Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | spayed | 9 years and 1 month old
My dog has a black semi raised circle on her lower back. Never had a sore/cut/bite in that area, the thing just appeared. I check her constantly for fleas as she had them in Sept. no discomfort/scratching in that area. it feels like a scab but I don’t know where she would have gotten it from. Just went to vet yesterday due to an ear infection and got medicine. Should I be worried? Acts fine. Was biting her back for like 2 seconds only once last week could that be it? Gave revolution on Friday.
1 Answer
Published on November 14th, 2017
It doesn't appear to be related to fleas. It could be an injury but it could also be the start of a tumor. I would recommend you leave it alone and monitor it for about a week. Don't pick at it or apply anything to it. If it is just a scab from an injury it should be much improved if not all the way healed in that time frame. If it is virtually the same or just a tad bit improved then I would have your vet check that spot out. Hope this helps. Best wishes.
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