My 1.5 year old lab has red sore spots that turn into scabs on his belly. He has had them for a while, but they never seemed serious or a problem. He had skin issues about a year ago when he was just a puppy. I put him on premium food and it went away, but he has always been a bit itchy I believe, and it is not fleas. I’m wondering if it’s allergies or if it’s serious that I need to go to the vet. Last time I took him to the vet she acted like I was stupid because I brought him in because he was itching a lot. She had asked me if I ever owned a dog, which I have when living with my parents. I’m a 21 year old college student and this is my first dog that is mine and I make all the decisions for. So I want to know if this is serious enough to go to the vet.

Hello everyone!
I have a 3 year old Maltese and I recently took her to
a dog spa for a haircut (i trust this place because she’s
gone there around 5-6 times now). Today when i got home
from class I noticed that she was itching a lot and licking
her paws and so on. I figured it was an itch so I brushed
her hair, in the process I noticed that she had open wounds
and others seemed like healed cuts. I started getting worried
and figured that the salon had something to do about it, but
my dog kept on scratching. I looked everywhere online and
the only answer I could find was ticks or fleas. I checked for
both, it got so bad I had to bathe my dog and I checked her again.
Later on I noticed that she’s the one hurting herself and biting
into her own skin. She’s done it all over her paws and in other
body places she can reach. I’m really worried as to why she’s doing
this. I had to bandage her feet and paws to keep her from biting
and wounding herself. Anyone have any answers for me?
Besides fleas, or anything.
I know it can be allergies but as far as I know
my dog is not allergic to anything.
Thanks for your help!
Best answer too.

I thought it could be allergies or perhaps mosquito bites.I started bathing him every other day just because he likes it, it’s been hot, and because there have been bad fleas lately also. I noticed when he woke from a nap and had been sleeping on a damp spot of the pavement from where I had cleaned earlier and he laid down before it could dry. When he got up from his nap that side of his body that was damp was incredibly “welted”. it doesn’t appear to be bothering him very much.The thing that bothers me is that there are many stray dogs in this area. Disease and alot of really bad stuff like parvo etc spread really easy here. I volunteer on the weekends for a stray animal project so I know first hand how bad it is. I am constantly dealing with worms and other bugs he picks up from outside.If anyone has any idea what it could be I’d love to hear it.PLEASE NO REMARKS ANYTHING CONTAINING THE WORD VET.Im NOT in the U.S not everybody can run to someone else to save them with everything.

So we own a rescue mutt from Virgina who was moved to avoid the over flow of Katrina pets. We got her when she was around 8 weeks old according to the shelter. A few months after we got her she started getting itchy and loosing fur around her eyes, we took her to the vet he did every conceviable test and said its an allergy. With that knowledge we started ruling out foods and household prouduts. She has fish oil pills, salmon enriched food, baths in expensive moisturizing conditioners, and she is brushed almost 4 times a week. She has medium lenght fur, itchy skin, and flaking sort of like dandruf. We have tried everything from special food to benadryl, nothing has helped he be even close to 80% less itchy.Also she has no bugs, mites included. She has no peanut allergies and she currently takes Vectra 3D for flea and tick prevention. Has anyone had a super itchy dog and has solved the mystery? Any good ways to hydrate her skin and keep her less itchy? What should we do to make her less itchy?

about three weeks ago we picked my dog up from the kennel. she was there for almost 4 weeks. Well they bathed her but didn’t brush her. about a three or four days later she started scratching. I checked for fleas and no visible signs. I used a topical flea and tick and it seemed to subside. then a week or so ago, as I was petting her I felt scaly scabs on her chest, underside (almost puss), side and top of neck. I don’t see any parasites, do you think it is an allergy to the shampoo they used or could it be bites from other dogs in the kennel? the scabs are in areas she can not reach herself. I can’t get her into the vet until late next week (military vet). any suggestions to make her feel better? BTW, she is eating/going as normal.thank you