My dog has red, itchy skin spreading on his belly. What's the cause?

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Hi, Logan is a male Labrador and from past few days he is suffering from itching and redness on his body. This redness is now spreading (mainly abdomen area) with itching. I'm from small town in India and the only vet available here is on leave since past few days. Kindly advise on his condition. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 2 years and 6 months old | 56 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Scratching and itchiness can be caused by various reasons such as fleas, mites ,fungal infection, bacterial infection and allergies. the first 4 needs to be ruled out before we start treating for allergies. in order to do that first de-flea Logan with a high quality flea treatment such as advantage spot on, if it doesn't help - take him to the vet in order to check for/treat the other possibilities. If everything is ruled out, then an allergy treatment can be started. Usually an hypoallergenic food is a good way to start together with anti histamines. if it doesn't help - the best solution is a medication called Apoquel which treats allergies with great success and without side effects.

My dog has red, itchy skin spreading on his belly. What's the cause?

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