My dog has black bumpy skin spots and smells awful. What's wrong?

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My 8 year old bull dog has black bumpy bold spots in random places on his body and he smells really bad no matter how many baths I give him. What could this be?

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This is probably due to a severe allergy, although it could also be yeast, fleas or mites. First of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat him with a high quality flea treatment (e.g. advantage), then get him 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, anti fungals). simultaneously you should start him 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 him on a long term allergy treatment (Atopica or Apoquel).

My dog has black bumpy skin spots and smells awful. What's wrong?

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