My puppy just started itching and biting himself. Two big neighbor dogs were putting his head in their mouths and got their saliva all over him. He's losing hair by his eyes, hindquarters and legs. He has been biting himself raw. I got a shampoo that is antifungal and bathed him twice in four days and it's not getting better. He also has scabs over where he's been biting. What is this?! Nobody in the home has any issues so I don't think it's anything that can be passed to humans. Is this mange?! Will heart guard and ointment help him???

He spends his days and nights scratching and biting he's just recently over the last couple months started losing hair not a lot just a little you can't tell unless he's in the sun and facing away from you (like your walking him) but I have noticed flakes on him and all over where he is when he scratches I keep a flea collar on him and I know scratching the way that he does. I only give him a bath every 21 or so days cause I don't want to dry his skin out anymore than what it looks to be dried out I just want him better I know he's got to be miserable. What do you suggest besides take to the vet

My dog at the back of his legs is kinda losing fur and it’s like dry skin white flakes there. On his back has some white spots like losing fur in some little little areas but spaced around.

My father cannot bring his dog to the vet much because of finances. He says that the dog has been scratching and biting at himself seemingly non-stop since the summer. He's losing hair in areas, and he says the hair that's growing back in looks black (not sure if it's the hair, it's oily, or if it's the skin that looks black). He's tried putting a shirt/coat on the dog to keep him from scratching, but it didn't help. He read about mange and thinks the dog has it. In our conversation he mentioned a treatment mixing borax and peroxide as a treatment, which seems harsh, and that it didn't help.

My dog was losing hair on her paws, chest, and legs. My dog originally had flees, but they were taken care of. She went to the vet and they said she was allergic to the flees so they gave her medication. Her hair grew back, but 2 weeks or so later she started to lose hair again. This time it was a little on her paws, but more so on her ears and around that area, including around her eyes. She was brought to the vet once again and they said she had 2 different types of bacteria in her ears. They prescribed this liquid to out in her ears twice a day, and 2 different pills to give her for 2 weeks to help her hair grow back and to stop her from itching. The pills stopped her from itching and her hair around her eyes grew back. The liquid that we were told to squirt in her ear twice a day did not work that good though. Once everything was gone, which was only 2 weeks, she started losing hair again. This time it’s her paws, her ears, around her eyes, and around her snout. She also has been licking her paws, her back legs, and vagina which is also causing her to loose hair at those areas. She does not have flees, but she does have allergies. She was told years ago that she had allergies, so we know that plays a big roll in this. We changed her dog food from grain free to complete because the vet said grain free was bad. Every time those anti itch pills are used up she starts to itch again and lose hair. We set up an appointment to take her to the vet AGAIN, but it was canceled because of this Pandemic. Also, she is so attached to my youngest daughter that she gets anxiety every time she leaves her. When my daughter is not around she licks her paws, scratches, or cries. I feel as though that also plays a part in her hair loss.

Hello Jodi Here, I have a 7 1/2 year old German Shepherd. I am so upset shes my lifeline. She fell very ill back in m arch 2019 with a month of liquid diarrhea and she lost no weight and continued to eat after three vets finally the last one put her on diphenoxolate & Pred along with Z/D and did full Blood Panel, Urinalysis ect all was 100% GREAT Normal. The diarrhea stopped and she was better. She has been so itchy for a while it seems year round, but has gotten so much worse,she is chewing her front & back legs & pawing at her face all the time.I kinda know alot of knowledge from working as vet tech for over 13 years so, I have tried shampoos & conditioners and she was on Apaqual for two years which i Finally stopped as i was paying 100 a month with no change, but when i took her off she was way worse.I have her on Bravecto & Triheart. She is up to date on all her vaccines. She has has skin scrapings & slides at the vet to rule out any fungal or bacteria & there was none present. She was put on Apaqual for well over a year again and no response. We tried Pred and that did help a tiny bit so we increased it and then she began to freak out because she was urinating in her sleep and drinking way to much water so not helping there,We also put her on Z/D begining of May 2019 the first month in and she started to look better, her hair started growing back and then the 5-6 week she relapsed started chewing and loosing hair all over again and developed a soft bump on bridge of nose so i was concerned it was not any type open wound it is under skin like a lypoma but not a lypoma which scared me thinking a tumor so We took her back to the vet and had the nose checked and vet believes it is allergies. Vet then put her on Atopica 15 capsules dose pack she has 5 left and no change, the vet did say she would stay on it and it if it worked, but i see no change as of yet. I dont know what else to do. I even wipe her down with baby wipes when she comes in from potty time. She is not an outside dog in fact shes a service dog. I am very concerned for her and not certain whats next. I feel we have done so much except actual allergy testing which is so ridiculous like 3-4 gran i have insurance and I will do all I can for my baby shes not a dog to me shes my baby girl. Money is not an issue if i can afford it. I have spent 3 gran already and still no answer. Any suggestions or anything I have missed.....I am taking her back to vet this week AGAIN. Shes starting to bald on her rear legs, front legs and a few spots on rear side. Shes itchy and rubbing her face shaking her head like crazy , but she has NO bleeding or open abrasions its like she chews and the hair breaks off.... I am so sad about this :( Thanks Jodi O.