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My dog has a painful skin wound that's getting worse. What is it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 11 months and 20 days old

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 2nd, 2019

This looks like an area of severe dermatitis, a deep bacterial skin infection, or potentially some kind of chemical burn. I would recommend seeing a veterinarian as soon as possible to have this large wound evaluated. I would guess that it is quite painful, and it seems to be getting worse.

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