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French Bulldog has recurring rash. What are long-term allergy solutions?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | French Bulldog | Male | unneutered

My male french Bulldog has been having a rash on his groin and under armpits for the last few months. Vets believe it’s an allergy to something but we’re only willing to give 4 weeks worth of antibiotics nd steroid, once stopped it returns. They were not interested in getting to the bottom of it. He is on 1 piriton tablet a day

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 18th, 2017

Allergies are a common problem in this breed. It can be from food or the environment. You have several options left to try though. You can change the food to a hypoallergenic form such as royal canin rabbit and potato or a food that is similar to contain a single protein and single carbohydrate. Because it responds well to steroids, that strongly suggest there is an environmental component also. They medicine similar to cortisone but without the side effects called Apoquel that is worth looking into. It helps with inflammation and scratching. These can all be combined with the antihistamine you currently give. I would also recommend a medicated shampoo bath weekly to help with the skin. They do make allergy testing in the form a blood sample or more accurate with a skin test to find out exactly what the cause is. this is more expensive, but a specific vaccine can be made specially tailored to him based on the results to desensitize him to the allergens. You have several options to explore to help keep him comforatble

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