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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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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Bearded dragon has weird mark on mouth/beard area?
This is Z he is in the middle of shedding but I realized a small little like black scale a couple days ago and now where that black scale was is this larger area of discoloration. Is it because of ...
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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.
Its color is also similar to a pimple head
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What is a good moisturizer for a dog's pads?
My dog loves walks and with winter upon us, salt is everywhere. Salt seriously dries out skin, so what is a good moisturizer for both her and me?
I have all natural coconut oil based lotion and cream ...
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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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My dog keeps scratching hot spots
So I’ve got a Bichon Frise which is a breed prone to certain skin conditions. Sometimes she suffers from hot spots which must be irritating and she scratches a lot.
I took her to the vet last time and ...
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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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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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What is this scabbing and hair loss on my cat's ear?
Hi my cat is about 4 years old now and something that we just recently came to notice is that he has a bit of scabs and peeling/hair loss on one of his ears. We're not sure what it could be, but we're ...
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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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My pet rat keeps hurting herself and I don't know what to do
So I've had my pet rat for 2 months now and when we first got her she had a tiny scab on the back of her neck. It wasn't a big deal, but now she has a huge scab that I constantly see her biting and ...
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Cat mowing and chewing until skin bleeds
We have a cat (maybe 2 years old, adopted) who has suddenly started chewing (not just licking) a spot bald from biting herself. She's clearly hurting herself (she cries when she does it) but we're ...
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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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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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Bearded dragon has weird discoloration
Recently I've noticed my dragon has some discoloration. It doesn't appear to be painful as he still curls his tail like normally when the area is touched.
I assumed it may be his lighting and heat, ...
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I'm looking at adopting a cat that had basal cell carcinoma
I would like to adopt a cat with basal cell carcinoma. The shelter's vet removed the tumor and had it tested, it was benign. As far as they know the cat is cancer-free now, am I assuming more risk ...
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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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Concerned about skin tags
I have noticed the second "skin tag" on my (adult) dog. I pet, stroke and massage my dog regularly and these seem to pop up suddenly - out of nowhere. They resemble rice and appear to be ...
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My 3 month old Persian kitten has protruding black mole kind of thing? What could it be?
Last week, I started noticing a black dot on my Persian kitten near his whiskers (see the picture attached). What could it be? Could it be black acne?
Today when I came back from work, it has actually ...
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Why does my dog now have spots showing underneath his fur on his chest?
My dog is three years old and has recently started developing what looks like big, dark freckles on his chest. I can see them because the hair on his chest is white and his hair is not particularly ...
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What are these odd bumps on my Dachshund's cheeks?
Our Dachshund puppy has started to grow three odd bumps: one on each cheek and a smaller one on the underside of her chin.
Please examine this photo taken just a moment ago...
I have circled the ...
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What is happening to my cat’s ear?
It started on the inside and now it is all over her ear. The vet told us to put some cream on it. It got worse, so we have her in a cone and some antibiotics. Any have any idea? I’m so sad to see my ...
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Cat - fix poor coat
My 1 year old male cat has poor coat and is shedding excessively. We feed him dry food and often wet food - twice a month. I don't know what is lacking, we feed him good quality dry food. Our vet ...
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Swollen cat lip
What could be the cause of the swollen lip? Any ideas and tips for a cure? We would rather not give him medication for this.
He had it about 3 months ago. He is a year old, outdour cat; has been ...
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Any Idea What This Bump Is?
We discovered this bump behind our dog's shoulder. It's maybe 3 - 4 mm (1/4 inch) or so. It feels more hard than squishy. It doesn't seem to be an infection and it doesn't ...
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Itchy cat biting fur
Recently my 12 year old domestic short haired cat has been biting/mowing her fur around her primordial pouch. She is neutered and only goes outside on our deck. I would get her to a vet, but the COVID-...
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Will adding olive oil to my cat's kibble solve his dandruff issue?
My semi-longhaired cat has had frequent bouts with dandruff. He has a specific kind of dense fur beneath the longer hairs, almost like down or wool which makes grooming him a challenge. I have been ...
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Spots on dog's skin
Please help identifying the disorder documented on the photo, because something is not right with my dog and she is bothered by something with her skin. There's mild hair loss and flaky skin where the ...
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Miniature Schnauzer Thicker hair grow after skin problems
I have an 11 year old miniature schnauzer, and around 4-ish years ago she developed skin allergies in her "lower-back" close to the tail, and she wouldn't stop scratching until the point of hurting ...
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Extreme dryness, dandruff, blisters on skin since past 6 months
My dog has very dry blisters on his skin. I have tried going to multiple vets, but that has not changed much. I mostly feed him home cooked food, mostly veggies and sometimes packaged food (once a ...
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What can this be in my dog's skin?
My dog's had these spots in her skin for some time. I'm including photos of the lesions. They're very itchy; she's always scratching herself. They also smell.
What can it be and what medication can I ...
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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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Dog has skin disease
I'm really disturbed by my dog's skin condition. I took her to the vet a few months ago and they diagnosed it as an age spot and allergies. I knew they were wrong and it's much worse now. Just look at ...
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Bearded dragon skin condition
We have adopted a bearded dragon, over the last few months his skin has deteriorated at first we thought it was him shedding but his now nearly finished his shed and it seems to be worse than before. ...
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Cat presented multiple symptoms over the past 2 days
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 1yr old from what she's been told (she's ...
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Pug Allergy - Skin Rash
I have a pug and it's usually very active and we don't feed anything apart from Drools Focus Puppy.
Recently, it got a Skin Rash on the top neck region and gradually it started expanding. We had ...
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Dirty cat ears, is it mites?
I have a kitten. When I got him, he had a lot of black wax in his ears, it looked like mites. We went to vet, and he just cleaned his ears with cotton soaked in something and said that it wasn't mites,...
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Is it true that it's unsafe to put an e-collar on a cat? Are there any alternatives to it that cats would find more comfortable?
My dad is a veterinarian, and he refuses to put an e-collar on our cat, who's scratching her throat and ears (both front and back) so badly she's reached flesh. We tried putting ointment on her but ...
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What is this wound on my dog's nose?
Any idea as to what this is? it started happening about 3-4 days ago. we think it might be something in his kennel so we have been making him sleep in a different room, but it keeps getting worse over ...
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A dark spot appeared on my dog's anus and seems to be growing
She is almost 2 years old and is a a mix or red nose pitbull and I believe Golden lab with faun color short hair. She weights about 50lbs and very agile acrobatic and so intelligent.
What is this ...
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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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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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Remedies for irritation at base of tail
My wife and I have a ~7 month old unfixed male Dogo Argentino mix who's rather orally fixated currently. He has somewhat sensitive skin, and has been licking/chewing around the base of his tail; this ...
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Skin condition causing red spots and light hair loss
My 14 year old American Short Hair has three spots on her ears and now one on her forehead where there is light hair loss, and in the centre is a small red dot like blood congealed over an insect bite ...
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Help! Rabbit has a circular bald spot. It's very red and has hardened
I was busy a couple days ago and and when I checked on him I found this. Is this from stress? Is this a wound from over grooming? The spot is dry, hard and red. It's circular and very distinct from ...
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Bulldog skin problem
Friends, it is kind of complicated to describe the exact problem as a person that his main language is not English, but I'm trying my best.
I have got an 8 years old male bulldog, recently I realized ...
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Is there anything safe to put on a Naked or Skinny guinea pigs skin
I recently picked up a Skinny cavy boar. The person that originally rescued the guinea pig did not know anything about them or how to care for them and turned to me since I raise guinea pigs.
He ...
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What is this brown spot on my bearded dragon?
I inherited an almost 2 year old male Bearded Dragon, He's awesome but I've only had him a few days and I've noticed a weird brown/black color on him. It looks a little crusty.
Does it look normal ...
