My dog has scaly skin, red spots, and scratches armpits. What's wrong?

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Our labrodor dog has got scaly hairfall beneath her armpit we can see many small small reddish wounds even on her lower leg and she constantly straches her body what may be the reason? Suggest some home remedy

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This is probably due to an allergy, although it could also be infection or mites. Unfortunately the only ''home remedy'' available and quite effective is a dog shampoo (I would recommend Coatex aloea vera shampoo). If shampoo is not effective at all, first of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat with a high quality flea treatment (advocate or advantage), then ask the vet to perform a skin scrape - this might reveal an infection or a mite infestation. If all of those came back negative, the next step is to treat the allergy symptomatically and try to discover the cause of the allergy. Three main type of allergies are usually affecting pets: food allergies, flea and parasite related ones and environmental type (allergens coming from trees, pollens, dust etc etc). Some medications can be given by the vet in order to repair the skin lesions (steroids and antibiotics). Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

My dog has scaly skin, red spots, and scratches armpits. What's wrong?

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