My dog has a bald spot near his eye after removing crusty gunk. Will fur regrow?

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Hello i have a long hair akita. He seems to have constant discharge or his eyes. Sometimes worse then others. I noticed a rather hard crusty luml on furclike matted with sleep or gunk. I removed it and now he has a little bald patch near his inner eye. Any adive is mich appreciated. Many thanks. Louie Dee. Pet's info: Dog | Akita | Male | unneutered | 2 years old | 68 lbs

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

It is not uncommon for there to be a little hair loss when we remove discharge that is dried to the skin. If the skin is becoming red or irritated, then I would certainly have your veterinarian examine it, but otherwise the fur should regrow normally. You may also want to ask your veterinarian for a recommendation on treating the eye discharge since that seems to be a chronic problem for Quincy. Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My dog has a bald spot near his eye after removing crusty gunk. Will fur regrow?

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