My Pitbull has hair loss, dry, flaky, bleeding skin. What's wrong?

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hello my 3 year old pitbull has been experiencing a lot of hair loss on her side, extremely dry and flaky skin, to the point where it has started bleeding in spots. we've tried numerous things even taking her to a clinic, and we didn't get any answers. I'm so lost at what it can be, we thought our at home treatments were working bc we saw improvements but then I saw that she may have been bitting at her irritated skin and how has a small hole. what can it be? or what can we do or buy to cure her. Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Female | spayed | 3 years and 8 months old | 65 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

This dog needs oral antibiotics and steroids to treat the skin at this point. You need to take her to the vet. This treatment (antibiotics/steroids) is only treating these symptoms though, not the underlying cause. I suspect allergies are the underlying problem but it could also be mange. Both are VERY common in this breed. The scratching, hair loss and infection are secondary conditions. Allergy testing is needed to find out what she is allergic to and a skin scraping to check for mange mites is warranted. Most clients say "I went to the vet and got no answers" but they also declined all testing the vet recommended. Vets don't have crystal ball so they need to do testing to find out what the problem is. Please get her to the vet so her skin can be treated appropriately to get her feeling better and then after the treatment is done get her allergy tested. They can't be tested while on medication. You can try this home allergy test kit as a cursory screening and then go over the results with your vet to get a treatment plan in place but honestly, skin patch testing is a better diagnostic tool. ( https://www.chewy.com/dna-my-dog-test-my-pet-dog-allergy/dp/205062 )

My Pitbull has hair loss, dry, flaky, bleeding skin. What's wrong?

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