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Question by L.Randy<3′s her Pony!: Are there any home remedies for treating a dog with flea allergy dermatitis?
every spring/summer my chihuahua gets FAD(flea allergy dermatitis) and usually some advantage or frontline plus does the trick, and kills all the fleas on him. so i never have an issue with FAD. but this year the fleas have started early and i wasn’t able to get the flea preventative on him in time. so now hes getting bad rashes and hot spots because of it. So are there any home remedies for clearing it up faster. i have since started him back on the preventative but its going to take time for the FAD to heal up and he is still steady licking and chewing on his hind. anything would help. i’ve heard benadryl or cortisone cream but havn’t got any firm advise.
well usually for him, as long as hes getting the flea preventative it eventually goes away but the healing process seems to take forever. it only on his lower back rite above the tail. and he licks his armpits a lot too, but his pits arnt any where near as bad as his back….

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Answer by jennifer s
Sadly, no. My dog had the same thing and got very sick. We paid 500.00 for meds because we waited too long and infection got into her ears. It only gets worse.

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I have a 5 month old Shepherd mix puppy (German/Aussie/Collie we don’t really know). She lives indoors mostly, is vaccinated, and has been flea treated/heartworm treated. So that’s why I can’t figure out what these scabby red bumps on her skin are! they vary in size from very small to the size of a pencil eraser. They are inflamed and red with little scabs over the top of some. They are only located on the backs of her legs (mostly hind) and behind her ears (around her neck).

She constantly itches and bites at her self. Our vet tested her for some puppy dermafungus type bug and she tested negative and they even gave us medication just in case along with flea medicine. She’s completed both treatments for about a month and is still itching!

We switched her to an organic, avocado dog food that is supposed to help with skin allergies/dry itchy skin, and we bought her special hot-spot shampoo and oatmeal conditioner. This has helped SLIGHTLY, but just in keeping her from itching so much… she still has the bumps!

Has anyone had a similar experience? Or any other suggestions? She’s been to the vet almost once or twice a month for the past 3 months we’ve had her and has always had a clean bill of health. Can you put cortizone on them or would getting her a shot of cortizon at the vet help?

Please share your experience or advice, I just feel so bad that she’s always so itchy.. she’s just a puppy she shouldn’t have to worry about that! Thanks!