Help what is this??

Tillygizmo · Feb 23, 2010

Recently I noticed Charger was really chewing at this one part in the middle of his back. His fur is not chewed but I checked him out under the coat anyway. He doesnt flinch when I touch the area but I did find what feels like a scab. It is white and crusty. In some spots it looks like its lifting from the skin almost like s scab that is far along. It is really dry to the touch. We have NO idea how he could have gotten this. They have nothing to poke or scrape them in playtime and it looks and feels nothing like a bite. The only thing we could thing is he is chewing his skin but then I thought his fur would be missing. I just want to make sure this isnt something emergency.

Maybe fungus? I have no experience with that.
Pictures attached

This is where his skin is lifted but the overall size is about a nickel size

This one is slightly to the left and is basically just a raised bumpy scab under the fur.

Thanks so much

ticklechin · Feb 23, 2010

Does he have a cage mate? Looks like a possible bite mark to me that has almost healed.

alli713 · Feb 23, 2010

Is he in with any other chins?

It looks like a bit wound that is scabbed over to me. And many times you find them on their backs.

Although it is entirely possible he did it to himself too, a couple months ago I had to take MuShu in to the vet for some self-inflicted wounds that were lumps with scabs on them.

Tillygizmo · Feb 23, 2010

Hmmm. he doesnt have a cagemate. Awhile ago he had a few joint playtimes with a possible future cagemate but they were monitored every second and never left alone. There was a point where he had some fur pulled but there was no blood or wound at that point that we saw... I wonder if it was that.

If it was, what should I do? He was just on anti-biotics for awhile for another issues and is showing no signs of infection now.

ticklechin · Feb 23, 2010

It does not look infected, I would just watch it if it was my chin.

tunes · Feb 23, 2010

The first one looks like it may have been a puncture wound (probably occurred when the fur got pulled) that turned into a small abscess. It probably festered there for a while and then popped, hence the hole. You've already had him on antibiotics, which is what a vet would do anyway, and as Dawn said, it looks to be healing anyway. You could put a little Blu-Kote on a Q-tip and dab it on each one, but other than that I wouldn't worry about it.