My pup has a funny red spot that has lost most of its hair and seems sort of inflammed, its on top of his paw and oblong with a surface area of a little more than a quarter. It almsot seems like there is a little cut there so I have been treatign it with antiseptic for about a week, it doesn't seem to cause discomfort and he rarely "fusses" with it. Now I'm noticing small acne like spots inside his ears. I dont think its ringworm becasue he hasn't been around new animals or much grass for months (but i could of course be wrong). Any ideas? The original red spot seems to be improving.
Odd red spot
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My pup has a funny red spot that has lost most of its hair and seems sort of inflammed, its on top of his paw and oblong with a surface area of a little more than a quarter. It almsot seems like there is a little cut there so I have been treatign it with antiseptic for about a week, it doesn't seem to cause discomfort and he rarely "fusses" with it. Now I'm noticing small acne like spots inside his ears. I dont think its ringworm becasue he hasn't been around new animals or much grass for months (but i could of course be wrong). Any ideas? The original red spot seems to be improving.
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That sounds like a pretty good sized lesion. Is he licking it?
Hard to say what it is without pictures, but for something that big, with more sores developing in the ears, I'd head to the vet.
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Good advice. A small expense to avoid too big bills later...
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My 4-year-old has developed a reddish bump, no hair, on the top of each front paw. i suspect licking from boredom, now has area irritated. i've seen this before in another dog. it goes away eventually. a quarter, however, is a large size. these on my dog would be the size of a pea. i'm taking a wait and see attitude unless my dog is bothered or if conditions worsen. if anyone knows what this is i would love to know.
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Yeah, I looked again and it seems that quarters are smaller than I remember (darned inflation). And the spot seems to be getting better, I think its very likely a cut that he licked out of anxiety as he seems to have these "destructive" tendancies.
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Lick granuloma....real pain to get rid of. See the vet. Antibiotics, anti-imflamatories are the usual. I have a dog that gets them and it takes forever to heal. I just had a vet give me some anti lick cream/gel that actually seems to keep the dog form licking it. The big problem is that as soon as you think eveything is good and healed up they go right back at it again.
Good luck
Good luck
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Lick granuloma- That seems to be a perfect match, but I haven't seen him lick it for a few days.
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He was alone for a bit longer than normal a few days ago, which may have caused some anxiety.
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Do you mind if I ask how your parents finally fixed it? After some reading it seems that this might be a chonic but somewhat treatable condition, but hopefully just a short term thing.
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You may want to have your dog tested for allergies. My hound developed alergies to flax seed (in most dry foods), 2 types of broadleaf grasses (at every park, field and most yards), turkey, and a few other things that barely registered. Now it's $30.00 a month for a depo shot to keep the sores away, besides the special diet and sensitivity, he can't turn off his nose. They look like hot spots, like the type from high protein diets, but left unattended make him miserable, and he starts losing hair at these spots. Check the protein level of your label, ask your vet, and keep him clear of the cat-cain, (litter box)
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The usualy treatment is antibiotics, benadryl, and maybe steroids. I have not used the steroids to treat any so far. My dog does take 100mg of benadryl 3x a day. I just recently got some really nasty smelling gel for the vet that seems to work. It smells like menthol and I have to wear rubbe gloves to put it on becasue I cannot stand the smell on my fingers and it last a long time. Once you put it on them the smell dies down and you won't notice or be offended by the smell on the dog but they WILL NOT lick the stuff. I will post the name of it when I get home.
One interesting point is the same dog the has the LG now has a back injury that we are trying to work out. While doing some reading on the subject I learned that some people feel these are associated with pain, back pain specifically, and that the dog licks becasue they do not know what else to do. I don't know if that is 100% true but I am leaning towards it in my case.
These are hard to get rid of and the dog does not have to spend much time licking them to re-irritate them. Wrapping them does no good. I have also been told that as long as they are not infected, foot powders like Gold Bond will help dry them up. I have not tried this
One interesting point is the same dog the has the LG now has a back injury that we are trying to work out. While doing some reading on the subject I learned that some people feel these are associated with pain, back pain specifically, and that the dog licks becasue they do not know what else to do. I don't know if that is 100% true but I am leaning towards it in my case.
These are hard to get rid of and the dog does not have to spend much time licking them to re-irritate them. Wrapping them does no good. I have also been told that as long as they are not infected, foot powders like Gold Bond will help dry them up. I have not tried this
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I have also been told that as long as they are not infected, foot powders like Gold Bond will help dry them up. I have not tried this
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I have used the medicated powders on my hound and they do give temporary relief, but definately don't aide in healing or cure.
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I have used the medicated powders on my hound and they do give temporary relief, but definately don't aide in healing or cure.
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Sorry, I just read your question Fowlfeller. My parent's dog went through all the antibiotics, anti lick creams, etc. But it did not respond to anything. They ended up doing surgery, cut away all of the affected area, and kept her in an Elizabethan collar until the stitches came out and the hair grew back. But, what BBG said makes sense in retrospect. A year later Kira died from a tumor on her spine. Could it have started with undiagnosed back pain?
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