My dog's paw is red with fur loss. How can I treat it at home?

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We have a near 2 yr old pit mix who has reddened areas where there should be fur on one of his paws. Not sure exactly if it's swollen but it most likely is. What can we do at home to help get the areas back to normal. There are no open areas, drainage or odor. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This 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 Shadow 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's paw is red with fur loss. How can I treat it at home?

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