dog's skin infection

[carol8242]

My dog's skin has gone quite red under his coat and his hair has come off in a patch under his chin. It looks raw and he keeps scratching it. Looks likely to be an allergy. Any ideas on how to treat it before going to a vet?

Many thanks.

[HJT40]

Do you feed your dog dried food? I have found this to cause a problem with my dog, usually on his belly, which becomes red and sore. I changed him back to tinned food and this helped.

It could also be something like an allergy to fleas, so try some frontline (you can buy it on line rather than going to the vets), but he may also need an injection from the vet to stop the irritation. Mine has also had this from the cats bringing in the fleas.

I apply Aloe Vera to any red patches to soothe them and make him more comfortable.

[carol8242]

that's great. Thanks for the advice

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[leelapops]

Hello carol, your poor dog! Our Collie, Jack, has a flea allergy which causes the skin under his belly and around the top of his legs to become sore and itchy too. We have to flea him every 3 weeks rather than every 4 as a precaution.

I use Liverine Unction Cream (recommended by lankeela!) as a topical ointment when it gets really sore and itchy in Summer. HJT's right, Aloe Vera is good too. Also, Sudocrem has been recommended by owners before.
It does tend to help if you apply it and then stay with the dog for a couple of hours so they don't get chance to surreptitiously lick it off!

x

[carol8242]

Thank you for that. Our dog is a collie also so I will certainly try the flea treatment again and the sudocream.
Thanks very much

[gelda]

Please get your dog to the vet, it could be mange for instance which is serious, you can't treat the dog with all sorts of creams and lotions until you find out what the cause is.

[jules77]

I agree, you must go to the vet to rule out other skin conditions and complaints.

[Kleiber]

Hi, carol, my GSD bitch gets eczema regularly (she's long-haired) and I get Fuciderm cream from the vet (it's not expensive) which works wonders. Same symptoms as your dog, by the way. If you do get Fuciderm, don't use it for more than 2 weeks, as the bacteria can build up a resistance to it, so have a break of a week or two in between treatments. K xx