to many are to quick to reach for the antibiotics , a good clean up and some savalon - germolene - cut n heal --terramycin spray should be enough but should things get worse then go down the antibiotic route 1/2 mil jab of la penicillin and a course of amoxicillin will cure 99% of things [1 capsule for 4-5 days ] just like humans dogs will build immunity to antibiotics then you end up using far to much and stronger ABs which just defeats the object