Itching skin issue on one area of the body (neck under left ear) with a thick coating. Itching is causing hair loss and loss of the crust area. Benadryl seems to help. Full bread Cane Corso

Updated On June 25th, 2020

Pet's info: Dog | Cane Corso | Male | unneutered | 5 years old | 100 lbs

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Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM

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Hello. That is really a pretty involved skin reaction & probably due to an underlying skin condition called atopic dermatitis. This may be too much for you to try & treat at home, but you do need to keep down infection by gently cleaning twice daily with a skin antiseptic like Hibiclens, available at all pharmacies. As involved as this is, I would like to see Kitty on antibiotics, & possibly a short course of steroids to calm the irritation. I do hope you can have Kitty see soon. Thanks for contacting PetCoach.

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