What causes swollen eye and raised skin patches on my 7-month-old pet?

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Do u know what has done this wormed and no fleas slightly swolen eye raised patches 7 months old

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

That is likely to be due to a severe allergic reaction. Usually allergies are against fleas, environmental factors like grass, pollens for example or against food. Mite or wide spread bacterial infections are possible as well anyway. 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 get him/her to 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 discovering the cause of the allergy.   Some medications can be given by the vet in order to stop the chewing and repair the skin lesions (steroids and antibiotics).  There is also a nice topical spray available, it's called Cortavance and you can get it at the vets.   Hopefully you will see some results after all this, if not you and your vet should consider starting on a long term allergy treatment.

What causes swollen eye and raised skin patches on my 7-month-old pet?

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