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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My Cat is missing hair on her neck
I've just discovered that my cat has a huge patch of missing hair on her neck. Is this something serious?
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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.
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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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What is this weird pimple on my cat's skin?
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I was looking for fleas and found this. What is this called? Is it related to fleas?
The condition that the cat has good coat on his lower / belly / heart side and poor ...
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Any idea what this growth is on my dog's belly?
My neutered male 6.5 year old GSD/Husky/Lab developed this growth on his belly a couple weeks ago. It doesn't seem to bother him much. Any clue what it is? One source suggested it could be a mast cell ...
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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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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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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 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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Black dark spot on kitten's face
I found this spot on my 7 week old kitten, it doesn't seem to be painful. I tried to clean it using H2O2 solution - it went away, but 5 days later appeared again together with a new spot on the nose.
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Cat scratching her face and head
I have a 12 year old DLH Calico. She has been scratching at her chin on and off over the years. I treat her for fleas and worms regularly and have visited the vet on multiple occasions and they don't ...
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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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Should I be worried about this patch under my dog’s chin?
As my dog was lying next to me, I noticed a small patch that appears to be bald and possibly raw right under her mouth. It’s a couple centimeters across and a little bit red. Any idea what this is and ...
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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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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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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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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 can be the cause of my cat's nose turning black in hours?
My cat went out this morning at 7am and all seemed fine. When I came back home, I notice her nose was dark. I thought it could've been dirt, but after checking I noticed not only it is black, but also ...
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Strange dark scabbing near cat's nose
My male cat is about 10 months old and I noticed a strange dark spot forming in/around his nose the past couple days. Originally I thought it was simply Feline Acne, as he had some on his chin that ...
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What is this bump on my cat's lip?
I've recently noticed my cat has this bump on her lip. I dont know when it appeared exactly, but it's a few months at most.
It feels very soft and the cat doesnt seem to feel pain when it is touched. ...
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What can I do about the black dots on my cat's chin?
I got a new cat a couple weeks ago. She came from a shelter with a clean bill of health. Over the past few days, I've noticed that she's been developing some black spots on her chin that look a bit ...
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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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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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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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English Springer spaniel hair thinning and pigment loss
Two trips to our local vet and we have ruled out all the big players that would show up on blood work. 2 separate thyroid tests, Cushing's syndrome, cancer... all blood work and urine is normal.
He is ...
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Dark Hairless Spot On Skin
While brushing our 5 year old Schnauzer-Poodle we found a bald spot. We have not noticed him trying to lick or rub this spot. It is completely flat, and looks like this:
Any ideas on what this could ...
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Hypersensitivity and Flakes at Base of Tail
My cat has had problems with hypersensitivity near the base of his tail. He had fleas for a time, and I thought it was perhaps flea allergy dermatitis. I used Advantix II for large cats (he exceeded ...
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What can I do for a dog with really dry skin
I have a 15 year old Pekingese that we rescued about 5 years ago. He has always had food and drug allergies and we have been careful about what shampoos we use, and what we let him eat. Over the ...
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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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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.
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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 causes bald spot between eye and ears on a cat?
My cat is 7 months old and I've only got her for 2 weeks. She came with symmetrical bald spots on both sides of her face that ran from her ears to her eyes. What might have caused this?
She rarely ...
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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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Shriveled scales on arms and stomach?
My beardie has had a few shriveled up looking scales on his stomach for a little while, at first it was just one or two but now there are significantly more, and they've spread to his arms too. I'm ...
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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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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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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 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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Changing cat food necessary if no better results in coat?
I have 1 year old cat with poor coat, I visited a vet several times but he says there is nothing wrong with the cat. His recommendation was to change the cat food.
When I fed my cat "Royal Canin ...
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Cat presented multiple symptoms over the past 2 days - lost weight and has trouble urinating and defecating
This is not a cat I have direct contact with, it's a cat taken care of by a friend who lives in another country.
The cat is a stray they picked up, he's about 1 year old from what she's been told (she'...
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Swollen lump on dogs belly
I have a male golden retriever and he's just over a year old. I noticed this lump on his belly near his penis. He doesn't appear to be in pain and it didn't bother him when I was inspecting it. I've ...
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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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What could be the cause of my dogs hair pattern?
I've recently started to notice that my dog (staff, female) is getting quite patchy hair on the top of her head. She also has a bald patch on her neck that I am unable to get a picture if at this ...
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