My dog's skin is raw from scratching. Vet help isn't working. What now?

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Hello There, My dog is a mixed breed Maltese chuwahwah and Shitzu. She’s been scratching her skin a long time and now her skin is raw. We took her to the vet but what they’ve given us through the times we brought her isn’t helping.. I don’t know what to do. Please help me !! Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 4 years and 9 months old | 5 lbs

Lotus Altholtz · Accepted Answer

Charlie Ferreira looks like she may have a chronic bacterial/yeast skin infection +/-mange (from skin mites), likely secondary to chronic inflammation from environmental and/or food allergies. I recommend seeing a new vet perhaps, and starting her on an oral flea/tick preventative such as Simparica, NexGard, or Bravecto that also treats mange and will cover the cause of flea allergy dermatitis if she does have fleas. In addition, she may benefit from a 2 week course of an oral skin antibiotic such as Simplicef, a medicated antibacterial/antifungal shampoo such as Malaseb twice weekly for 1-2 months, and either a daily/year round allergy pill called Apoquel and/or a monthly allergy injection such as Cytopoint. Gradually switching her to an allergy diet such as Hills z/d or Royal Canin Ultamino at the same time or within a week symptoms don’t improve on NexGard, Simplicef, Malaseb and Apoquel will likely give you the best chance of resolving her discomfort and symptoms. Good luck!

My dog's skin is raw from scratching. Vet help isn't working. What now?

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