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My dog has new black spots on her tummy. What's causing them?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | spayed | 1 year and 4 months old | 18 lbs

My dogs skin has black spots on her tummy and some on her back and on her thigh, its not scaly it looks normal but she doesn't have this before. I notice 2 weeks ago. Is this something I need to be worried about?

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on April 19th, 2020

A common cause of darkened skin in these areas is from chronic inflammation, which could be caused by fleas, flea allergies, food allergies, bacterial or yeast infections, etc. I would recommend starting Cookie on a monthly flea preventative if she isn't already, and checking in with your vet to see what could be going on.

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