Why does my puppy have worsening skin lesions spreading on his body?

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I have a rescued pitball puppy that has started to develop these lesions everywhere on his body. He doesn't really scratch horribly bad, but they keep popping up in new spots. We have changed his food, and tried giving him oatmeal baths, but they are getting progressively worse pretty quickly. What could this be? Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 1lb

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

The lesion in the second image appears to be infected. The area will need to be shaved of all surrounding hair, scrubbed with an antiseptic such as dilute betadine or chlorhexidine, and then an antibiotic will be required (most likely a systemic one). George will also have to wear a cone to prevent him from continuing to cause any self-inflicted trauma to the area. Your vet will be able to get a better look at the lesions to see if he can figure out what may have started everything to begin with. He may want to obtain some skin scrapings to take a look at under the microscope. Hope this makes sense.

Why does my puppy have worsening skin lesions spreading on his body?

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