My French Bulldog has flaky tummy spots. Ringworm or allergies?

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Hi, we recently adopted a French bull dog. Today he got comfortable enough with us to ask for belly rubs. While giving him one we noticed these spots on his tummy that gave off a lot of skin when touched (see pictures). It there any chance this is ringworm? He had his first vet check up a few days ago and they did not mention these. He also has seasonal allergies... could that be causing this? Thanks! Pet's info: Dog | French Bulldog | Male | neutered | 7 years and 6 months old | 23 lbs

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

That doesn't appear to be ringworm. It could be a bacterial skin infection. Given that he has allergies, this makes bacterial infection more likely. You would need to have this confirmed by your veterinarian. Treatment may be systemic antibiotics, topical treatment or a combination of both. Getting the allergies under control would probably help as well. Discuss allergy testing, hydrolyzed diets, food elimination trials and antihistamine use with your vet.

My French Bulldog has flaky tummy spots. Ringworm or allergies?

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