Why does my 8-week Rottweiler puppy have eyelid bumps and thin hair?

It might be a bacterial skin infection, fungal infection, allergic dermatitis, etc. You could bathe him with a medicated dog shampoo and see if that helps. Otherwise, he should be examined by a veterinarian for treatment. Your veterinarian can do a skin scrape, cytology and/or culture to help diagnose and then prescribe medications to treat. He may need an antibiotic, anti-histamine, antifungal, corticosteroid, and or other medications.

I always recommend having a skin lump evaluated by a veterinarian right away in an older dog. While hair loss from trauma or a skin infection is possible, a tumor could look similar. Some autoimmune skin diseases also start this way. Your veterinarian might want to take a sample with a small needle if the area is raised or may recommend going ahead and removing the lesions while they are small to send out for a biopsy.

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The red patches on her stomach could be due to ant bites out in the yard/on walks, or could be skin irritation if she is licking at her vulva. Licking at the vulva and getting a moist pyoderma (little red spots or infection) is common in young unspayed females as they often get vaginitis. The treatment is to have her spayed. Also, check the yard for ants or other little bugs that could be biting her. The hair loss around the eyes could be due to mange. If she is stressed or sick otherwise, the normal flora mange on her skin could be causing her to lose fur around the eyes. Also, she could have sarcoptic mange which can cause itchiness, but this is less likely. I would be more concerned about dermotic mange. I would recommend having her seen by a vet, and they will likely check her lymph nodes, and also do a skin scraping of the skin around her eyes. Best of luck with Cairo.

Given the appearance of this lesion, the fact that they're on both eyes, and Honey's young age, my main suspicion is that these may be infected glands within the eyelids. Other possible causes include various congenital issues or infectious diseases. As long as Honey isn't squinting, rubbing at her eyes, or showing eye redness or discharge, it should be fine to wait until tomorrow to have these lesions evaluated. However, if she's rubbing her eyes or squinting, I think it would be prudent to have her examined right away since eye issues can dramatically change very quickly. Until you have her examined by her vet, you can try applying gentle warm water washcloth compresses to her eyes several times per day if she'll tolerate it. I hope that everything goes well!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! You may be referring to a focal infection. However, it is not possible to know this just based on a description. This would require an actual examination of the area to see what may be wrong so that therapy can be recommended. If this continues, I recommend that you have him evaluated by a veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. Best of luck!

Hello. This looks pretty typical for an allergic dermatitis that has lead to a skin infection. Ideally, this should be addressed by your veterinarian. They can discuss possible causes (food allergy, contact allergy, flea allergy, etc) and prescribe medications which may include antibiotics for the raised lesions and allergy therapies.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is possibly due to allergies. It really comes down to figuring out what is causing her allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issue then you are left out having to check for environmental allergies which require blood and/or skin tests. Allergies can be very frustrating to deal with at first but so rewarding at the end when we are able to treat them effectively!