Treatments and Administration

[TexasTransplant]

Had a dog get a small poke under his jaw last week, didn't look like anything so I let it be.  I got back tonight after being gone this weekend and he has a hard knot in that location now, I felt around it a bit and there are no soft spots and I can't even tell where the poke was.  Should I try yo drain it or put him on antibiotics or anything?  How do you go about antibiotic treatments, I mean do you muzzle them first or?

[TexasTransplant]

The hard spot is a little smaller than a tennis ball.

[easttexasoutlaw33]

Just go get some penicillin and stick him with a shot each day for a few days and see if it goes down

[MrsLouisianaHogDog]

Sounds like it may have abcessed. Hard to say without seeing it. I'd do Pen injections. If it were me I'd lance it and try and see if I could get any fluid out. Up to you though how you treat it.

[firemedic]

If the poke hole has sealed off, which it probably has if you can't find it, then it's more than likely infected. You can lance it, be good if you can trim the hair over it before you do, helps it heal and not seal off again. Antibiotics are due I would agree.

[CENTEX FINDER/HOLDERS]

since no one gave you an idea on a injection regimen. get some some pennicillin from your local feed store. I use the long lasting. Theres short and long. If your not familiar with proper injection procedure. Start by getting a syringe of at least 5.0 ml capacity. get some pins of between 21-23mmx1"or1-1/2" any larger and your dogs gonna know your stickin him.
#1- wipe your pins and your bottle top with alcohol before injection.
#2- shake your bottle
#3- draw a full pull of air into your syringe dry no pennicillin.
#4- turn the bottle upside down and inject the air into the bottle to give it pressure
#5- begin to draw 5mls into your syringe.
#6- put the cap back on
there are two types of injections
Subcutaneous (under the skin)
Intermuscular (in the muscle)
I prefer subcu...
This can be done just like a parvo shot
Between the shoulder blades or on iether side of the hips. What ever your choice is on the subcu, shoulders or hips, pinch and pull the skin up.
With needle in hand,
#7- push any air out so that a tiny bit of pennicilin comes out
#8- inject in to the base of your pinch horizontally into the skin only not the muscle.
#9- slowly and steadily inject all contents
#10- when done pinch the skin around the needle and pull out
#11- rub the injection spot lightly to move the penn away from the hole so it doesnt come back out.
For a common cur size dog 50lbs or so 5ml every other day of lang lasting penn for a week or so untill symtoms improve. For a larger dog twice that amount in two locations same time schedule
Hope that helps. Others may do different, that was my(hog dog friendly) vets recomendation
Good luck with all your home treatments

[CENTEX FINDER/HOLDERS]

Oh its up to you if you think you need to muzzle. If you have a second person while you straddle the dog between your legs to inject, they can hold the dog muzzle against thier body. No need to be ruff unless the dogs fightin. its easiest if they dont even realize your doin more than just looking at em.

[TexasTransplant]

Thanks Guys

[setxhogdogs]

I had the exact same thing happen to one of my strike dogs....give him 1cc penicillin injection in the muscle every other day for 3 doses and he should be fine! Just watch for any additional swelling of the jaw!

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[rdjustham]

my pen regemin is

for a bad infection 
Day 1 3ml
Day 2 2ml
Day 3 1ml
Skip a day then 1ml
skip a day then 1ml

For a smaller infection it 3-2-1