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Skin Rash on Belly - Skinfold Dermatitis  Our female dog developed a red rash on her belly. She is not scratching or licking the area.

The margins are well defined and there are no bumps.
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Dog Eye Problem - Third Eyelid Inflammation  My dog woke up today with lots of "eye boogers" coming out of his eye. The bottom part of the eye sometimes comes up and is pink. Does my dog have pink ...

Fleas and Skin Rash  I found a flea on my dog, but noticed that her skin looks really red and irritated and that she is biting at her legs and scratching a lot. I noticed ...

Something's Wrong with My Dog's Eyes - Emergency Situation  Something is really wrong with my dogs eyes. She won't open them at all, and when she did for a second they are really red and look like they have mucus ...

Skin Issues - Superficial Bacterial Infection  We have a 2 year old mutt, and about a year ago she started losing hair across her entire body and developed scab like bumps on her legs, head, and neck ...

Bare Spot on Dog's Elbow - Mast Cell Tumor?  There is a bare spot on my dog's right elbow, with another bare spot forming on her left elbow. Looks like mange to me.

She is a 10 year old female ...

Dog Losing Hair / Skin Problem - Hormonal Condition  My dog's losing hair on both with sides no apparent itching, scaling or dander. No hair loss anywhere else, and the skin appears darker than where there ...

Tick Head & Duraflame Eating  Tick head still in my dog.

My dog got a tick when we went camping. My vet sold me some tick treatment to spray on it and said that it should come out ...

Wierd Growth On Paw - Malignancy?  My dog has had a raised pink growth on his paw for over a month. The vet does't know what it is.

Also, since having this, he has been itchy all over ...

Rash on Underside - Ringworm or Mange  A rash with hair loss has developed on Bailey's underside over the past few weeks. She is a 1.5 year old neutered female mutt.

The rash is right at ...

Eye Irritation - Cornea Trauma or Third Eyelid Inflammation  My 11 year female black labrador has irritated eyes. Her left eye has a tannish black growth on the upper lid the size of a small pea with some 'eye boogers'...

Dog diet change and dirt eating  I've switched my two dogs to a vegan diet for ethical reasons and wanted advice. Specifically, one of them is digging and eating dirt and I'm concerned ...

Skin Rash - Numerous Possibilities  My dog is scratching and licking himself a lot and I can see his skin is red.
Is there anything I can do to get rid of it without going to the vet?
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Dog Eye Irritated & Unequal Pupil Size - Potentially Serious  Our husky has one eye partially closed as of this morning. The pupil is smaller than the other. Some mucous is forming at the corner of his eye.

There ...

Growth on Dog's Leg - Wart or Benign Growth  My 11 year old Border Collie has had this growth on her leg since she was a pup. It has grown in size over the years but not caused a problem.

Today ...

How to Give Dog Pill  My vet diagnosed my dog as having a staph infection on his nose. I've been giving him antibiotics in pill form for a few weeks now, but it has been a struggle....

Red Itchy Rash in Patches Over Most of Body - Mast Cell Tumor, Demodex Mites or a Food Deficiency  Red itchy rash in patches over most of body for 6 weeks
Boxer, female, age 7 years old
Symptoms x 6 weeks
History of mast cell tumors (low grade)

Currently ...

Persistent Red Rash on Inside of Dog's Legs - Superficial Skin Fold Dermatitis  My three year old (approx.) Border Terrier has a persistent red rash on the inside of both legs. The rash is about five inches long on the inside of both ...

My Dog Has an Eye Issue - Cornea Scratch or Ulcer  My two-and-a-half old mixed Flat Retriever/Border Collie dog doesn't want to open his left eye. My wife found him this way when she came home tonight. He ...

What's wrong with my dog's eyes? - Pannus  My dog's eyes are very red and irritated and he is having a hard time seeing. Cash is an 8 year old, male Queensland Heeler.

I have had my dog on two ...

Safe ingredients for dog cookies  Are all of these ingredients safe for dogs? I'm planning to bake cookies for my dog and have a recipe that includes all of the following:

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Dog's Irritated / Itchy Skin (Licking it Bald) - Flea Allergy Dermatitis  My 7lbs./5 year old, male chihuahua has been licking/biting his legs excessively - more so on the front legs, but has now started on the back legs as well ...

Rash Around Mouth Area - Demodex Mange?  Our dog has a rash around her mouth. It is on the top and bottom. It has been there for about 5 days and does not seem to be getting better.
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Dark Dog Skin Rash - Acanthosis Nigricans  Buster is a 1 yr old Pitbull. He had this rash on both sides of is belly. We put some lotion on them...one went away and the other did not.

I don't ...

Dog Wart Close to Eye - Could Be a Sign of Numerous Conditions  The wart is black and quite scabby, about the size of an old one cent piece. It is very close to her eye. She has 2 other large warts on her chest and ...

Acupuncture for Dogs for Growth Plate Deformity  Could acupuncture (or any other holistic treatment) be an alternative to Distraction Osteogenesis for the deformed growth of a growth plate in the left ...

Rash on Lower Belly - Superficial Pyoderma  My dog has had a rash for two days on the lower belly, with small blisters and a circular rash.

He is male, 11 months old, half lab/half bulldog and ...

Shelter Dog May Have Cancer  I am thinking of adopting a sweet five year old English Setter from my local no-kill shelter. I saw her today and she is very thin. They have treated ...

Red Rash on Underside - Superficial Pyoderma  My dog has a red rash all over his stomach and chest really bad around his private area..its scabby and looks like its getting worse..I haven't tried anything ...

Skin Condition - Shampoo Allergy  Here are the symptoms: itchy red skin, after one bath, broke out in rash, pustule/pimple like. shaved her a bit. 4 months of rash. small white bumps ...

Mammary tumor in 10 yr old, unspayed female sheltie-mix - Holistic Treatment Options  My dog, Daisy, had a mammary tumor which first appeared about 2 years ago, acorn sized. She just came through heat a few weeks ago, and the tumor has suddenly ...

Dog Vomiting - Caused By Medication  My Siberian Huskey (age 5, 55lbs, male) has been on Prednisolone for 2 weeks for allergies. He has 3 more pills to take, but yesterday he started vomiting....

Dog Licking Floor - Inhaled Allergens  My 12-year-old dog Gracie is licking her bed, the floor and sometimes her paws frequently. This behavior is new and started after she received radiation ...

Cyst on Dog - Potentially Serious  My 11 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback, Sammy, developed a grayish black cyst on his side about six months ago.
It has never had any oozing or flaking.
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Dog warts on head and front limb  Warts on my dog's head and front limb - should I be worried?

A few months ago I noticed a bump on my 9 year old chihuahua/terrier mix. At first I thought ...

Belly and Armpit Rash - Puppy Pyoderma  My Lab puppy has a belly rash he doesn't scratch too much, but it's getting worst. It's been 4 days since we noticed.

We changed to adult food recently ...

Red, Itchy Rash - Superficial Pyoderma  -Dog has a very itchy rash on belly, inner back legs, tail, and back end. It has gotten progressively worse over the past week.
-lab mix
-6 years old
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Cause of Dog Vomiting  Our dog won't eat or drink and throws up everything he eats.
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Warts Under Chin - Papilloma Virus Caused By Vaccinosis  My 11 month old puppy Sasha, a purebred Hungarian Vizsla, has developed a cauliflower-like wart beneath her chin that appears to have grown in size.

I ...

Skin Rash on Inside of Legs - Flea Allergy Dermatitis with a Secondary Bacterial Pyoderma  Elle, Age 11, pure bred Lab. Over the past few months she has had this rash get worse and start to spread. She has been in the same yard for the past ...

Losing Hair on Top of Head - Demodectic Mange  Our Miniature Pincher (who was rescued from a shelter)is losing hair on the top of her head causing her white scalp to show. There is no pattern, like ...

Vaccination Schedule  My shih-tzu is 12 weeks old. I feel like the vet is giving her a lot of shots and I am wondering if they are all necessary or could be spaced out some....

Skin Lumps/Lesions on Flank - Allergic Reaction or Unhealthy Skin?  Approx. two weeks ago little bumps appeared on her flank. They grew in diameter and then began appearing all over her body. The bump oozes (no pus) and ...

Behavior Problems  Do you treat behavior problems? My dog Chester is a 2 year old male Jack Russell Terrier. He is very friendly and very active, but seems to become 'overly'...

Chronic Ear Infections  It seems that ever since he has been about 5 or 6 months old, my Cocker Spaniel has had chronic ear infections. He is 1 1/2 years old (I adopted him when ...

Leaking Urine at Night - Urinary Incontinence  For the past several weeks I have noticed that when my dog wakes up in the morning she is wet around her hind quarters where she has leaked urine. What ...

Extremely Bad Skin Problems - Multiple Possibilities  Sammy Jean, a female black lab, has the worst skin condition/allergies of any dog I have ever seen. She itches her awful smelling skin (smells like dirty ...

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