My dog has skin irritation. What can I give her? Is paracetamol safe?

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My dog has had a lot of skin irritation and I am wondering what type of medication to give her to treat this . people have suggested paracetamol but I've heard that is bad for dogs. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 5 years and 2 months old

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

You should never give paracetamol to a dog, it is toxic and will not help skin irritation whatsoever. This is probably due to a severe allergy, although it could also be fleas or mites. First of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat her with a high quality flea treatment (e.g. advocate or advantage), then get her to 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 discovering the cause of the allergy. Some medications can be given by the vet in order to repair the skin lesions (steroids and antibiotics). simultaneously you should start her on a prescription hypoallergenic diet for at least 2 months. Hopefully you will see some results after all this, if not you and your vet should consider putting her on a long term allergy treatment (Atopica or Apoquel).

My dog has skin irritation. What can I give her? Is paracetamol safe?

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