Swollen Dog Paw After Surgery

Chelsea sykes dvm a veterinary surgeon at the new spca tampa bay veterinary center.

Swollen dog paw after surgery. This could cause the paw to swell. I reccomend keeping the bandage off for a few days and see if the swelling goes down after 24 hours. The swelling will go down on its own after that. If you are worried about your dogs bruising or swelling after surgery and want to know what to expect this article may help.

Small blood vessels being damaged which then leak blood into the surrounding tissue. A swollen dog paw is the result of any one of a number of things that dogs get up to and into ranging from an insect bite to a broken toe. Unwrap the leg don t cut the bandage. Bruising is a result of capillaries ie.

Hello so sorry to hear about your dogs paws. Confinement after surgery allows the tissue that was cut to heal back together says dr. If you had a bandage on the paw it could have been on a little too tight. By dr j st clair top dog health usa.

Put the bandage back on loosely. Causes of paw irritation include irritation after walking on gravel allergies to grasses broken nails wounds spider wasp bee stings snake bites or a broken toe. You probably have what is known as vet wrap on the outside of the paw it can be reused. I hope this is helpful.

If a dog moves too much following surgery there s a risk of the tissues not bonding properly which can lead to wounds that don t heal or heal too slowly says sykes. Let first quickly review what bruising actually is. All these can cause paw pad inflammation but the good thing is that you can try to diagnose and even relieve them at home.