My pit has red bumps and hives on his groin. Could it be allergies?

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My year old pit has red bumps on his groin. He takes benadryl regularly. 5mg 2x a day...as he has hives. He eats blue buffalo wilderness duck. And he also gets jazmin rice and boiled ground turkey...just seems weird to me that its localized to his groin. So not sure if its a allergic reaction to his food. We were feeding him boiled beef. But was told stop with all beef, as that could have been causing the hives...they have definitelybeen better. Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Male | neutered | 1 year and 1 month old | 52 lbs

C. Rathjens, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor guy. The groin is a pretty common spot for allergy infections to show up because there's less hair there and it can be more moist depending on how he's built. It's very possible there are more red areas that you can't see because of his hair. I would recommend talking to his vet about switching to a prescription diet, since it seems like food allergies are definitely a real possibility for him. The over the counter diets are not manufactured for dogs with allergies and almost always have some contaminants. It's also possible he has environmental allergies as well and may need a stronger allergy medication for all or part of the year.

My pit has red bumps and hives on his groin. Could it be allergies?

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