I was cutting a clump of hair from behind my dogs ear and accidentally cut some of the skin behind her ear. She didn’t flinch at all and the area really didn’t bleed at all. It has been a couple of days since it occured and it doesn’t seem to be bothering her. Should I take her into the vet, so is there not much I can do except keep it clean, and apply anti bactierial ointment?

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My dog has had a lot of flakes (dandruff) recently and I thought he just needed grooming but I cut his hair and it continued. It’s been maybe a month and now he’s losing his hair around the base of the tail and side of his left hind leg. It looks red in those areas of hair loss, maybe like it itches but he doesn’t scratch. What could this be?

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My cat has extremely matted hair along the spine from the middle of her back, fanning out to the tail (though the tail is not having hair issues). She is old and arthritic, slow moving and does not groom herself, and has a bad odor. The hair clumps and falls off in small matted sections about an inch in size, but the area stays matted and clumped & brushing does not clear it. She is an outdoor cat, and does not like human contact, but lets me brush her occasionally. Her appetite is still good & she eats dry , and sometimes wet food.

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