Why is my dog digging his bald, red, dry patches? Fleas or allergies?

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6mo ago he started getting dry patches on back now he has bald red patches from all the digging idk if it's reaction to fleas or not nothing I trun works his back isn't mange but that's what it's appearance resembles. Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 8 months and 26 days old

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

Although a picture would help to determine the underlying cause of it, this is probably due to an allergy, although it could also be infection or mites. First of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat with a high quality flea treatment, then ask 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 to discover the cause of the allergy. Three main type of allergies are usually affecting pets: food allergies, flea and parasite related ones and environmental type (allergens coming from trees, pollens, dust etc etc). Some medications can be given by the vet in order to repair any possible skin lesions (like steroids and antibiotics). Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Why is my dog digging his bald, red, dry patches? Fleas or allergies?

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