My dog has a red bumpy rash on her inner legs after playing in mud.

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Hi, my 10 month old weim/ staffy cross has developed a slightly red bumpy rash on inside of legs can only see it at certain angle she is otherwise fine. She has been jumping in mud the last few days. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 9 months and 30 days old

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

A picture of the rashes would be essential to give you a specific advice as depending how severe the rashes are and what they look like there are several differentials, including cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy. Generally speaking I can say that 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.

My dog has a red bumpy rash on her inner legs after playing in mud.

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