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My dog has yellow scabs and crusty spots. What home remedies work?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Rat Terrier | Male | unneutered | 17 lbs

My dog recently began to break out in crusty spots on his belly. He is an inside dog a ratteirrer. Not the spots have covered his whole back in scabs . My husband hasnt worked due to hurricane . So I have no money to pay for his vet . Please help. The scabs on the sores are yellow

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Answered By Dr. Davis

Veterinarian

Published on September 12th, 2017

Poor Champion, this looks uncomfortable. He has a skin irritation. For home care I recommend giving him a medicated bath twice weekly and adding a fish oil or fatty acid supplement to his diet to improve the skin and coat. You also can apply a thin film of antibacterial ointment on the sores. If Champion is licking or chewing these areas then I recommend a restraint collar so he can't get to them. If this is not getting better then I please take him to your veterinarian when you can as he may need antibiotics to help this heal. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Champion.

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    Answered By Jenny, DVM

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    The red spots appear to be a skin infection. Most likely this is due an allergy of some sort. It usually does require medication from a vet but you can try a bath weekly to twice a week in a medicated shampoo then apply cortisone and alternate with neosporin on the bad places. Make sure there are no fleas as this can cause the itching to be worse and cause more trauma to the skin

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