My senior Yorkie has tumors, skin issues, and anxiety. What's wrong?

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my dog is a 15 year old yorkie she has small and large tumor on her side and stomach and they are spreading to her back her hair is falling out she always scratching chewing on her feet her skin is red and dry she also has anxiety please tell what the can be i have taken to the vet. but the is medicine doesn't help. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | 10 lbs

C. Rathjens, DVM · Accepted Answer

I'm so sorry to hear that Lucy isn't doing well. The appropriate treatment very much depends on why she is scratching and chewing. She could have allergies, an infection, mast cell tumors (which release histamine in to the blood stream), or even be chewing because of the anxiety itself. There are also many different medical treatments for anxiety (including daily and just as needed options) as well as various behavior modification protocols. So it's hard to help without knowing what has been tried so far and what her diagnosis is. If you were starting from scratch, I would recommend a fine needle aspirate (FNA) of both masses to try to get an idea of what type of tumors she has (and determine if surgery is possible to remove them), as well as general bloodwork to make sure her organ are functioning ok and there's no indication of endocrine disease, and skin cytology and skin scrap to look for yeast, bacteria, or parasites. If you're not having luck with your vet after several follow up visits, it's reasonable to seek a second opinion.

My senior Yorkie has tumors, skin issues, and anxiety. What's wrong?

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