Dog losing hair on hind end, itchy, hard skin & warts. What's wrong?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
My dog seems to have severe hair loss on his hind area (buttocks area partical back, and tail) his hair is now really wirey and he almost feels like a pig he itchys his back outside for hours. He now also had hard skin and some warts where he lost his hair. He looks gross and i need to find some help for him.
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Published on May 29th, 2017
This type of skin condition including itchiness can be caused by various reasons such as fleas, mites ,fungal infection, bacterial infection and allergies. the first 4 needs to be ruled out before we start treating for allergies. in order to do that first de-flea him with a high quality flea treatment such as advantage spot on, if it doesn't help - take him to the vet in order to check for/treat the other possibilities. If everything is ruled out, then an allergy treatment can be started. Usually an hypoallergenic food is a good way to start together with anti histamines. if it doesn't help - the best solution is a medication called Apoquel which treats allergies with great success and without side effects.
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