Dog Mange or Allergy?

by Gail (Palm Desert, CA) rash on Abby’s abdomen rash on Abby’s abdomen itchy spot on Mia–no rash Is it possible to tell the difference between a dog allergy and mange from a picture of the rash? I had my 2 yr old Standard Poodle, Abby, to the vet...

Black Spot on Dog Penis with Excessive Licking

For the past 24 hours, my 30 lb dog has been obsessively licking his penis. It has a black spot on it (embarrassed to say I’m not sure if its always been there or not; don’t recall it). Wakes up licking, stops walking to lick….unusual behavior. Hard...

Dog Pain Management for Torn Ligament

by Caitlyn Tildy Miss Swimming at Red Rock Canyon Hike Tildy, my female 9 1/2 year old 60lb brindle Pit bull, tore both of her rear cruciate ligaments when she was about 3-3 1/2 years old playing fetch in the park. I was not able to get her the surgery due to the...

Marble-Sized Eyelid Growth on Dog

by Steve P. (Greenlawn, NY, USA) Our 11 year old male beagle has developed dark marble-sized cyst or growth on his right eyelid. He had smaller cyst several years ago which went away on it’s own, but this time it has grown over past year and now is also oozing...