Why is my dog's butt and tail losing fur, oozing, and scabbing?

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i left my dog with my parents for about a month while i was out of town and i come back and his butt and tail has no fur and is oozing and scabbing it’s hard to tell if it is mange or some type of allergy. please help me i dont know what to do. he is everything to me. he is a doberman mixed with black lab if that helps anything... Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | unneutered | 4 years and 6 months old

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This 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 him with a high quality flea treatment such as advantage spot on, if it doesn't help - take him 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.

Why is my dog's butt and tail losing fur, oozing, and scabbing?

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