Rio my dog has this red itchy skin and injury what can I do to make it normal again ? And he's also loosing hair in that area. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 6 years and 1 month old

This is probably due to a severe allergy, although it could also be fleas or mites. First of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat Mallows with a high quality flea treatment (e.g. advocate or advantage), then get her to 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 discovering the cause of the allergy. Some medications can be given by the vet in order to repair the skin lesions (steroids and antibiotics). simultaneously you should start her on a prescription hypoallergenic diet for at least 2 months. Hopefully you will see some results after all this, if not you and your vet should consider putting her on a long term allergy treatment (Atopica or Apoquel).

Hello. The problem here is not knowing what the cause of the itching is. It could be an allergy to fleas, pollen, food or anything else in the environment. The itching can be due to mange mites, like sarcoptic mange or demodectic mange mites, or this could be an autoimmune reaction or even a bad staph infection. You can try bathing Jmy in a good flea & tick shampoo, but any other treatments would require a visit to your veterinarian for an evaluation. Bathe him twice a week & make sure you rinse all the soap off so that this does not cause additional irritation. Good luck & thanks for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

What to do if my dog has red, itchy skin and is losing hair?

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Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 6 years and 1 month old

Rio my dog has this red itchy skin and injury what can I do to make it normal again ? And he's also loosing hair in that area

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS 86

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Published on June 15th, 2017

Scratching 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 Rio 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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