Questions tagged [skin-condition]
For questions about skin conditions, care and treatment of a pet. Concerns about whether the skin is normal or healthy, what may be the possible causes and treatments of a skin condition. Include details and pictures where possible. Use with the relevant species tag, such as `cat`
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Why are ants biting the skin of a cat?
There's a long-haired cat in my neighborhood that likes to come to my house to eat with my cats. Lately I noticed that there's a bald spot on the cat's lower back, and it turns out there are ants in ...
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Why does my dogs skin, change color?
My dogs skin is pink in the winter then turns brown in the summer
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My Kitten has 3 wound
My kitten has 3 wounds 2 under his belly and one between his thigh and belly am not sure how it caused it. I don't think anyone bit it as it is always home I do have another kitten almost same age ...
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Why the infection on my cat's neck is turning black when medicine is sprayed?
My cat (5 months old) had certain infection near his neck area and suddenly he became very ill and wasn't eating anything at all. He was losing weight and his ribs were becoming visible.
I contacted a ...
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What is this bump on my cats paw
I only just found this now, it’s on the back of her left hind paw. She doesn’t like her paws being touched regardless, but it doesn’t look like it’s hurting her.
She’s an indoor cat, but I let her out ...
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What is the whitish bump on fishes head?
There’s a weird bump on my gold fishes face. I don’t know if it’s a parasite or from him bumping his head on the ride home
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My dog has odd circles of lighter skin on either side of his face. Can anyone tell me what they are?
My 5 year old lab has these odd circles on both sides of his mouth. He has had them for several months and I've assumed it was due to allergies. In the last week the circles have gotten significantly ...
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What are these black spots near my dog’s anus?
I have a 3yr old French Bulldog that has developed little black slots on the upper left side of her anus, right underneath her tail nubbin. They don’t dislodge when I scrub them in a bath. They don’t ...
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Any idea what this pink whitish bump on my dog is?
Saw this last month and vet said to observe probably just a fat cell but it grew an mm bigger this month also found one near my dog’s neck
Bringing my dog to the vet today to get checked again but you ...
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Why does my cat have two bald spots, and how do I get her to a vet if I cannot drive?
Due to being on computer i cannot get any pictures to add right now.
a little about my cat:
she is a 6-7 year old tuxedo cat and has no back teeth. She was declawed by her former owners and is ...
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Does anyone know what this is?
My female dog has a small lump on her inner thigh and I don't know what it is. She responds with yelping and squirming when I touch it, and it has recently developed a black tip on it. It is slightly ...
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My kissing gourami having spots. Help!
I have 1 kissing gourami. My favorite fish in my aquarium. But few days I noticed that my kissing gourami having black spots on its scales and fins. And my kissing gourami sits at the bottom of the ...
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What is this on stray cat’s skin?
This is a stray cat that I already neutered. He doesn’t live in my building, but I feed him whenever he’s around.
These are some pictures of his skin. I have no idea what it is, but it’s spreading.
Is ...
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My long furred cat was recently groomed and it's revealed lots of dandruff, is that normal?
My non-pedigree cat was long furred, and our wonderful groomer cut it right back. He didn't seem stressed at all, and is walking around with a confident tail.
But what I noticed was a significant ...
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Captive Vine Snake not shedding correctly
(NOTE: This question is asked on behalf of a friend, who has a captive Vine Snake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahaetulla_prasina), so "go see a vet" is not going to help here).
A week ago ...
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Flea Dust or Skin Issue?
I am going to switch vets on Thursday as I don't feel like my cat is getting the right attention. He has a bump on his head the vet didn't even look at really. Gave me topical ointment for a week that ...
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What can I do for mange-infested dogs while travelling?
I've been travelling through Mexico for a month now, and I often come across street dogs in bad states, especially with mange (not sure what kind) and secondary infections from this, and often with ...
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What could be causing my dog to constantly lick her paws?
For a few months now (since around late August), my pitbull is obsessed with licking her paws. It is to the point where she almost cannot stop unless she is sleeping or closely supervised. It's so ...
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My cats hair is balding after I showered her with human shampoo
I bathed my cat with human shampoo because she got stuck in rat glue and I had no idea how to remove it. I rubbed her with vegetable oil based on what google said to use and it came off but then after ...
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What is this hair loss at my cats ears and head? [closed]
As of now its limited to her head and ears, but I am afraid its spreading. She is loosing hair rapidly below her right eye. Can anyone tell me the actual name of the illness or any remedy? It will be ...
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Can dog paws grow excessive skin mass from walking on rough surfaces?
I understand this thing is best presented to a veterinarian but as usual my dog (chocolate labrador, 6 years old) develops issues when it's weekend over here and his veterinarian isn't available.
I ...
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What might cause a dog's carpal pad to turn pink and discharge fluids?
I've noticed today that the "heel" of my chocolate lab's left front leg has some part of it not in its right dark color, with the fur around it looking a bit wet and sticky due to some ...
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Just found a bald spot under my cat's chin
I’m very concerned, the skin doesn’t look irritated so hopefully that’s a good thing. Please let me know if you’ve seen this before, I’ve googled and such but there’s a lot of possibilities.
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Rabbit is losing chunks of hair in different areas
This rabbit was bought in a pet store. After a month, we started to notice that a part of his skin is going bald, which we assumed to be harmless. However, we were alarmed to see that the baldness ...
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My older cat is having skin issues and my vet doesn't seem to know what is wrong with him. Is anyone familiar with this?
I am at my wits' end at this point because I can't find a conclusive answer to what is causing my cat's symptoms and honestly, the current veterinarian I have been visiting has not been much help in ...
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Rescued European sparrow has a weird pimple
I rescued a baby European sparrow that fell into my garden (its parents didn't come back).
It is doing fine and slowly learning to fly, scavenge for food, etc.
When it took its bath I noticed a ...
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How can I help my betta, who has a white-ish sore on his side, is laying at the bottom of the tank, and isn't eating?
This is Ringo.
I’ve had him for almost 2 years and he’s been happy until the last week or so. He lives in a 1 gallon (3.8 L) tank (I know it’s small, blame the Petsmart employee who suggested it) and ...
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Bald patch on stray cat's neck, what should I do?
So there is a stray cat I've been feeding for a few weeks now and he has a bald patch. He didn't have it when I first saw him and I think it began or happened pretty recently. It's on his neck so I ...
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Scab on cat's paw pad?
I recently discovered this bump scab-looking thing on my cat's paw. He is a 7 month old orange tabby. He was giving himself a bath on my lap and was really digging into this one toe. I know they ...
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What is this black spot in my kitten's snout? [duplicate]
My kitten is 7 weeks old and there is this dark spot in his nose, which is slightly protruding. It appeared about a week ago and it has only been growing since then. I started getting worried when the ...
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Ear problems in kitten
Two weeks ago, I took in a feral kitten (he’s 7 weeks old now), but the last few days his ears have started peeling, scabbing and smell bad. There is no black stuff in his ears either.
I’ve tried F10, ...
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My goldfish started growing a flower-like thing on his head and it is now disturbing it during eating
My pet goldfish, Mentos, has a flower-like structure growing on his head. At first, we didn't take it as a big issue. Now, it started concerning us and the fish itself because it blocks him from ...
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Does anybody know what this lump on my bulldog could be?
So my bulldog has a lump that seems to look like a wart, as it is dry on the top. It is growing, but it's causing him no discomfort. However, he has suffered with his skin a little.
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Why is my cat losing hair in small patches on her head?
I have noticed about two weeks ago that when my cat came back inside she was losing hair on the top of her head. There is a bit of dandruff, but the hair is slowly growing back. She is also showing ...
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Parrotlet has small bald spot on her head
My Pacific parrotlet is nearly 7 years old. About a month or two ago I noticed a small bald spot on her head. It is only visible when I pet her head and comb over her feathers, but otherwise it is ...
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Should I get a second opinion from a different vet regarding my cat's hair loss, dark spots in ear and scabby skin?
I've had my local Banfield vet check my cat because of dark spots in the ear and local hair loss on the same ear. They did an ear swab that showed nothing wrong, even though there is dark icky build ...
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Itchy cat, head and chin
We have an 8 year old cat that in the last year has started scratching the top of his head and chin on and off. He gets to the point that touching the top of his head to pet him causes him to shake ...
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Is dandruff from neck massage on cockatiel normal?
This cockatiel likes to perch on my shoulder to receive neck rubs. After a while of this, I notice quite a bit of white flakes, like dandruff, on the fabric of my shirt.
Is this normal? Or might this ...
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My rabbit's hair looks wet and dirty and it’s getting worse
I recently bought a rabbit from pet store and it's been a week that my rabbit hair has changed. It looks like the hair around the mouth, nose and stomach is dirty and wet and it's not getting better. ...
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Belly Lump with Black Liquid Inside on 9-week-old Pup
First post - sorry for bad quality. I need help fast while my girlfriend takes my pup to the emergency vet.
My 9-week-old female Goldendoodle pup developed a lump this morning and it became ...
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Wound on the head of my goldfish
I had two gold fishes and a few days ago I noticed my other fish was sitting at the bottom of his tank and struggling to to get to the top (swimming to the top and automatically sinking down). I had ...
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Dog Atopic Dermatitis
I have a Scottish Terrier with major skin issues and food intolerance.
Only eating Royal Canin Hypoallergenic food. This has reduced itchiness, but the skin is still red and flaky.
The Royal Canin ...
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Pleco has a burn! Help, please!
My common pleco, named Fossil, spent his whole day willingly stuck on the wall, with his back (just above the dorsal fin) touching the heater. When I put my net in the tank to nudge him away from the ...
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What is this pimple like thing on my nursing mother cat's nipple?
Please zoom-in on the area I have marked.
It is like a small pimple head.
It's color is also similar to a pimple head
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Is this normal for my cat to be bald? [duplicate]
He is around 4 and half months. I’ve had him since he had opened his eyes and around 3 months of his age I noticed it. He has these thin/bald spots, on his other ear too. He never really scratches or ...
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Please help I found a strange sac on my cat's tail. What shall I do?
I noticed this sac on my cat's tail while petting him.
It doesn't cause pain, since I tried pressing on it and it didn't hurt him.
It appears to be fatty and it has a very thin red vein as shown in ...
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Dark and scabby spot on my kitten's nose
Hello everyone and thanks for reading this.
In the last days, I noticed that my kitten, he is three months old, has a black spot right above the nose (you can see in the photo) and I wonder what it is,...
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What is this weird, dull looking, gray patching on my beardie's head and neck?
I noticed this a few days ago, it doesn't look like anything normal, I was wondering if it might be scale rot due to too much moisture, but now it's not so gray anymore, I completely dried and cleaned ...
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What makes my dog itch all the time?
We have an Indian Spitz who is just 1.5 years old. She is mostly fed indian bread and part of what we have. We have also tried to feed her pet foods like drools but she doesn't prefer it and mostly ...
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