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Dog bite; the skin was broken, healing well, but the area immediately around the wound the skin seems firm/hard and swollen. should i be worried?
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Could be infected: If the area is pink or red and or oozes any discharge from the bite it could be signs of a bacterial infection.A dogs mouth often contains a variety of germs that they can pass into a bite, beyond the well known rabies virus. If this continues have it evaluated.
Answered 4/1/2020
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