Dog losing hair on hind end, itchy, hard skin & warts. What's wrong?

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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.

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

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.

Dog losing hair on hind end, itchy, hard skin & warts. What's wrong?

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