My dog has discharge, odor, bumps, and licking. Is it an infection?

This presentation could be due to a localized spot of skin infection (likely to be caused by bacteria). A check up, appropriate disinfection and possibly antibiotics (oral, topical or in a shampoo formulation) are needed to solve the problem. Disinfection may be started at home with very diluted hibiscrub or betadine or salted water baths. Buster collar may be useful as well to avoid any licking. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.

The most likely cause would be a secondary bacterial or yeast infection secondary to allergies give your description. A bad odor is usually associated with overgrowth of bacteria or yeast and requires veterinary exam in order to get the appropriate medications to treat the overgrowth and also to get medication to get the inflammation under control. Until you get an appointment with your vet you should put an e-collar on her so she doesn't further traumatize the feet.

This is probably due to an allergy, although it could also be infection or mites. First of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat with a high quality flea treatment, then ask the vet to perform a skin scrape - this might reveal an infection or a mite infestation. If all of those came back negative, the next step is to treat the allergy symptomatically and try to discover the cause of the allergy. Three main type of allergies are usually affecting pets: food allergies, flea and parasite related ones and environmental type (allergens coming from trees, pollens, dust etc etc). Some medications can be given by the vet in order to repair any possible skin lesions (like steroids and antibiotics). Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Both of these signs indicate that she has an infection. One of the reproductive tract and one of the skin. Having two infections at once is quite concerning that Olie has an underlying problem that may be making her immune system weak. It would be best to have a vet doctor examine her and see what the problems are. I recommend doing this soon, because infections of the uterus can be especially dangerous and cause life-threatening complications if not cleared soon enough. The skin infection can be helped by doing the following: 1) Get a medicated shampoo from the pet store that contains benzoyl peroxide or chlorhexidine. 2) Wash your dog with cool water and massage the shampoo into the skin for 15 minutes. 3) Rinse, then apply an antibacterial cream (can usually get this at the pet shop too) to the spots. You can repeat this bath every day until it gets better. However, this is not substitute for the vet, so please do get her seen soon. I hope that helps and Olie gets better soon.

It sounds like Margo may have an infection in the uterus or lower genital tract. This is most common following a recent heat cycle. I would advise that she be examined by her veterinarian to confirm this. If she does have a uterine infection, your vet can advise you about the best treatment which may include oral antibiotics or having her spayed depending on the severity.

From that picture her cycle looks inverted which can trap bacteria and create more of an infection. I would get the infection cleared with antibiotics and wipe it every time she uses the bathroom. If it is severe enough there is a surgery they can do help correct the folds and prevent some of these issues. If her face and ears are not itching also I would be hesitant to call it a good allergy. I would however look into Apoquel for environmental allergies

This looks like a localised spot of skin infection which can be easily treated its antibiotic and antiinflammatory ointment on prescription from your veterinarian. The fact that he is licking his paw as well can be due to an allergy, which possibly can be considered in case infection is not resolved with treatment trial. I would recommend a check up at your local vet to confirm this clinical suspicion and treat appropriately. Hope this answer was helpful but please do not hesitate to contact us again in case you want to discuss this problem any further.