My German Shepherd has grey scabs on her front legs, what could it be?

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My GSD has these small 3 grey scab like things right beside each other, that completely cover her skin on her right front legs, and their are in both legs in the same spot, what are they? Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | 3 years and 6 months old

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

Although a picture would help to determine underlying cause of it, this is probably due to an allergy, but it could also be due to infection or mites. 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 ask 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 to discover the cause of the allergy. Three main type of allergies are usually affecting pets: food allergies, flea and parasite related ones and environmental type (allergens coming from trees, pollens, dust etc etc). Some medications can be given by the vet in order to repair any possible skin lesions (like steroids and antibiotics). Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

My German Shepherd has grey scabs on her front legs, what could it be?

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