[Mr Da Nile]

I have a 7 year old male husky. He is very healthy, gets lots of exercise. About 3 weeks ago I noticed a small scab on his head. He kept scratching it off. If I caught him I would stop him and cleaned the spot with h perox. That spot healed but there is now one on the other side , in between his ear and eye, that he keeps scratching. I rinse it and put neosporin on it and it will start to scab over and look better, then after a couple of days he scratches that scab off and scratches even more skin raw. It started at the size of a pea, now it's the size of 2 quarters. When he scratches it raw, he scratches till it bleeds and is red. Any suggestions on treatments would be greatly appreciated. If it continues I plan on a trip to the vet. I know I've rambled here, I'm just concerned about my boy. :confused:

[linnealand]

I think your concern should be directed at the cause of these wounds. As this is the second episode and it has gone from the size of a pea to the size of two quarters, I would recommend getting him to a vet to get checked out. It could be related to an allergy, stress, an insect, etc.. A post-surgery collar could keep him from scratching the area, but it would not address whatever created the wounds in the first place.

[Mr Da Nile]

Thanks linnealand, I'm going to take him in 1st thing Monday morn. I think if we can stop the cycle of scratching we can heal the wound. I'll keep you posted. I love this boy : ))

[spyderglass]

He probably has a fungus or ringworm on his skin.