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My dog is sluggish, has a skin issue, and is losing weight. Why?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 2 months old | 40 lbs

My dog has this tadh and is acting real slugish... ehat do you think the problem can be?

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on July 18th, 2017

Poor cookie, this looks very uncomfortable and appears to be causing weight loss also. It is likely this is a skin infection or allergy and your vet may wish to run some tests to identify the type of infection prior to prescribing the most appropriate treatment

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