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Old October 9th, 2004, 08:51 AM
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skin infection under eye(shih tzu)

Hello,
I can't believe how helpful this board has been to me! I'm going to try again.
My shih tzu Frodo, 2yrs old, has what appears to be a swollen piece of skin just under his eye and adjacent to the top of his nose. It looks red but it's really hard to tell if there is pus or infection because of the hair! I thought I solved the problem last week when I carefully cleaned the area with alcohol and put polysporin on it a few times but after bathing him last night, I noticed it again.
There are two reasons I can think of:
1) Another shih tzu snapped at him, in the face, before I noticed any of this. It could be that he made contact and now the little tear is having problems healing, esp with the constantly drippy eyes.
2) Possibly what is known as a 'hot spot'? I don't know anything about 'hot spots' ...but I do want to know that I can help treat this and prevent it from getting worse.
Ps...I didn't even have to post here last time he got ill and lethargic...I went straight to the vet's. ;-) Therefore, you will surmise that I treat what I think is reasonable and take him to the vet for more serious things.
Thank you so much for anyone who can shed some light.
Susan
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