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My dog is scratching her rear raw. How do I stop the itching and heal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 7 years and 10 months old | 40 lbs

Maya has sores on her rear from excessive scratching how do i heal the sores and stop the excessive scratching? The sores are all around the base of her tail and she has scratched the furniture off.

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

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Published on June 8th, 2017

Poor Maya! Unfortunately, there are a lot of different things that can cause itchy skin including but not limited to fleas, allergies, food allergies, bacterial infections, fungal infections, mange and much more. I would recommend to put a cone on her to prevent her from chewing/itching the sores and making them worse. Then, I would strongly recommend calling a veterinarian for an exam, possible diagnostics and medications to make her better!

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    Answered By Emily, DVM

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    This is a typical pattern for fleas but anal gland issues can cause these signs as well. With the biting Maya has caused a secondary bacterial skin infection which is also contributions to get itch I suspect. Sometimes an oatmeal shampoo bath helps. However if her underlying issue is either fleas or anal gland issues this problem will recur. I recommend having your veterinarian make sure neither of those are going on so you don't waste your time doing only baths and delay full treatement for this problem.

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