German Shepherd skin infections not healing? Find causes & solutions.

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We have a GSD. We've already visited our vet couple of times and these skin infections keeps on increasing rapidly in too many spots. We've been using Keto-Chlor shampoo with enrofloxacin tabs and there's no improvement. Can you please help with this? I need clear insight of what these are and other ways of treating it. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | 4 years and 8 months old | 74 lbs

Dr. Elizabeth · Accepted Answer

It sounds like Tyson likely has an underlying condition that is causing his body to react and thus you are not seeing improvement in the skin. The four main things that will cause persistent skin issues are flea allergy, environmental allergy, food allergy and hypothyroidism. I recommend to start ruling each one out. German Shepherds are notoriously sensitive dogs and you can’t know which one is causing it without checking each one out. I recommend to rule out fleas first with an oral flea prevention like Nexgard or Simparica. Even just a few fleas can cause a big problem. Then food would likely be next. I recommend a specific diet called Ultamino. Environmental allergies are more difficult to rule out and thyroid problems would be uncommon (but not impossible) in a dog Tyson’s age. If your veterinarian is not good with skin conditions, find one who is. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.

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