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My dog's ear fur is patchy. Is it an allergy or something serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 3 years and 2 months old | 15.5 lbs

Around a week ago we noticed the fur on Max's ear is a bit patchy. It still hasnt gone away and we arent sure if that's bad.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 20th, 2019

This is probably caused by an allergic reaction. first of all make sure you de-flea Maxamillion regularly every month with a high quality spot on (ex. Advantage) as fleas are by far the most common reason for these reactions. If the fleas are not the problem, it could be an allergic reaction to food or an environmental factor. this is more complicated to treat and will sometimes require medications such as Steroids, anti histamines or cyclosporin in order to stop the allergy.

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