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I thought giving her away would have been the hardest thing.. BUT, We took Baby to the vet again because her infection has gotten WAYY worse. She has (what feels like) water, and gas bubbles under her skin.
It used to just be along the right side of her rib cage, but now it has spread throughout her whole ribcage, and down both front legs, also along her spine to her tail!!!!! This is just horrid!!!

The vet gave us some heavy duty antiboitics to give to baby, a higher dosage then he gave us two days ago. He said; if it doesn't clear up, or if it spreads anymore she WILL have to be put down !!!! I Never wanted this for poor Baby Blue, Why did she have to attack Tikeya in the first placE??

The vet said the infection that is spreading throughout Baby usually is common and extremely fatal for large dogs, it is also fatal in horses.. I prey that she heals up .. I love her soo much, we all do .. And This is just the worse news..
The vet would have been more accurate in saying: The infection that is spreading will commonly spread, and be fatal if treated with the wrong antibiotics.

Amoxicillin a drug in the class of Penicillins is almost worthless for humans, and for most animals due to antibiotic resistance. The bacterial produce a β-lactamase that inactivates the penicillin drugs. In answer to this problem Clavamox was created, which consists of Amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid which inactivates the β-lactamase before it can inactivate the Amoxicillin. Increasing the dose of Amoxicillin alone, given likely bacterial resistance, is next to worthless.

The Metronidazole was a good try in combating anaerobic bacteria in the wound. The air bubbles or gas being produced are signs of an anaerobic infection. However the fact it continues to expand indicates antibiotic resistance to Metronidazole, and/or possible aerobic bacteria interfering. A bite wound results in a mixed bacteria infection.

At this stage with the infection for all purposes systemic, the dog needs IV and/or IM injections of such drugs as Baytril or one of the newer quinolones, a second-generation cephalosporin (eg, cefoxitin, not cephelexin), and possibly clindamycin. It could cause intestinal problems such as bacterial overgrowth, but that is minor compared to the current life threatening infection. In another words you need the heavy duty drugs and multiple ones.

If the infection continues unabated, then sooner or later it will hit the major organs. Presumably if you measured your dog's current temperature, with the toxins being produced it wouldn't be too surprising to find a 103+ degree temperature. If the major organs get hit, and start to shut down the dog's temperature will dive to 95, and death will occur shortly there after. The dog should be hospitalized at a Vet Hospital.