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Pet's info: Dog | West Highland White Terrier | Male | neutered | 2 years and 7 months old | 20 lbs
Why does my dog seem to be very thirsty recently? Also he seems to be losing weight even though hes been eating his usual food. I'm wondering if this has to do with his skin allergy, he has lost most of the hair under the neck and belly area and his skin has turned black from it. One last thing, he has a red bump on his leg. I don't know how long it has been there and id say its almost the size of a cheerio. My dog is a West Highland terrier that is almost 3 years old.
1 Answer

Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS
Veterinarian
Published on January 28th, 2019