My 6-month-old puppy keeps scratching his chin. How can I help?

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I have an amstaff he is 6 months this last 15 days he keeps scratching his chin even on carpets What can I do and what could be the cause , Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Male | unneutered | 6 months and 7 days old | 23 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This is probably due to a severe allergy, although it could also be due to mites or an infection.   First of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat with a high quality parasite treatment (advocate 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).  There is also a nice topical spray available, it's called Cortavance and you can get it at the vets.   Hopefully you will see some results after all this, if not you and your vet should consider starting on a long term allergy treatment

My 6-month-old puppy keeps scratching his chin. How can I help?

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