If dogs have a bald spot right above their tail area and is quite irritated...what does it mean?

Question

My dog has always been energetic and hyper so my family and I put her outside very often. Today, I noticed her biting her skin above the tail. So I checked what she was biting and it turns out her skin was irritated and red and some hair had fallen out. I was very worried. Is this a sign of cancer or ringworm?

Answer 1

0o0oh..my dog has been doing this for almost 3 yrs now off and on. Go to walmart and get a bottle of SULFODENE. Its in a small bottle filled w a yellow liquid for skin irritation. Take a cotton ball and rub sum on the irritated spot making sure it gets deep in the skin. Be sure not to get it on you bc its very very hard to wash off. If you take your dog to the vet all they will do is give your dog a steriod shot. Which a dog is only allowed to have 3 in its life in the same muscle. We tried the steriod shot thing first but it DID not work and actually made it worse making her lose her hair all the way up to her neck. Seriously try this stuff it has worked great on my dog!!! Whenever she gets an skin infection this clears it right up ;)

Answer 2

Probably a skin irritation from food or fleas, and within reach for him/her to constantly itch....

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Answer 3

not cancer but some kind of skin irritation. my dog does this too sometimes but the vet can't ever find anything serious. he told us to spray the area with an over the counter spray, i forget the name but you can get it at the pet store. it worked.

Answer 4

It could be fleas or an allergy (probably food). I would suggest taking her to the vet and have it checked.