Originally Posted by VTJess03
Belle has started getting a small place like this on hers too (since I made her a full-time indoor dog). When I asked the vet, she said it was just a pressure point area and that laying down a lot, especially on hard surfaces, like a floor, could do that, and that it was nothing to worry about. Hers are on both elbows, and very small.
Do you notice that Bear always lays with his weight to the same side? If so, is it the side that's lost hair that is bearing the weight? I'd still ask the vet when you go, but wouldn't worry too much about it between now and then.