My dog is scratching, chewing, has scabs. No fleas, what's the cause?

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My dog has been chewing on his body and scratching none stop. He has scabs all on his body... He doesn't have flees I've been checking. What else could it be? And thank you in advance. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 9 years and 4 months old | 7 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Scratching and body chewing 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 Snickers 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.

My dog is scratching, chewing, has scabs. No fleas, what's the cause?

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