Early juvenile cellulitis
In a very young puppy with noticeably swollen lymph nodes the first problem that comes to mind is “puppy strangles” or juvenile cellulitis. This is also sometimes referred to as juvenile pyoderma. This is a disorder affecting puppies that causes swelling, pustules, hairloss and lymph node
enlargement, often confined to the head and neck areas. It may cause generalized lymph node enlargement and sometimes the skin infection signs affect the trunk or feet as well as the face
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Discoid lupus is an immune mediated skin disease that is probably related to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but instead of affecting the whole body as SLE does, it primarily affects the nose and face. As far as I know, there is no known cause of this problem but it does seem more frequent in dogs of the German Shepherd, Collie, Brittany spaniel. Shetland Sheepdog, Siberian Husky and German Shorthaired Pointer breeds.
Skin crusting and ulcerative skin lesions (especially on the face, legs and feet) that occur due to underlying liver disease, pancreatic tumors and possibly diabetes is known as necrolytic dermatitis, hepatocutaneous syndrome and necrolytic migratory erythema.
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Cushing’s disease causes increased drinking, increased urination, increased appetite, panting, high blood pressure, hair loss – usually evenly distributed on both sides of the body, pendulous abdomen, thinning of the skin, calcified lumps in the skin, susceptibility to skin infections and diabetes, weakening of the heart
and skeletal muscles, nervous system disease and other symptoms. Most owners reach a point where the water consumption and urination become bothersome to them.
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Rottweiler dog with familial vitiligo and poliosis
Traction alopecia from top=knot barette on a Yorkie
Cat with eosinophilic dermatitis caused by mosquite bite allergy
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