Cocker spaniel skin bumps, flakes, dandruff: Could it be allergies?

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Hi I have 2 cocker that get bumps allover they are dry at first then ooze and dry up to become flaky and looks like dandruff I changed their food to a Salmon and Sweet potato kibble one is looking better the other a little but not as good as the other been on the food about 2 weeks. Pet's info: Dog | American Cocker Spaniel | Male | neutered | 2 years and 7 months old | 32 lbs

David Darvishian · Accepted Answer

Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear Jr is having some skin problems. Based on your description, this sounds like a bacterial skin infection called pyoderma, usually caused by a normal skin resident. Pyoderma is caused by lots of things including external parasites (fleas, ticks, mites), allergies, contact irritants, etc. The best thing to do is have Jr evaluated by your veterinarian. They can evaluate Jr. and then make recommendations for tests if they are needed. Lots of times we can evaluate these kind of problems and just prescribe some treatment. If this problem keeps recurring, then at that point your vet will advise some tests to try to figure out what is causing the problem. Good luck with Jr. I hope he gets better soon.

Cocker spaniel skin bumps, flakes, dandruff: Could it be allergies?

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