My puppy is licking a lot; he has red, oozy spots near his penis. What is it?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Labradoodle | Male | unneutered | 9 months and 23 days old | 15 lbs
Hello! Our vet is closed for routine checkups and we noticed our pup licking himself a lot today so we checked where he is licking and he has these dots near his penis. One of them looks like an oozy pimple and the other two are raised with black dots in them. The skin around the oozy one is red. Do you know what it is? Is it a cause for concern?
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Published on April 21st, 2020
This looks like a superficial der.atitis which is not uncommon in pups. Bathing with a chlorhexidine scrub can help and if you send the pictures to your vet for medicated shampoo and/or ointment. Antibiotics are rarely required unless it becomes deeper, wet or he develops a fever
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Published on July 11th, 2017
I am sorry but the pictures are very hard to see. I think making them up close has caused them to be pixilated. I would recommend using a unscented baby wipe around his penis every time he urinates. Sometimes in puppies the urine will scald the tissue around the penis. If the skin is not improving or getting worse I would recommend taking him to the vet incase it is infected.
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