My dog's skin condition is worsening, and meds aren't helping?

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hi, he has this kind of disease, vet said its eczema but his medicines didnt help. hes getting worse and here arent good vets here i dont know what to do. help us please. thank you. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 3 days old

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

This does look like a severe skin disease. Dogs can develop environmental allergies similar to eczema, but I would expect that he would have responded some to the medications prescribed at least temporarily if this was the case. Buddy could have a parasite, resistant infection, or an autoimmune disease causing these symptoms as well. You may want to recheck with the vet to see if there are any other tests they might recommend - a skin scrape, fungal culture, skin cytology and culture, or biopsy might be the next steps. If Buddy is not on a good flea and tick preventative I'd recommend starting one as well just in case of parasites.

My dog's skin condition is worsening, and meds aren't helping?

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