I don't know what your dog's blackened skin looks like .I remember once going near a beach with Cookie ,he seemed fine the whole time. I was pretty far from the beach. I would say about 100 feet before I even touched sand. I was in the parking lot actually lol. I ended up leaving because I noticed little tiny,tiny specs on my legs that I thought was dirt. Well I was getting itchy and left immediately! When I got back to our hotel I noticed Cookie's neck,inside his ears,outside his ears and parts on his back were black. It looked like dirt rubbed on. I tried washing it off but it did not come off. Within 2 days it was much darker and the skin looked a little raised to me. I took him to the vet and explained what happened. She told me the tiny black stuff I saw were beach lice! It was soooooo tiny that you can't see what it is. She prescribed some sort of cleanser, I forgot the name !
It cleared up after a few weeks.
I was soooo itchy for about 2 weeks!
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