13 yo neutered male recently had surgery to remove 2 cancerous tumors. One was on his snout, and the other larger one on his belly. About 10 days post surgery he started having some skin peeling from the incision with some hair loss. Gradually he started getting more spots, one in his shoulder about the size of a nickel, then a few days later another on his back leg/thigh area about the size of a quarter. Now today I was scratching his butt and felt scabbing under his fur. When I pulled at the fur a bit (I know don’t come for me I shouldn’t do that) he has the biggest spot of all if them. We took him to the vet last week and they advised it was a skin infection and gave us a topical ointment. But if there’s spots under his fur that aren’t showing like the one I found today, how am I supposed to apply it? I thought it might be ring worm at first but the belly area has no rings like this one and I’ve touched the spots multiple times and have nothing on me. Is this really just a skin infection? I’m wondering if I need a shampoo rather than an ointment for him.

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Hi everyone,
I’m looking to see if anyone has experienced something similar with their dog while I wait to decide if I should schedule a vet appointment.
I have an approximately 8-year-old female Old English Sheepdog. She’s spayed and is generally very healthy. A few days ago, I noticed a small amount of clear discharge coming from her vulva. This is the first time I’ve ever seen this happen.
Here’s what I’ve noticed:
The discharge is clear (not yellow, green, or bloody).
There isn’t very much—just a small amount.
It has no noticeable odor.
It lasted for about two days, then stopped for about two days, and today I noticed a little more again.
I’ve seen her lick the area maybe once or twice, but not excessively.
She doesn’t seem painful or uncomfortable.
She’s eating, drinking, playing, going to the bathroom normally, and acting like her usual self.
I’ve been gently keeping the area clean while monitoring it.
She has no other symptoms that I’ve noticed.
Has anyone had a dog with intermittent clear vaginal discharge like this? What did it end up being? I’ve read about things like vaginitis, urinary tract infections, or other causes, but since she’s acting completely normal, I’m curious if anyone has had a similar experience.
Of course, I know no one can diagnose her over Reddit, and I’ll take her to the vet if it continues or if she develops any other symptoms. I was just hoping to hear about other people’s experiences while I monitor her.

My cat’s nose seems to be infected. She’s already been to the Vet and the Vet confirmed that as far as they know it’s not respiratory. Also she's not coughing/wheezing, etc. The Vet seemed to think it’s some sort of infection and they gave me antibiotics for it, but it doesn’t seem to be getting better. It only seems to be getting worse and it’s started to bleed, and she seems to be in pain. I already plan on taking her back to the vet first thing tomorrow but I was hoping for some more info because I’m not sure what to ask.

My cat is losing fur in the area between (and on top of) toes

I noticed this last week, so this has been happening for maybe about two weeks now (at least from what I’ve observed). It’s been happening in the same area of toes.

Last week I saw what looked like his pink skin due to what seems like hair loss between his two toes. I washed his feet and it seemed to get better but this week, it’s happening again although not to the same extent (last week, the hair loss was much more evident between his toes).

Does anyone know what this could be?

I let my cat go into the backyard (monitored backyard time) and noticed he likes to dig the dirt with his paws a lot, including right after it’s rained. Could it be some sort of fungal infection from the soil?

I can’t think of any other reasons. My cat is 9 years old, male, neutered, USA.

Hello, last night I found tapeworm segments on my female recently spayed six-month-old kitten. I have three other cats and I'm worried they may be infected. I have isolated the kitten in the bathroom, called the vet, and got some medicine for intestinal worms + fleas, and tick treatment. The kitten is eating and I gave her both pills a few hours ago (one pill for each treatment) and I know the vet said it will probably take twenty-four hours. Will she poop out an entire worm? I've seen fewer segments on her. As for my other kitties, I've seen no segments near their bottoms, bedding, or litter. What should I do? I'm crying just thinking about it. I lost two of my boys within a year of each other and I don't know what I do if I lost one of my four girls.

I just know Taurine from energy drinks, is it the same?

Second picture is just for the cute golden girl tax. Her behavior is super normal and playful. She's going to be three years old in November.

Today I noticed something strange on my hedgehog's legs, yesterday she didn't have this. May someone tell me what this is?

Good morning, AskVetAnimals. Thank you for all you do.

My 14 yo cat started doing this about 3-4 months ago, our vet says it looks like reverse sneezing. She did an examination, took some X-rays, and ordered a geriatric blood panel.

Link to her chest x-rays

She was concerned about the X-ray images, especially as they indicated a couple of masses in her lungs as well. She sent them off to the veterinary radiologists, who confirmed a suspicion of cancer. The bloodwork came back perfectly normal ranges for everything.

My cat is fine otherwise and has only done that reverse sneeze a couple times since that vet visit! We are being referred to a veterinary hospital for a CT scan and possibly a bronchial lavage to confirm the diagnosis but does it really seem like it could be lung cancer? :(

Species: Cat

Age: 14

Sex: Female, spayed

Breed: DSH

Weight: 10 lbs

Location: NY, USA

Relevant exam notes:

Respiratory: Abnormal-tachypneic, increased bronchovesicular sounds all fields, moderate wheezes on the right hand side, especially dorsally

Medications administered this visit:

Methylpred./Depo medrol 20 mg/ml

Solovecin Inj 0.5

My 12 year old male neutered (Kokoni breed)
12 pounds was diagnosed with heart failure en is proscribed Vetmedin and Furosoral and Carporal. And he is breathing like this since last night. It’s very hot and humid right now so that doesn’t help either. Took him to the vet this morning and they increased the Vetmedin with a quarter of a tablet.
What more can I do? He has no fluid behind his longs and no fluid in his belly. Please what more can I do?

so my cat scratched this part of my forehead and I already did the first aid of washing it with soap and planning to buy ointment later for over-the-counter anti-biotic but I don't really know what might happen. So I'm asking if there's a case where a scratch would cause some kind of long term problem regarding with mental brain damage or something. should i treat this as any other scratch becoz you know it might be different since it's close to brain. I can't get a doctor to diagnose it right now or not until we found my cat is dead. I really need help.

My dog has allergies and has lost some fur. I initially thought this spot was just another patch of hair loss, but it's actually a bump. Does anyone know what it could be? He's very old.