My dog's skin is turning dark in certain areas. What's wrong?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Chow Chow | Male | neutered | 4 years and 7 months old | 32 lbs
What is the reason for the dog's skin to change dark in some areas of his body ?
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Published on August 14th, 2019
Skin darkening can occur due to natural aging, low level irritation from infection or allergies, a healed wound or changes in hormone levels from hypothyroidism. Your veterinarian may be able to determine the exact cause after a thorough physical exam. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.
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Published on April 18th, 2017
This hyper pigmentation of the skin is usually related to a chronic inflammation. Yeast or mite chronic infection could be responsible for that. I would recommend a check up and appropriate treatment which may include medicated shampoo (like Malaseb shampoo). Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation (where you can post pictures ) if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
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