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Suddenly, my dog has a black spot on his chest. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 1 year and 11 months old | 12.4 lbs

What is this black spot? It's on my dogs chest . Appeared recently

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 27th, 2017

It looks like a wound if some kind that has a booodbsupply damage to the black part so that skin is nit healthy tissue that can heal. He will most likely need antibiotics from your vet and have that center part removed to let the fresh new skin heal together

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