My dog's red, hot skin rash won't heal after antibiotics. What's next?

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Dog has had red rash and hot skin to touch for 2 weeks now,have taken her to vet and have completed course of antibiotics plus some portion as prescribed which has had no affect,she's now cutting herself where she's scratching. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 3 years old | 8 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

Betty looks generally red, so my biggest suspicion is that she has environmental allergies. However, mange should be ruled-out as a cause as well. The antibiotics are great for treating secondary bacterial infections of the skin, but will do nothing for the primary cause of the itching. She needs to go back to the vet and get the primary cause of the itching diagnosed and treated in order to keep this from getting worse. With appropriate treatment, we can often get this problem under control. For now, it's good to give a bath with just cool water once to twice a day. This will help to relieve the skin and possibly flush away any environmental alergins. I hope that helps and Betty gets better soon.

My dog's red, hot skin rash won't heal after antibiotics. What's next?

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