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My female dog has spots on her vulva and a urine odor. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Newfoundland | Female | spayed | 1 year and 6 months old | 95 lbs

Hello! Silva, newfoundland, 1.5 years, spayed. She'll see a vet tomorrow, but i want to be prepared for the discussion. She has these unhealthy spots on her vulva and around. Stinks like urine. Still playful and active, but this is definitely not ok. Thank you

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Answered By Vanessa Yeager DVM MPH

Veterinarian

Published on February 19th, 2020

Hi and thanks for posting. The pictures came out very blurry so I cannot see what you are referring to. Spots around the vulva could be any number of things- from a bacterial infection, comedones (blackheads), yeast infection, or other causes. Good that you have an appointment with your veterinarian tomorrow so Silva can get checked out.

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