My dog has red spots all over her body the size of a quarter and she is contantly scratching and biting?

Question

She is always scratching and biting at the spots on her body, is it her food I feed her can you help me?

She does have fleas because she is an outside dog could generic food be a reason because I have tried flea tick powders,she has a flea collar, and I bathe her everyday.

we do have another dog who eats the same food and has fleas but she looks healthy she doesnt have the spots on her body like my dog

Answer 1

She probably has an allergy to fleas.
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Answer 2

Well your dog has fleabite dermatitis for sure. Even outside dogs treated with Frontline Plus, don't have fleas. This product works, I use it on all 14 of my dogs.

Yes, food allergies are a possibility but truly you will never make any headway with any dog skin condition until you get rid of 1st things 1st. The most common thing seen by vets is flea bite dermatitis. So I would wash this dog thoroughly in an antibacterial shampoo and apply the Frontline. Then everyday I would clean and treat the open sores that she has; this is probably a staph infection. I would also give Benadryl 100 mg per day.

If this did not show considerable improvement in a week and the dog is continuing to lose hair in spots, I would treat for sacoptic mange. This is caused by mites. Insecticide dips are effective on this type of mange. There is also products sold in feed stores to treat for this type of mange. Again if there wasn't great improvement in a week, time for the vet.

You may have demodex mange, which is a whole other can of worms. This is normally seen in young pups or older dogs as they become immune compromised. The pup will sometimes spontaneously cure as the immune system develops. Life long sufferers, will just keep getting worse and worse without treatment. At one point this was considered incurable. But modern treatments control "outbreaks" & alternative medicine fans boost immunity in afflicted dogs.

I consider food allergies at the bottom of the list. You have to weed out the most likely causes first. This is what your vet will do.

You can walk into a vet's office and buy Frontline Plus and Malaseb shampoo. I would start here.

Answer 3

1) take your dog to the vet. they will be able to give you some medication to help, probably an antihistamine, and a really strong flea medication

2) talk to your vet about allergies caused by your dog's diet, to see if they are having a possible allergic reaction to food. common food allergies are from beef, wheat, corn, and soy. you'll want to look at the ingradient list for your dog's food, and switch if any (or all) of these are in the kibble.

Your vet will probably recommend Science Diet. It has corn and soy in it, so watch out.

I recommend a high-quality food like CANIDAE or NATURE'S VARIETY. these foods have high-quality, human-grade ingredents, and tend to stay away from the bad stuff. they are also high in fatty acids (omega 3, 6, etc.) which help improve the dog's skin & coat.

if you're willing to put in some extra effort (and money) to help, try a raw meat diet, like NATURE'S VARIETY or PRIMAL. Those diets are mostly meat, and a small amount of fruits and vegetables. Since they are raw, the enzymes and nutrients in meat that are often lost in cooking, are still in the food, so your dog will be eating the most bio-available thing he can eat, second only to going out and killing some food himself.

I have a 16 year old cockapoo that had the WORST hot spots, to the point where she would scratch herself to the point of bleeding. I switched to the Primal Raw diet, and have not had a problem since. She still gets flead now and then, but frontline and a good shampoo helps clear that up.

Anyway, with any major change like this, always talk to your vet, and see what they recommend. Hope this info helps!

Answer 4

I had cats that had ring worm and there is a shampoo dip that you get from the vet and some country stores that have stuff for farm animals carry it. Im not sure what it is called but it works like a charm! Be careful though it smells really bad and don't get it on your clothes! Best place to do it is outside! If the spots are a circle and have dots on them. They are usually around the size of a quarter. If the skin is flaking I think that is a sign of mange which also has the itching and scratching. The treatment for ring worm is not that expensive.

Answer 5

Best place to ask is at your vets- this can be anything from a contact allergy/food allergy to hot spots or FAD-flea allergy dermatitis or even a thyroid problem.It sounds like your pet is in definite discomfort and probably has a secondary bacterial skin infection as well.The vet will probably give steroids(for anti-inflammatory properties) topical creams and /or spray(medicated), may be medicated shampoo and oral antibiotics.Best to have this seen

Answer 6

Cricket

Answer 7

The size of a quarter???? Take her to the freaking VET! What's wrong with you???

Answer 8

I would take your pet to the vet real fast for it sounds like a case of "ring worms" Your pet scratching can get the "spots" infected.

Answer 9

First thing to do is check for fleas,that sure sounds like a dog that has problem with fleas

Answer 10

Almost sounds like an allergic reaction to something. I think you should take her to the vet