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Dog leg what is it?

Published on: November 23, 2022 • By: animalman1 · In Forum: Dogs
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animalman1
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November 23, 2022 at 06:00pm
Hi my dog has this thats come on her leg she keeps licking it any idea what it is and if so what I can get to help get rid of it? Many thanks 4496727E-B483-462B-B25F-B65ED83C1816
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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November 23, 2022 at 07:36pm
Hello - this could be superficial dermatitis (surface skin inflammation), but that's a description of a symptom rather than a diagnosis or a cause.  Dermatitis can occur for countless different reasons but self-trauma due to allergy is quite a common possibility.  Others include burns, fleas, flies and mites, a thorn, pain in the limb or joint beneath (or further away if that's the closest that the pet can reach to lick), ringworm (not usually itchy, but infectious to people!), a friction wound and so on.  If lesions are continually licked, it shows that they are painful or irritating to the patient.  A big part of treatment is often relieving the urge to itch or lick because such lesions have a habit of spreading outwards.  A vet appointment might prove to be a good idea.
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