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My dog has a red eye and is losing fur around it. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Border Collie | Male | unneutered | 70 lbs

Hi I have a dog he has scholiosis and right now his eye is red and had less fur aroundhis eye I was wondering if you know what we can use to get rid of it if you do can you please contact me and tell me what to use for him and can you please tell us what's wrong with him

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 4th, 2017

Thank you for your question! Judging from the pictures, the area is reddened, inflamed and the hair has fallen out. It looks as though Mickey could possibly be dealing with a skin infection or skin mites. I would recommend you take him to your veterinarian for a workup of this to diagnose it appropriately so that the most effective treatment can be prescribed. Mickey will likely need to go on a course of oral antibiotics and a topical ointment to treat this if it is a skin infection and if it is skin mites (demodex) he would need to go on a course of a medication that kills the mites. I hope this guides you in the right direction for addressing this concern of yours. Please feel free to contact me with any further questions / concerns you may have.

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    Answered By Stephanie Echols, DVM

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    I'm sorry Mickey isn't feeling well. I would be worried about the surface of his eye. If he scratched it, it could be painful and that would cause him to rub the fur off. If not, I would still be worried about the hair loss being from something itchy and he could cause trauma to the eye. In that case, we need to rule out a mite or allergic reaction. I recommend seeing a vet soon to make sure the eye surface is ok and go from there. Good luck and kisses to Mickey!

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    Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

    Veterinarian

    Published on January 29th, 2018

    Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Benson! Some possible causes are allergies, increased discharge from that eye which is causing skin irritation or increased rubbing of that eye. I would recommend an appointment with your Vet to evaluate the eye for discomfort, which would cause increased tearing. If allergies I tend to recommend a steroid taper, eye ointment and antihistamines. I hope this helps and I wish Benson a speedy recovery!

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