Has anyone ever had this one their dogs??

[nsgoddess]

My bear has recently gotten this black looking skin on his belly, haven't taken him to the vet yet, but am friday hopefully. Just curious if anyone has ever had a rotti or known of a rotti with this condition, and if there is anything i do do at home for it and save lots of money??

[Anne]

You need to spend the money and take the dog to the vet for a diagnosis.

[nsgoddess]

Don't get me wrong i have no problem spending the money on Bear, just curious to know if anyone has ever had the same problem etc.

[hokisteph5]

I've never seen what you've described on my dogs. I tried to do a search of the forums, but the threads I found related more to dry skin or dull hair.

I saw quite a few recommendations on the other threads to have vets run full thyroid panels. Some people also had their vets test for allergies (food, environment, etc.).

A trip to the vet is the best thing, though.

[Sheenagirl]

Yes, as Sheena got older I noticed some black colored skin around her girlie part extending up towards her belly.
Our vet never said anything about the black discoloration being a bad thing.
On your next visit to the vets you might want to mention the spots.

[webangel2b]

Jesse was like that too. She was older as well, she lived to be 13 and I'm pretty sure I noticed it at about 10yo.

Lots of changes as they age, might be what we get that they called age/liver spots?

I hope all is well, and your dog is just showing her/his age.