Cocker spaniel skin bumps, flakes, dandruff: Could it be allergies?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | American Cocker Spaniel | Male | neutered | 2 years and 7 months old | 32 lbs
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
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Published on August 3rd, 2017
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.
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Published on November 2nd, 2017
It sounds like the veterinarian is suspicious of bacterial lesions on Rooky. Many times these lesions can be one time skin infections. The treatment the doctor prescribed will likely work. If Rooky continues to get skin infections like this, then allergies, thyroid disease or adrenal gland disease are the underlying condition that allows for the infections to take place. There are blood tests to determine the thyroid and adrenal gland functions. Food allergies are determined by feeding special diets. Environmental allergies are more difficult to determine but sometimes specialized blood testing is required. I would wait and see if this issue becomes chronic. If it does, then start moving down the list of potential underlying causes. Once you know what the underlying problem is, you will be able to prevent the skin reactions. Best of luck with Rooky!
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