ShyAnne has a "blackhead"! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Barbara92021 · 05-16-2010, 02:24 PM

ShyAnne has a little bump, in her left shoulder area, that looks exactly like a human's blackhead. When I gently scraped at the top of it, some of it came off. I didn't want to scrape at it anymore than that b/c just that little bit caused the area around the bump to turn red!

I did a search in this forum for "blackheads" and read a few different things. Are these "blackheads" common for Yorkies? If so, do they come out just like for us humans? Sheesh! Are they anything to be worried about?

Thanks for any help!

Maximo · 05-16-2010, 03:05 PM

Is there any chance it could be a tick and not a blackhead?

Barbara92021 · 05-16-2010, 05:38 PM

Maximo: Thanks for the reply! That was my 1st thot (tick!) b/c DH has been working where the ticks were more than plentiful. Since my furbabies don't have anywhere they play or walk that they could get a tick from, I thot maybe DH had dropped one on the couch or something. But, I Google searched ticks b/c I needed to be reminded of what they looked like and this is definitely not a tick. It really is exactly like a human's blackhead! DH informed me tonite that he noticed that little bump on ShyAnne quite awhile ago - long before tick season here. Of course, I gave him what-for b/c he didn't tell me. I will check with their groomer tom morning and see if she has noticed it or has any idea about what to do. I posted here first b/c I trust my YT friends the most! Maybe someone else will reply, too. Thanks again.

kalina82 · 05-16-2010, 06:00 PM

i'd like to know too.

Morgan has been getting what appears to be white heads on her back. I squeeze them and a little white stuff come out just like a pimple and then it goes away. it just started the past few months. its weird.

Maximo · 05-16-2010, 08:06 PM

Barbara: My oldest boy had a tiny bump on top of his head when he was 6 months old. The vet said it could be a pimple or a cyst. She offered to scrape it while he was under anesthesia to be neutered. I dabbed a little olive oil on it and it disappeared in 2 days, before surgery.

I'm not quite sure what to do for a blackhead other than a warm compress. In addition to talking to your groomer, perhaps give your vet's office a call for some ideas. They should be willing to do that over the phone.

Glad to know it's not a tick. I had one come out of my hair in the shower the other day after I worked in the garden. Yuck!

Lexi Rae · 05-17-2010, 11:45 AM

Lexi has them too,, black head, white heads.. i squeese them,, so annoying they are to feel.. A month ago, she had what looked like a boil.. a big blind pimple.. i read up on it, told me to put castor oil on it.,so i did,, 2 days later it popped while brushing her.. now its flat again, but black, ewwww

cathys · 05-17-2010, 12:36 PM

Oh my, Acne in dogs. Like its not enough to deal with it in the skin kids.

Maximo · 05-17-2010, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Lexi Rae

Lexi has them too,, black head, white heads.. i squeese them,, so annoying they are to feel.. A month ago, she had what looked like a boil.. a big blind pimple.. i read up on it, told me to put castor oil on it.,so i did,, 2 days later it popped while brushing her.. now its flat again, but black, ewwww

Have you tried changing hair products? Could be that Lexi is sensitive to certain products and ingredients.

kimberlee104 · 05-17-2010, 06:12 PM

Lana has had something like you described recently. We did the same google search not exactly knowing what they were. What we had determined them being was a mosquito bite with a little scab on top. We scraped, squeezed and with no avail we watched and she itched them a bit. It is really starting to heat up here in AZ so mosquitoes are becoming almost common on our walks. It took about a week for them to loosen and then the dumb scab would get stuck in her hair which took a bit longer to get out.

Barbara92021 · 05-18-2010, 06:26 PM

GOT THE ANSWER! My vet told me what to do for dog's blackheads - apparently this is not as rare as I thot. Make a solution of very warm water and epson salts. (Warm enuf that the salts melt.) Usually it is 1 Tbsp. of epson salts to 1 c. of water but for these little furbabies we only need to make 1/3 cup. Which is easy math: 1/3 c. of very warm water and 1 tsp. epson salts.

Saturate a cotton ball with the solution and hold it over the blackhead for a few mins. Do this a few times in one sitting while the stuff is still good and warm. Dry the area and then dab the blackhead with polysporin. Try to do this twice a day and in a few days, the blackhead should work its way up and out. Talk about an easy and cheap way to deal with this!

I am going to start ShyAnne's treatments tonite and I will let you know how it works out.

Reminds me of bread/milk poultices of days gone by! LOL My Mom used to swear by those for slivers and everything else that irritated a person's skin or might cause infection. I can't figure out how I would wrap a poultice around my furbaby's body tho! Just some humor added for fun for those who think this is a yucky/gross topic.

Maximo · 05-19-2010, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Barbara92021

GOT THE ANSWER!

Good info to know for pets and humans. Glad your vet was able to give you a solution.

Picturing you with the poultice and your pup -- lol!

_Chrissy_ · 05-21-2010, 11:05 AM

LOL I just had to post this...

Prudence · 03-11-2013, 01:20 PM

Hey all yorkie-lovers!! My yorkie also had a small sort of blackhead on her back for like one year or maybe more now. Is there any risk of infection etc, if i squeezed maybe part of the blackhead-black pimple? If anyone knows anything about it please let me know!! I`m becoming really concerned about it..

Thank you!!

Maximo · 03-11-2013, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

Hey all yorkie-lovers!! My yorkie also had a small sort of blackhead on her back for like one year or maybe more now. Is there any risk of infection etc, if i squeezed maybe part of the blackhead-black pimple? If anyone knows anything about it please let me know!! I`m becoming really concerned about it..

Thank you!!

I don't think there is any risk of infection. You could try the concoction above with the epsom salts to draw the blackhead out. I would probably follow up with a cotton ball with a bit of hydrogen peroxide and organic coconut oil.

You could have your vet take a look too.

Maximo · 03-11-2013, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by _Chrissy_

LOL I just had to post this...

LOL, I missed this back in 2010.

05-16-2010, 02:24 PM	#1
Barbara92021 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 74	ShyAnne has a "blackhead"! ShyAnne has a little bump, in her left shoulder area, that looks exactly like a human's blackhead. When I gently scraped at the top of it, some of it came off. I didn't want to scrape at it anymore than that b/c just that little bit caused the area around the bump to turn red! I did a search in this forum for "blackheads" and read a few different things. Are these "blackheads" common for Yorkies? If so, do they come out just like for us humans? Sheesh! Are they anything to be worried about? Thanks for any help! __________________ Great surprises come in small packages!

05-16-2010, 05:38 PM	#3
Barbara92021 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 74	Maximo: Thanks for the reply! That was my 1st thot (tick!) b/c DH has been working where the ticks were more than plentiful. Since my furbabies don't have anywhere they play or walk that they could get a tick from, I thot maybe DH had dropped one on the couch or something. But, I Google searched ticks b/c I needed to be reminded of what they looked like and this is definitely not a tick. It really is exactly like a human's blackhead! DH informed me tonite that he noticed that little bump on ShyAnne quite awhile ago - long before tick season here. Of course, I gave him what-for b/c he didn't tell me. I will check with their groomer tom morning and see if she has noticed it or has any idea about what to do. I posted here first b/c I trust my YT friends the most! Maybe someone else will reply, too. Thanks again. __________________ Great surprises come in small packages!

05-16-2010, 06:00 PM	#4
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	i'd like to know too. Morgan has been getting what appears to be white heads on her back. I squeeze them and a little white stuff come out just like a pimple and then it goes away. it just started the past few months. its weird. __________________ Kellie and Morgan

05-17-2010, 11:45 AM	#6
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	Lexi has them too,, black head, white heads.. i squeese them,, so annoying they are to feel.. A month ago, she had what looked like a boil.. a big blind pimple.. i read up on it, told me to put castor oil on it.,so i did,, 2 days later it popped while brushing her.. now its flat again, but black, ewwww __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

05-18-2010, 06:26 PM	#10
Barbara92021 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 74	GOT THE ANSWER! My vet told me what to do for dog's blackheads - apparently this is not as rare as I thot. Make a solution of very warm water and epson salts. (Warm enuf that the salts melt.) Usually it is 1 Tbsp. of epson salts to 1 c. of water but for these little furbabies we only need to make 1/3 cup. Which is easy math: 1/3 c. of very warm water and 1 tsp. epson salts. Saturate a cotton ball with the solution and hold it over the blackhead for a few mins. Do this a few times in one sitting while the stuff is still good and warm. Dry the area and then dab the blackhead with polysporin. Try to do this twice a day and in a few days, the blackhead should work its way up and out. Talk about an easy and cheap way to deal with this! I am going to start ShyAnne's treatments tonite and I will let you know how it works out. Reminds me of bread/milk poultices of days gone by! LOL My Mom used to swear by those for slivers and everything else that irritated a person's skin or might cause infection. I can't figure out how I would wrap a poultice around my furbaby's body tho! Just some humor added for fun for those who think this is a yucky/gross topic. __________________ Great surprises come in small packages!

05-16-2010, 03:05 PM	#2
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,041	Is there any chance it could be a tick and not a blackhead?

05-16-2010, 08:06 PM	#5
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,041	Barbara: My oldest boy had a tiny bump on top of his head when he was 6 months old. The vet said it could be a pimple or a cyst. She offered to scrape it while he was under anesthesia to be neutered. I dabbed a little olive oil on it and it disappeared in 2 days, before surgery. I'm not quite sure what to do for a blackhead other than a warm compress. In addition to talking to your groomer, perhaps give your vet's office a call for some ideas. They should be willing to do that over the phone. Glad to know it's not a tick. I had one come out of my hair in the shower the other day after I worked in the garden. Yuck!

05-17-2010, 12:36 PM	#7
cathys Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: CA,USA Posts: 1,623	Oh my, Acne in dogs. Like its not enough to deal with it in the skin kids.

05-17-2010, 06:12 PM	#9
kimberlee104 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chandler Posts: 26	Lana has had something like you described recently. We did the same google search not exactly knowing what they were. What we had determined them being was a mosquito bite with a little scab on top. We scraped, squeezed and with no avail we watched and she itched them a bit. It is really starting to heat up here in AZ so mosquitoes are becoming almost common on our walks. It took about a week for them to loosen and then the dumb scab would get stuck in her hair which took a bit longer to get out.

03-11-2013, 01:20 PM	#13
Prudence YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cyprus Posts: 9	Hey all yorkie-lovers!! My yorkie also had a small sort of blackhead on her back for like one year or maybe more now. Is there any risk of infection etc, if i squeezed maybe part of the blackhead-black pimple? If anyone knows anything about it please let me know!! I`m becoming really concerned about it.. Thank you!!