What causes my dog's hot spot and constant licking? How to help?

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Our German Shepard started a hot spot on his back near his tail and now he won't stop chewing or licking we have tried everything we need help. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 5 years and 8 months old | 90 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Scratching, licking and chewing 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 Legend 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.

What causes my dog's hot spot and constant licking? How to help?

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