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Why is my puppy lethargic with bumps on his belly and not eating?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Male | 1 month and 27 days old

My 50 days golden retriver was having fever the after giving paracetamol he was alright but again today I noticed fluid filled bumps or pimples type on his belly and he is not eating his royal cann food also.. He was very active but now he just sleeps all the time and that too on bare floor he never sleeps in his bed or over some carpet. . Please help me..

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 12th, 2017

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.

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