Pluto is having itching all over in body and sever hairfall what medication do I provide to my pet. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | 2 months and 7 days old

You need to diagnose the cause of Luckie's scratching in order to treat it correctly. This scratching can be caused by fleas, mites, ringworm, or allergies. If he isn't up to date on his flea treatment, I can give you one for him. First, I would give him Capstar. It's a one time pill that starts killing fleas within 30 minutes. Then follow up with a spot on treatment, such as Advantage or Revolution. This is a treatment that has to be used once a month. You will also have to disinfect the environment. Wash his bedding in hot soapy water, and vacuum the furniture and carpet surfaces. You can use a spray to kill fleas in the house, such as Indorex, or a flea bomb would work well to kill the fleas in the home. If he is up to date on his flea treatment, I recommend taking him into the vet for an exam tomorrow. The vet can do blood tests, skin scrapings, and use a Wood's lamp to diagnose allergies, mites, and ringworm. Once the cause of the itching is found, the vet can prescribe the appropriate treatment.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Choco. I recommend that he sees his veterinarian to address his itching. If he is itching so much to cause sore and inhibit hair growth, this is significant. He may need skin testing to determine if mites or another infection is causing him to itch. If this is not the case, allergies would be the next most likely cause. His veterinarian will prescribe medications such as antibiotics to help heal the skin and something to stop his itching. In the meantime, you can bathe him with a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner such as an oatmeal or fatty acid based formula to help soothe the skin. Placing an E-collar on him will prevent any licking or biting of the skin as well. I hope this information helps!

Scratching and itchiness with loss of fur 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 Mimi with a high quality flea treatment such as advantage spot on, if it doesn't help - take her 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 has severe itching and hair loss. What treatment helps?

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Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | 2 months and 7 days old

Pluto is having itching all over in body and sever hairfall what medication do I provide to my pet

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS 86

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Published on February 4th, 2020

Scratching 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 Pluto 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.

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