My dog keeps chewing his thighs. Ointment failed. What should I do?

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My dog is chewing his thighs constantly, I consulted my vet he gave me an ointment but it doesn't seems to work quite well. He still keeps on chewing what should I do ? Pet's info: Dog | Rottweiler | Male | 5 years and 7 months old | 121.24 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Chewing and Scratching can be caused by various reasons such as fleas, mites ,fungal infection, bacterial infection and allergies. the first 4 needs to be ruled out before we start treating for allergies. in order to do that first de-flea Sam with a high quality flea treatment such as advantage spot on, if it doesn't help - take him to the vet in order to check for/treat the other possibilities. If everything is ruled out, then an allergy treatment can be started. Usually an hypoallergenic food is a good way to start together with anti histamines. if it doesn't help - the best solution is a medication called Apoquel which treats allergies with great success and without side effects.

My dog keeps chewing his thighs. Ointment failed. What should I do?

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