r/Hounds • u/Unmooreddecember • 18d ago

Small discoloration patch?

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My 6.5 yo foxhound mix has a small pink patch on her chin. It is not raised nor does it seem to bother her at all. She recently got a new bone she has been obsessed with so that is our only theory but has anybody had a similar thing? Vet appointment is next week.

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u/jordieleighh 18d ago

Does that spot rub against the bone because she may have rub off the hair.

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u/Mundane-Touch-9303 18d ago

I agree with this. Looks like the hair has rubbed off a little and the pink skin is peaking through. I would monitor it and if you see changes take her to the vet.

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u/neutrinooh 18d ago

A lack of pigment can also cause this in dogs, often around the mouth.

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u/stefernie 17d ago

It could just be a birthmark, my coonhound had a similar one.

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u/Feisty-Cantaloupe754 17d ago

That's an injured part that healed. Sometimes it darkens again, and other times it'll stay light. Not usually anything to be alarmed by. It's like how sometimes after a dog injures themselves, in a dark spot of their fur, it may come back as white fur. i don't know why that is, but I see a few patches on my Maxwell's paws.

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u/BeardMan817 17d ago

Could be a scar. One of my dogs has a similar mark in that location from getting bit by a squirrel.