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How to treat German Shepherd skin disease?
First get a vet check to confirm the type (parasitic, allergic, fungal, etc.) via skin scraping; do not self-medicate. Keep the environment clean during treatment.
Found a small bald patch behind the cat’s ear and on a leg; is something wrong?
Hair loss has many causes: parasites, malnutrition, allergy, hormone issues, infection. Check for red skin or scabs; see a vet if present, or use a collar and observe.
Dog’s tail stays against its back; since coming home it rarely lowers except when relaxed; when playing it lowers it, but then bites its own tail fur. Is something wrong?
A puppy biting its tail may have a tail injury, stuck object, parasites, or infection. Check the tail; see a vet if other symptoms; it may just be self-play.
Puppy often has tear stains and the fur on both sides of the nose is gone; what medicine to use?
Tear staining may be from blocked tear ducts, inverted eyelashes, or salty food. Switch to a low-salt duck-and-pear formula and have the vet check the ducts.
Cat’s lower lip has been swollen; a vet said it was ‘heat’ during a previous illness, but it is more swollen the last two days. What medicine? Any recommendation?
From the photo, the lip swelling may be an eosinophilic granuloma from allergy, possibly also related to heat. Adjust diet, keep it simple, and clean daily with saline.
The cat’s nose looks like this
Hair loss and red skin on a cat's nose may be a bacterial, fungal, or parasitic skin infection. Get a skin scraping at the vet; if unavailable, clean and apply antifungal spray.
A red bump on the leg with two holes
A red bump with two holes on a cat's leg may be a bite from another animal leaving tooth marks and swelling. Clean fresh wounds with soap and iodine; use hydrogen peroxide for abscesses.
This state has lasted a long time; the doctor prescribed this spray but it kept getting worse. I’m heartbroken.
The dog's ear problem is likely bacterial otitis; the spray is a bacteriostatic one and made it worse, so stop using it. Keep the ear dry and clean daily, then get a smear test at the vet.
Hair loss, seems like ringworm
The photo shows scaling and crusting at the hair-loss edge, matching ringworm. Shave 3 cm around, use a Wood's lamp (green = ringworm), then wet-compress with saline, and treat with terbinafine spray and compound ketoconazole ointment; use a collar and disinfect belongings/environment.
Not sure if it ate too many treats, looks like a lipoma or a tumor, very worried (hamster)
From the photo the hamster has an abdominal lump, possibly from bacterial/fungal infection, cyst, or tumor - tumor can't be ruled out. Take it to a vet; if tumor, remove surgically per its nature. Put a collar on first to prevent chewing the area.