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What's causing my untamed dog's scabbing and hair loss?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | 65 lbs

this is Jimmy he wandered up a couple of years ago but he isn't tame enough to walk him into a veterinarian's office so what is this?

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Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

Veterinarian

Published on August 23rd, 2018

HI, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Jimmy! He has pretty bad skin disease. You can't tell the cause by just looking at the skin but a few possibilities are Demodex or Scabies (both are mites), ring worm (fungal infection), bacterial skin infection (from allergies to environment, food or atopy) or fleas. Jimmy needs to be examined and have few tests done to see what is causing the scabbing and hair loss. I wish you the best!

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