i got this dog as a gift and ever since i got him he has been scratching even if he doent have fleas. then a month later i got some spots that are sort of dry and itch. they turn red when i scratch. is it possible that my dog is giving me allergies. also i scatch ALOT if im at home but when im somewhere else i don’t feel anything. please tell what to do and what is it that i have? i do not like this!!!

We took her to the vet , the said it was a flea allergy, from just one flea! They gave her a cortisone shot, a med pill to kill any fleas instantly and the liquid frontline and an antibiotic. she is done taking all the meds and is still itching like crazy. She is rapidly loosing hair around her backend and legs and underbelly. We called the vet back and they told us to give her Benedryl and it didn’t work. It just made her heart beat harder and she got thirsty, but she is still itching the same amount. My vet is not in today , she wont be back in until tomorrow-I just want to know if anyone knows what to give my dog to help her stop itching. She is a Chocolate Lab and weighs 60 lbs and is 10months old. I am hoping there is an over the counter product I can buy for her, or something natural that will help. Please only answer if your dog has had this problem and you solved it somehow. Thank you for your time.

My dog is a papillon who just turned a year old. He scratches himself a lot, and even chews at his skin. Yesterday he actually bit a chunk of fir out.
I was sure that it wasn’t fleas. I had never seen a flea on him and I use Advantage on him every month. A few days ago I saw 4-5 fleas on him. I put the Advantage on again (it had been a bit more than a month) and I don’t think that I have seen any since. I did see a couple of black spots in his fir. I pulled them out but lost them because they were really small. My guess is that it was dirt from the dog park.
He has been scratching and chewing himself a lot the last couple of days and every time I see him do it I grab him and start picking through his fir frantically to find any sign of fleas. Also, he bites at parts of his leg that have very little fir.
On a related side note, my last pap has (ex wife got him) really bad allergies. We got him tested and nothing worked. He gets shots twice a day to increase his immunity to the things that he is allergic to and it’s not working. His legs are purple from him chewing.
I really hope that this doesn’t happen to my dog as I have little faith in the shot treatment. I have switched out his shampoo to a hypo allergenic and his food to a duck based organic that is designed for dogs with allergies. He’s worse if anything.
Thanks in advance for any help that you can provide. I will be sure to pick a best answer.

This has been diagnosed by vet. Definitely not fleas! Dog put on half a steroid tablet per day by vet. Regularly hoovering bungalow. Trying spraying with lavender water at moment. Will try Tea Tree Oil. Dog has undergone a thorough health check by the vet.

i dont want to use a flea bomb due to my daughters severe chemical allergies. i use a flea wash for him which helps….. for a day maybe and ive tried tea tree collar. any ideas ae appreciated thanks