My dog is paralyzed and skin is falling off after an accident. What now?

Thank you for your question! Judging from the pictures, the area is reddened, inflamed and the hair has fallen out. It looks as though Mickey could possibly be dealing with a skin infection or skin mites. I would recommend you take him to your veterinarian for a workup of this to diagnose it appropriately so that the most effective treatment can be prescribed. Mickey will likely need to go on a course of oral antibiotics and a topical ointment to treat this if it is a skin infection and if it is skin mites (demodex) he would need to go on a course of a medication that kills the mites. I hope this guides you in the right direction for addressing this concern of yours. Please feel free to contact me with any further questions / concerns you may have.

I am sorry to hear about Mickey! A photo of the area would help us better answer your question. Some sores can develop from things like a small wound or insect bite but others can be from bacterial or fungal infection or more. You can clean the area with mild soap or Hibiclens (available at most pet stores) and apply a topical antibiotic ointment. If your dog is licking at the area he may need an e-collar (the lampshade shaped collars) to stop this until it heals. If the area is worsening or not starting to improve within a few days a visit to the vet is recommended.

I am so sorry to hear about Mocha. A photo of the skin may help us to better answer your question. I would be concerned about a skin infection or wounds given your description. I would recommend having Mocha examined by a veterinarian.

Oh my. Poor Oliver. Yes this is unfortunately a serious injury and appears to be a de-gloving (removal of the entire upper skin layer) injury to Oliver's back left hip area. The area that is injured is also a very large area and needs veterinary attention immediately. Oliver is at risk of infection, pain/discomfort, non-healing of the wound and a prolonged recovery if this is not treated quickly. I would make a point to take him in tonight (if possible) and to start treatment right away because this isn't something that can be managed at home. I wish you and Oliver all the best in the days to come. Take care.

If it is the black dog with white legs with a large red lesion on his right rear leg, it looks like he has had a serious injury (not disease) where he either had a large laceration/cut and the skin edges are widely separated now or he had a large section of skin ripped away as can happen if he was perhaps hit by a car or had some other traumatic event. Under ideal circumstances, he would be sedated for the wound to be cleaned and flushed out and given an injection of a long acting antibiotic, pain meds and the lesion/leg would be bandaged for it to heal by second intention unless up close it looks like the skin edges can be debrided and sutured back together. I don’t see red skin all over though, if you have pictures showing the red skin better in other areas of the body other than the right rear leg that would help! Thank you!

Hi, sorry o hear Olaf got hit. Without pictures, it is hard to say what is wrong with his skin. When skin trauma happens like road rash, the skin can die off and may turn grey. Or because he's a young dog it may be unrelated to the accident and just natural skin pigment turning colors. Or it could be a skin disorder. I would take him to a vet to check his skin, or repost this question with pictures. Good luck!

The skin will probably not grow back and the tail will probably go through a process of necrosis, which may put his life in danger. i strongly recommend taking him to the vet, the tip of the tail will probably need to be amputated.