Dog Allergies Treatment

Question by Liberty: My dog is losing his hair, could I get some help?
I don’t think it’s mange, because mange is contagious, and my other animals haven’t caught it.
He bites at his skin, so I’m thinking it’s allergies. To fleas, or grass, or anything, I don’t know.
I thought I should try and get an answer from some of you before trying to see a vet.
Like a lot of Americans, I don’t have the money to see a vet, I’m only 17.

Thanks in advance, for your help…

Best answer:

Answer by shonoel
You have a computer and in all probability a cell phone.
Sell one or both of these and go to the vet.
Your parents would probably take you to the doctor if you needed one, even if it did mean they had to cut back on the luxuries to help you.
You owe it to your dog.

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He’s a lab mix, not sure what else he has in him. We got him when he was about 5 months old, he had thinner hair around his eyes then and his hair wasn’t really thick but it didn’t look bad. Over time he’s lost more and more hair, especially around his eyes, under his arm pits, and on the inside of his back legs. In the past few days we’ve noticed he’s losing a lot of hair on his chest now too, and more on his head/face and he’s getting bumps all over almost like hives on the side of his leg…

I brought him to the vet about a month ago, they did a skin scrape and said it wasn’t mange or anything. The vet said she wasn’t sure what it could be, so she adviced me to upgrade my dog food to Nature’s Variety. I did so, and for weeks i’ve been feeding him that so I wouldn’t think it could be an allergy could it? Unless a dog can adapt and BECOME allergic to a dog food?

He’s also been itching a lot today, and biting himself as if it’s itching/irritating him today. I gave him his flea medicine (frontline) but I’m not sure if it could be something to do with fleas? I’m thinking it might be fleas or an allergy? Anyone have any ideas? I plan on bringing him to the vet, but was hoping i could try changing his diet first and see if there is an improvement.
He really started to get bad the past few days. I’ve had him on this dog food for weeks now.

My 7 year old Chihuahua keeps biting the hair from her tail and backside. I keep taking her to the vet and I’ve gotten answers from allergies to impacted anal glands to yeast infections to heredity but no consistent relief for her yet. The last time he didn’t even send antibiotics home for her (she bites and makes sores on her skin), but gave her the routine shot in the office and some prescription shampoo and leave on conditioner. Well now her tail has bloody sores all over it again. She’s been spayed and is on flea treatment so I can rule those two issues out. Her mother and sister did had similar problems so I do wonder if it’s hereditary. Anyone else have any experience with this? I know it hurts/aggravates her and she looks pitiful. Even if it is just bad genes shouldn’t there be something to help her?

it started last week, the vet said it was an allergic reaction to fleas, but she is 8 years old and has had fleas before and never had this, her skin is red and scabs from where she has been chewing at it. We have also been at the same place her whole life, so could it be an environmental allergy. (pollens etc) she didnt eat for 24 hours and did a poo full of dog hair, there is alot hair falling out,
are there any home remedies to sooth the skin???
please help.

After many trips to the vet, my family has ruled out fleas and other insects, switched food with no change in his condition, and generally eliminated the basic causes. My dog is 10 and has never had noticeable allergies, nervous habits, or medical issues.
He scratches and licks himself constantly and his skin is pink all over. He has scabs on his elbows from scratching. We’ve tried gauze pads, vet wraps, athletic tape, everything to prevent him from scratching them more, but they just end up coming off. We gave him special baths with oatmeal, but it isn’t feasible to bathe him every day. We got him dog beds for every room so he never has to sleep on the hard floor. Now I noticed he’s losing the hair on his seat bone from shifting his weight to scratch.
Has your dog had a similar problem? How did you help him? What could be causing this?