue. Check the wound to see that no foreign body remains embedded in it. Carefully cut the hair away from the opening.
Take the dog to your vet who will administer antibiotics and recommend that you bathe the dog,s wound with hot water that is as hot as you can tolerate with your hand. Hot bathe the area for 10 minutes, twice daily, gently squeezing any discharge if present from the puncture hole. Any apparent swelling may disperse and disappear or it may form into a mature abscess, in which case you return to your vet.
After examination, the vet will give the dog a general anaesthetic and open the abscess to drain out the pus as well as administering antibiotics. The wound should be kept open as long as possible to provide continuing drainage.
If there is a large pocket after the pus has been drained out, it should be irrigated twice a day by a syringe full of 3% hydrogen peroxide. Drainage can be aided by gently pressing from the outer extremities of the abscess towards the opening. The treatment should continue until the opening is almost closed.
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