Why is my puppy shedding badly and has yellow oozing sores?

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I have an albino pitbull puppy (says a dog breeder) we have been at a hotel for a week and she likes crawling under the beds. I have noticed she has sores down her back. They are oozing something not bad but it's yellow in color. Also she is shedding REALLY bad. What's wrong and what can I do? Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 7 days old | 40 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

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 Blanka with a high quality flea treatment (e.g. trifexis 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).

Why is my puppy shedding badly and has yellow oozing sores?

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