Why is my pug's belly dark, itchy, losing hair, and smelly?

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The stomach area and under part of pug getting dark ,itching and hairloss.Also bad odur coming.what can be the cause and treatment for this? Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | 2 years and 8 months old

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 Charlie 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.

Why is my pug's belly dark, itchy, losing hair, and smelly?

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