My dog has sores on her body. What are the causes and treatments?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | spayed | 5 lbs
My dog has sores on her body. What could they be from?
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Published on February 13th, 2019
Lesions like this are most commonly bacterial or ringworm (which humans can get). Sometimes these lesions are problems by themselves but it they start to become chronic, then it can indicate an underlying allergy (flea, environmental or food). If Peanut has a lot of these sores or if she seems itchy, I recommend to have her seen by her veterinarian. Special shampoos and oral medications will often clear these up and provide relief. If it is very minor, often to body can heal it. You can also apply just a dab of coconut oil once a day but you have to make sure Peanut does not lick the oil as this can upset her stomach. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.
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Published on September 4th, 2017
It looks as if your dog has a skin infection, most commonly caused by an allergy or fleas. The allergy could be a due to a protein in Peanut's food or an environmental allergy like to dust, pollens, grasses, etc. The allergy causes your dog to itch and chew at the skin which breaks down the skin barrier. This then leads to infection. Peanut will need antibiotics and/or antifungals (depending on the type of infection) to help clear up the infection and possibly an anti-itch medication like Apoquel, Atopica, or Cytopoint to give some relief while the infection clears up. Topical medication like you have been using can be effective but with infection as widespread as Peanut's oral medications are indicated. A medicated shampoo may be beneficial as well. I would also recommend she be on a good flea control too. In dogs with severe, recurrent allergies, they may need to be on an allergy medication long term to help prevent infections from coming back. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck!
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