My dog keeps scratching her mouth and has open sores. What to do?

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My dog will not stop scratching her mouth. She now has open swollen sores. I'm not sure what to do. Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Female | spayed | 6 years and 6 months old | 44 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Scratching can be caused by various reasons such as fleas, mites ,fungal infection, bacterial infection and allergies. the first 4 needs to be ruled out before we start treating for allergies. in order to do that first de-flea Kira with a high quality flea treatment such as advantage spot on, if it doesn't help - take her to the vet in order to check for/treat the other possibilities. If everything is ruled out, then an allergy treatment can be started. Usually an hypoallergenic food is a good way to start together with anti histamines. if it doesn't help - the best solution is a medication called Apoquel which treats allergies with great success and without side effects.

My dog keeps scratching her mouth and has open sores. What to do?

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