Dog Skin Problems: Questions and Answers

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Rottweiler with lymphoma  
My rottweiler has lymphoma. He has started to develop several lesions on the outside of his body which are wound like. He also has several lesions on his ...

Bichion licking paw sore 
My Bichion has a soar paw and won't stop licking it. He has made it worse and he had the same problem last spring and had to have a steriod shot, the ...

Dog loosing hair around tail and has litter red spots and scratches 
For some reason my dog's hair has started to fall off dramatically, it is to the point were he is left with bald spots. but this is only happening on his ...

Dog with possible mammary tumor 
Dear Dr. Chris: You answered a question for me regarding my 6 year old peke with leaking nipples. You said that the reason for this could be mammary tumor ...

dog with mass  Not rated yet
Please can you help.... my 11 yr old papillion had a golf ball sized lump removed yesterday from his buttock area, the vets says there is a good chance ...

dog ( labradore retriever) with cyst  Not rated yet
we had recently found a lump under our dogs arm ( near the arm pit) , and it is like a sac of fluid . could this be a cyst?

Hi,

You are right that ...

Dog with possible facial abscess  Not rated yet
my dog recently developed a weird thing on her face its a little bigger than a quater but theres no skin and no hair its all pussed like it looks really ...

1yo Pitbull Terrier with red skin spots  Not rated yet
I have a 1yo pitbull terrier. What can I do to stop her chewing her hind end? Have try bathing more often, have changed food, can you help?

Thanks
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Dog biting back legs  Not rated yet
my dog is biting himself all over his back legs etc, we shaved him because we thought he had hot spots upon shaving him we realised he had dark blue spots ...

Chiuahua allergies  Not rated yet
My male dog , wheezes like he is con congested it typically occurs when he sleeps on my down feather top bed so I discontinued this, and seemed to get ...

Dog with nettle stings  Not rated yet
my white staffie was out in the sun yesterday on the park she also went into some nettles today she has come out in like little heat lumps so I'm not sure ...

Dog with cut on chest  Not rated yet
My dog has a cut on his chest, it is not bleeding, it just looks like something may have poked him while running through the woods but it split the skin,...

How to trim dog's nail  Not rated yet
Nails are overgrown. Is it better to sedate and cut a lot of the nail, or cut a little at a time? Will the inside recede the more nail I cut?

Hi Ken,...

FoxTerrier/Schauezer mix  Not rated yet
After yearly shots - dog gets "lumpy" area-which I use warm compresses...but after 2 weeks both areas are still very sore---he was very lethargic and had ...

Dog with swollen paw after anesthesia  Not rated yet
I took my dog to the vet to have her teeth cleaned, 12 hours later I have noticed that she has a bruise and swollen paw. I guess it's where they injected ...

9 years old and he has recently had a large lump on his nose that has no fur on it, it is blackish gray in color  Not rated yet
My cat is about 9 years old and he has recently had a large lump on his nose that has no fur on it, it is blackish gray in color, and is quite large and ...

Dog missed monthly Sentinel dose, should I give Sentinel again?  Not rated yet
Yesterday it came to my attention thamMy dog may not have gotten the dose of sentinnel he was supposed to take 8/8/07 but I can't be sure. Is it better ...

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