My pit bull has a swollen, red genital infection. Antibiotics not working.

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Hi my pit bull 11yrs old has been seen several times by same vet he keeps giving antibotics which is not helping the infection that is swollen beside his penis and has redness around it/inside of leg I believe this all started due to excessive licking which ended up an open wound on his ball area so now it's progressed w his stomach inflared with redness around his genital area stomach and inside of leg the vet started him on antibotics 2 wks ago/prednisone.now on amoxicillin 5ml 2xs daily. help. Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 10 years and 11 months old | 60 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 his allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. 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!

My pit bull has a swollen, red genital infection. Antibiotics not working.

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