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My dog has open bleeding sores. Should I take her to the vet?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | 5 years and 10 months old | 48 lbs

Yesterday our dog appeared with three open sores, look like they were blisters and now open.. small amt of bleeding.. Not sure if she got into something or not. She does not seem to be in pain. just wipes at it when we put antibiotic cream on it.... Should we go to Vet or see what happens.

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Answered By Dr. Dayna, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on November 7th, 2017

Oh goodness. Those wounds look angry. I would highly encourage you to have her seen by a veterinarian. Bacterial or fungal infection is possible, but also immune mediated issues are possible as well. Best of luck and thank you for using Pet Coach.

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Answered By Dr. Leigh, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on January 2nd, 2017
She could have a skin infection, allergic dermatitis, mites, or an auto immune disease. She needs to be examined by a vet to determine the cause. Your vet can do a skin scrape, cytology, culture, and/or biopsy to diagnose and then determine the best way to treat. She may need an antibiotic, anti-histamine, corticosteroid, or other medications to treat. More than likely, it is not contagious but it really needs to be diagnosed to know for sure.
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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA
Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist
Published on May 17th, 2019
It doesn’t look like a simple rash. It could be a deep skin/follicle infection, autoimmune disease, mites, among a few other things. I would recommend that you have Lulu examined by a vet to see what could be going on. The vet may need to take a skin scraping to see what is the cause, then they can initiate treatment.
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Answered By Stacey Anstaett, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on January 1st, 2019
Poor girl! It may be demodex (a type of mange), it could be a bacterial infection, or these spots could be some type of auto-immune disease in the skin such as pemphigus. http://download.skyscape.com/download/ota/5mvetcf5/documents/pdf/pemphigus.pdf
This is something that should be evaiuated by a vet sooner rather than later, as delay in proper treatment (depending on the diagnosis), or using the wrong treatment, could make things worse. I try to offer at home solutions when I can, but this is a situation where I really think you should get her in to see your vet.
Thanks for asking PetCoach !
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