My puppy scratching, shaking ears, hotspots, swollen eyes. Allergies?

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My puppy daisy has been shaking her ears vigorously and scratching a lot behind her ears and on her tail also has some hotspots from licking herself alot. Her eyes seem puffy and swollen what do I do? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 11 months and 7 days old | 14 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is possibly due to allergies. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. I recommend that you have her evaluated by a veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They would be able to evaluate this closely with a thorough physical examination to make sure the eyes are ok. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issue then you are left out having to check for environmental allergies which require blood and/or skin tests. Allergies can be very frustrating to deal with at first but so rewarding at the end when we are able to treat them effectively!

My puppy scratching, shaking ears, hotspots, swollen eyes. Allergies?

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