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Why does my senior beagle have red, weeping, smelly skin wounds?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Female | spayed | 15 years and 9 months old

Hello I have a 16 year old female beagle who has got some nasty looking wounds on the side of her face and in her body. They are red, weep and bleed whenever she catches them. They smell quite bad too can you suggest what they could be ..thanks angel

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 5th, 2017

I am afraid that are tumors. Because there is more than one that is suspicious of beng cancerous the only way to get rid of them and find out what it is is to have them surgically removed and analyzed

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