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Hello my dog has been biting/itching his behind/thigh area for a few days now. He has a flea collar on and I had given him Benadryl but he doesn’t seem to stop doing it. & he does it constantly throughout the day. When I look at it (when I can) it looking red and irritated. He won’t ever let me look at it for a long time. In fact he gets like freaked out.
Updated On March 23rd, 2020
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 2 years and 8 months old | 30 lbs
Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS 77
Veterinarian
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Hi, and thanks for your question. This could be due to an allergy, although it could also be infection or mites. First of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat with a high quality flea treatment, then ask the vet to perform a skin scrape - this might reveal an infection or a mite infestation. If all of those came back negative, the next step is to treat the allergy symptomatically and try to discover the cause of the allergy. Three main type of allergies are usually affecting pets: food allergies, flea and parasite related ones and environmental type (allergens coming from trees, pollens, dust etc etc). Some medications can be given by the vet in order to repair any possible skin lesions (like steroids and antibiotics). Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!
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