Why is my dog scratching painful rashes on her ear and foot?

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My dog has been developing rashes on her body, she is going through a heat cycle and is on week three. She has a rash in her left ear, very painful for her she keeps scratching, shaking her head, and it is very red and is starting to bleed and now she has scabs in her ear from the scratching, and she has developed a rash on the bottom on her front left foot in between her toes, and she has lost the hairs on her foot where the rash is, she's constantly licking it and is very painful and red. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 60 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

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 Dessy with a high quality flea treatment (e.g. 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).

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