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Little bumps on ear

Published on: May 09, 2021 • By: Myathebee · In Forum: Dogs
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Myathebee
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May 09, 2021 at 11:09pm
20210509_113924my 7 month old german shepherd/ lab mix has a lot of small bumps on both of her ears. They do not seem to bother her.  She is a inside and outside dog and usually will lay on our deck so not where bugs can get to her. Can someone please help me figure out what they could be?
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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May 10, 2021 at 10:40am
Hello!  There are lots of possibilities and the only way to distinguish between them (and any others) would be to trial treat or do tests.  These include - off the top of my head - allergy, folliculitis (inflammation of the follicles - may explain punctate appearance, due to infection or parasites), parasite bites, fly bites, autoimmune disease, urticaria (doesn't usually persist).  Allergies are usually extremely itchy, where as a mite that lives in the follicles, Demodex (can cause folliculitis and patchy hair-loss), is not at all itchy.  A biopsy would often give a lot of information, but as the lesions may yet resolve, your vet may offer treatment or other tests (e.g. a deep skin scrape to rule out demodex, or local anti-inflammatory treatments) first.   Best of luck and please do let us know what they find.
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