Hello! Our vet is closed for routine checkups and we noticed our pup licking himself a lot today so we checked where he is licking and he has these dots near his penis. One of them looks like an oozy pimple and the other two are raised with black dots in them. The skin around the oozy one is red. Do you know what it is? Is it a cause for concern?

Updated On April 21st, 2020

Pet's info: Dog | Labradoodle | Male | unneutered | 9 months and 23 days old | 15 lbs

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

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This looks like a superficial der.atitis which is not uncommon in pups. Bathing with a chlorhexidine scrub can help and if you send the pictures to your vet for medicated shampoo and/or ointment. Antibiotics are rarely required unless it becomes deeper, wet or he develops a fever

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