My dog is licking a brown spot on her leg with hair loss. What is it?

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Dolly, Pomeranian dog, 9 years 4 months, has a brown colored skin lesion on right hind leg, there is hair loss. She is not allowing to touch that area and is licking it. Not able to notice any discharge. Please tell the reason for this and treatment. This is first time seeing such thing, She is eating and drinking well.No similar lesions seen elsewhere on body. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 9 years and 3 months old | 35 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Dolly has a lick granuloma. The staining you are seeing around it is from her saliva. Often times dogs lick a particular area due to underlying pain (ie: arthritis in the joint). Sometimes it can be that something irritated the skin which started the licking and the subsequent reaction. No way to tell just by looking at it. Here is a good article about this issue: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/lick-granuloma-in-dogs I recommend you get her to the vet for some treatment. Usually steroids and antibiotics are needed to clear this up. Also, she will need to wear a cone to stop the licking. No matter what you treat her with it will not get better if she continues to lick it. Hope this helps. Best wishes!

My dog is licking a brown spot on her leg with hair loss. What is it?

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