Dog's skin is red, itchy, and flaky. What shampoo or treatment helps?

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My dog has red patches of flaky skin that itch on her right side I have been giving her 25 mg of benedryl for the itching every 8 hours just started that yesterday she has had it for over a week I bought 2 diff shampoos can you tell me which one I should use there will be a pic of her skin an a pic of each shampoo I bought I don’t know which one to use to help her skin please let me know which to use an what else I could do to help her I don’t have money for a vet an I am try to help her thanks. Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Female | spayed | 4 years and 9 months old | 30 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is possibly due to allergies. It really comes down to figuring out what is causing her allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. You can try to use the anti fungal and anti bacterial shampoo though this is likely just to work temporarily. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issue then you are left out having to check for environmental allergies which require blood and/or skin tests. Allergies can be very frustrating to deal with at first but so rewarding at the end when we are able to treat them effectively!

Dog's skin is red, itchy, and flaky. What shampoo or treatment helps?

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