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Why does my dog have pink splotches on her stomach after spay?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Samoyed | Female | spayed | 1 year and 2 months old | 32 lbs

Hi, my dog was spayed 16 days ago. Today these pink splotches have showed up on her stomach.

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 11th, 2022

Hi and thanks for your request. This could be due to a very mild skin inflammation due to a superficial infection. Disinfection for 4-5 days with a product like hibiscrub diluted 1:10 with water will help to sort the problem out.

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