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My dog has a pink, rough spot on his chest. Is it a hotspot?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | neutered | 1 year and 9 months old

A week ago, I noticed a pink, pimple-like thing on Bruce's chest. I applied GNC Antibacterial Spray, which caused it to shrink. But over the past week, the skin there has gotten rough and turned bright pink, and today, I peeled away what looked like scabs. He isn't sluggish and the spot doesn't seem to pain him. I've been wiping the spot with peroxide, and washed it with Hexachlor-K shampoo today, but is there anything else I can do before our vet appointment on Tuesday?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 22nd, 2017

I would stop apply hydrogen peroxide to this spot on Bruce. It actually damages tissues and prevents healing, and is not a good thing to continually apply to the skin. I would just leave it be for now and have a vet examine it on Tuesday.

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    Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

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    This sounds like a hotspot and daily cleansing with an antibacterial wash such as hexachlor is very helpful. These can be quite irritable so be careful when bathing as the area may be very sensitive but keeping it clean and open to the air will speed recovery

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