My puppy has bumps near private parts. Ant bites or infection?

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Nova has these bumps near her private areas. 1I'm not sure if I am being paranoid and they are ant bites or they are a sign of something. What are these bumps? Are they a sign of something? Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 29 days old | 22 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

Usually ant bites don't cause skin lesions on dogs, but any insect bite could look like this if the dog is sensitive. These also look like they might be papules secondary to a bacterial skin infection. Juvenile pyoderma, or a staph skin infection is very common in puppies and might not require treatment if it is not bothering the dog. If Nova is not itchy I think you could simply monitor - if these spots have not resolved in 3 weeks, if you see more or if Nova seems to be licking or scratching her belly I'd recommend seeing a veterinarian.

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