Is my dog's seasonal skin darkening on legs and inner thighs normal?

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My fawn and white IG's skin on his testicles, inner thigh and legs, and a bit in front of his ears normally light, darkens heavenly, then lightens again in fall. He is two years old and this is the second year of this occurring. No other symptoms. Is this normal? Pet's info: Dog | Italian Greyhound | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 11 months old | 13 lbs

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

This is probably due to an allergy, although it could also be infection or mites. 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 any possible skin lesions (like 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.

Is my dog's seasonal skin darkening on legs and inner thighs normal?

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