Hi everyone,
I've just noticed that our new adoptee has small patches (about a quarter inch across) of dry, flakey skin (some of it very dark) on the back of his back legs, just below the joint. One leg is worse than the other. I removed the dead skin gently and the fur came out with it, leaving a little bald patch! The skin underneath is pink and looks normal.
It doesn't seem to be bothering him, I haven't noticed him fussing with the area at all, and when I was removing the skin he slept through the whole thing.
We've only had him a week so I don't know what state he was in when he lived on the street. Is this something to be worried about?
I've just noticed that our new adoptee has small patches (about a quarter inch across) of dry, flakey skin (some of it very dark) on the back of his back legs, just below the joint. One leg is worse than the other. I removed the dead skin gently and the fur came out with it, leaving a little bald patch! The skin underneath is pink and looks normal.
It doesn't seem to be bothering him, I haven't noticed him fussing with the area at all, and when I was removing the skin he slept through the whole thing.
We've only had him a week so I don't know what state he was in when he lived on the street. Is this something to be worried about?
