Both my dogs have itchy, bleeding lumps and rashes on their mouths?

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One morning my both dogs woke up with puss lumps around there mouth and on the lips and on one of my dogs under her jaw her hair is starting to go and there's a very inflamed rash where her hair was and she's also bleeding and she keeps itching where the lumps are please could you help as I'm starting to worry how its on both of my dogs. Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 2 months old | 6 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

My biggest suspicion is that these two ate something that really irritated their skin and set it up for infection. Certain house plants are a common culprit. There is not any contagious diseases that I can think of that would cause these sort of problems. The best things you can do is have them evaluated by a vet. They will be better able to find the cause of this and offer the best treatment. For now, it's good to keep the area clean with a medicated dog shampoo (you can usually get these in the pet store). Clean with cool water for five minutes, twice a day, wiping gently. With good cleaning, the infection usually clears within two weeks. I hope that helps and they get better soon.

Both my dogs have itchy, bleeding lumps and rashes on their mouths?

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