Why does my senior dog have painless bumps and hair loss on her belly?

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10 year old dachshund. Small bumps and skin irratition on one side of stomach. Looking some hair. Does not seem to be painful or to the touch. Not acting out of character. Not scratching that area either. Any advice is helpful. Thank you. Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund | Female | spayed | 10 years and 1 month old | 120 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

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.

Why does my senior dog have painless bumps and hair loss on her belly?

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