My dog was injured in an accident and after I brought her back from vet clinic after two weeks, I noticed there are two small black spot without fur at both of her hands... I wonder if there are maggots on her... the black spot is about the size of a coin... sometimes she would lick the place... how to check if there are maggots on her?

Any chance you can post a picture?
Is your dog being kept outside where there is access to flies?

Yes there are flies.. but I dun c any fly ever land on her body cause she always chase them away.. ya I can... but how do I post the picture?

just now I saw the black spot has turned colour which is creamy colour... I hope it is no big deal =(

Can you pick off the "dot"?

I don't think so...

Scrape it off with your fingernail? Have you tried?

You.. but to no avail

A maggot is a wiggly white thing about the size of grain of rice. It would come off easily.

If you can't scrape this thing off the dog's paw, it possibly is part of his coloration or maybe a flake of dirt.

ic... thanks a lot =)

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Originally Posted by pfwern

ic...thanks a lot =)

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By the way, we appreciate questions and do our best to answer them. I'm a cat person, so maybe a dog person will have a different take on this.

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From the photo and the way it is raised it looks like it might be a fatty tumor or a cyst.
Both of which cause no harm but it's best to get it checked out by your vt to make sure it is nothing serious.