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Crusting, scaling, pustules, red bumps, papules

Pyoderma

Rapid onset, oozing of clear serous liquid

Acute moist dermatitis- hot spots

Radial alopecia

Microsporum canis- ringworm- fungal infection

Feline chin acne

Oily or dry, dandruff like skin cells

Seborrhea, sicca or oleosca

Red, smooth and swollen skin, alopecia, repeat trauma area

Canine lick granuloma

Cauliflower like lumps on soft tissue of oral cavity

Canine Oral papillomavirus

Malignant tumor

Neoplasia of the skin, Mast cell tumor

Red or pink hairless lump

Cutaneous histocytoma

Black pigment, rapid growing, malignant tumor

Melanoma

Older dogs, benign, soft and freely movable

Limpoma

Bilateral symmetrical alopecia, rat tail, skin lesions, weight gain, heat seeking, lethargic, dry coat, low heart rate and temperature

Hypothyroidism

PU, PD, pendulous abdomen, thin skin, bilateral symmetric alopecia, panting, weakness

Cushing disease, hypoadrenocorticism

Bloody dirt, alopecia, lesions, back, tail, inner thigh areas affected

Flea allergy dermatitis

On Ventrum, elbows, ears, and hocks. Pineal pedal reflex, deep skin scraping, intense puritus, scaly, crusty

Sarcoptic mange- Sarcoptes scabiei

Sarcoptes scabiei

Cheyletiellosis

Moving

Walking dandruff, cheyletiellosis

Erethyma, puritus, alopecia, all over or localized

Demodex Demodectic Manage- Demodex canis, Demodex gatoi

Deep in hair follicles or sebaceous glands

Demodex canis, Demodex gatoi

Black discharge, coffee ground appearance, bilateral, intense puritius, scratching, head shaking, droopy ears

Otodectic mange- ear mites- Otodectes cynotis

Otodectes cynotis