My dog's skin is red, itchy, and crusty. Why isn't treatment working?

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Used mycocide 2x a wk but i feel its not for him bcoz it create more crust very itchy and red. Now i shaved the area but he scratch it until it has wound. What must i do it become worse. The vet recommend it and i think it does not work. I feel like i dont want to go to the vet again. Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Male | 3 years and 6 months old

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 Diego with a high quality flea treatment (e.g. advocate or 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's skin is red, itchy, and crusty. Why isn't treatment working?

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