spine, they are under her fur but as sh? Hi, my 18 month old Dalmatian has developed bumps on both sides of her spine, they are under her fur but as she has a short coat you can tell they are raised. She has been vaccinated although she's due for her annual vaccination next month. She is regularly flea'd and wormed. We haven't used different shampoo but we do bathe her once or twice a month as she likes to roll in the dirt a lot. Although she doesn't seem to be scratching much more than usual, I came home from work to find one of these little lumps with dried blood on it so I assume they are irritating her enough to scratch at them. Also when she's wet there are one are two areas on her coat that look as though her fur is beginning to thin out at look a little patchy. Please help.