Pet & Animal Disease Index
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Panniculitis
Panniculitis often appears as deep nodules that can occur singly or affect multiple areas of the body. The nodules can be firm or soft and mobile. The lesions can eventually become cystic and ulcerate, often draining an oily, yellowish-brown to bloody discharge.
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Pattern Baldness
Symptoms usually begin in late puberty or young adulthood. Symmetrical thinning of hair or hair loss commonly occurs on the outer ear flaps, under the neck, on the chest, backs of the thighs, and behind the ears.
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Pemphigus Foliaceus
Lesions typically begin along the nasal bridge, around the eyes, and ear pinnae. It is typical for the lesions to spread and occur along the trunk, feet, clawbeds, groin, and footpads.
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Perianal Fistulas
Difficult and painful defecation, perianal licking and chewing, foul smelling perianal discharge, low tail carriage, weight loss and lethargy.
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Pododermatitis
Pododermatitis means inflammation of the feet, and is considered to be more of a description, than an actual disease. Many underlying disorders result in pododermatitis.
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Postclipping alopecia
With an overall healthy dog and the history of clipping and lack of hair regrowth at the surgical or catheter sites the diagnosis of postclipping alopecia is straightforward.
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Pyoderma
Localized, multifocal or generalized areas of hairless, pimples, red bumps, and crusts are most commonly seen with a superficial bacterial pyoderma.
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Reactive Histiocytosis
Cutaneous histiocytosis: Lesions typically are multiple, red plaques or nodules that occur anywhere on the body. Nodules may be ulcerated, but are not usually painful or itchy.
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Ringworm
The fungal skin disease dermatophytosis has come to be called ringworm because of the appearance of the skin lesion that characteristically occurs with this disorder: a circular area of hair loss with a red, raised outer rim.
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Sarcoptic Mange
Sarcoptic mange is one of the most uncomfortable skin diseases that a dog can contract. Highly contagious, sarcoptic mange is caused by a mite called Sarcoptes scabeie var. canis and is transmissible to humans.
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