Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 8 years and 7 months old | 5 lbs
Hi. My dog is 8 year old purebred Yorkie. She is having few symptoms: swollen/puffy eyes, itchy/dry skin, and black around vaginal area with a bit white puss. Also I have noticed slightly darker skin in mostly itchy areas. I'm not sure what's happening to her and would like to know if she is just getting old, or if she is starting to get sick.
1 Answer
Published on August 7th, 2017
Poor Lillie, those eyes look very uncomfortable. It is possible there may be mites, a bacterial or yeast infection causing such signs and your vet may wish to do some tests to identify any underlying factors such as hormonal disease. I recommend you full check up as soon as possible
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