My dog's leg skin irritation keeps returning. How can I fix it?

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My dog has a skin irritation on the inside of his right hind leg. It comes and goes and has been going on for the past year. The vet I took him to gave me an ointment for him that helped for a bit. As I said though it keeps coming back. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 4 years and 11 months old | 29 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 Lobo with a high quality flea treatment (e.g. bravexto or advantage), then get him 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 him 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 him on a long term allergy treatment (Atopica or Apoquel).

My dog's leg skin irritation keeps returning. How can I fix it?

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