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18 April 2007

What are the black spots on my dog? Crossposted because I'm freaked.

post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 23:11 | 16 comments

I'm not sure I understood what you were getting at - are there only spots where there were sores, or are the spots appearing independantly?

posted by bmarkey 18 April | 23:21

I'm not totally sure- The red sores sort of blended in with her skin, and if they were on her back, I didn't see them until now (that they're black). It seems as though there are more black spots than there were scabs, which makes me think they're appearing independently.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 18 April | 23:23

Not that I'm a vet or anything, but if they're only showing up where the sores were, they might just be scars. Either way, it's good that you're heading to the pros.

*sends healthy chihuahua vibes*

posted by bmarkey 18 April | 23:25

Yea, I hope you're right. The doc who treated her for the last thing said that some dogs are just more susceptible to stuff like this then others, and seeing as how bad the last thing got (the first doc told me it was just heat rash and sent us on our way, and it got so bad that she lost all her hair), I will never risk it again.

My mantra: It's only money, it's only money, it's only money... and she's my best friend.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 18 April | 23:29

i am never looking up skin disease and dogs on google ever again.

posted by ethylene 18 April | 23:36

I freaked out when my cat started getting spots on his nose and lips. Turned out they were just freckles. Animals get them too.

Hope this is all it is.

posted by mudpuppie 18 April | 23:50

Me too, although for a dog to get a dozen freckles in 24 hours... that's a little weird.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 18 April | 23:52

I'm so overconcerned puppy mommy- once, she got a shot and a few days later she had a big black mark on her chest and I called the vet emergency number OMG OMG OMG and they're like, umm, it's a bruise? Yea, that's what it was.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 19 April | 00:11

Acne? I don't know if dogs get it too, but that's the first thing I thought of.

posted by youngergirl44 19 April | 01:35

Well, here's hoping this is just a case of OPMS, over-protective mom syndrome.

posted by fenriq 19 April | 02:00

Dogs definitely do get acne; our English mastiff had it when I was growing up. Red spots that faded into black spots, if I'm remembering correctly.

He just had it on his chin (and I think it was actually a reaction to the medicine he was on). It would seem weird to get acne on the back, but an entire chihuahua is probably about the size of a mastiff's chin, so maybe that explains it. :-)

Whatever it is, I hope she's ok.

posted by occhiblu 19 April | 10:52

The Twink! Hope she's okay. Sounds like a skin/scab/scar thing, which we can all hope won't threaten her. Sounds irritating, though. I'm sure the doc will be able to treat the sores and give you some perspective on the coloration of the scarring.

posted by scarabic 19 April | 10:58

We're back from the vet, who thinks it's a flea issue. We got flea killer, and antibiotics, and a follow up visit in a week. I feel much better, whew.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 19 April | 11:41

Yay for Twinkie!

mudpuppie, was your cat an orange cat? Mine had freckles on their (two males) lips and noses that came and went (or so it seemed).

posted by deborah 19 April | 12:16

Yes, deborah, orange cat! His don't go away, though. They're multiplying.

posted by mudpuppie 19 April | 13:52

Yay! Glad it's ok.

posted by occhiblu 19 April | 14:47

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