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Not sure if it a Scabies
I have 2 Months old puppy. He faced severe hair fall and itchiness when he's one Month old and we've taken to VET. Puppy lost most of the hair in the body and legs. Doctor told that is scabies and given some medications such as cephalexin, permathrin, might take few weeks to recover. I followed every medication but the condition is Not improving. I see some black dots like hyperpigmentation in the skin where there's no hair. I can see some hair growth in legs. Is this a improvement? What can I do to come out of this since my puppy is struggling so much!
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Skin problems are very tricky to treat and a very long time to get visible satisfactory results. The information provided by you is not sufficient to come to a conclusion especially with dermatological problems. I recommend you go for Blood test including CBC, LFT, KFT and hormone (Thyroid) profile in addition to skin scraping for proper diagnosis. Most of times skin issues develop due to food allergies especially when dogs are fed mostly on rice or grain diets and dairy products like milk and curd.
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Get the hormone tests done. If hormonal issues are ruled out, it can be treated CAD. It is highly suggested to switch to hypoallergenic diet (slow replacement) to treat the root cause along with supplemengs
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Please use antibiotics, anti parasite and antifungal drugs only under supervision of Veterinarian.
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Get a skin scrapping done to confirm if it's scabies and give treatment accordingly
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You can go for a skin scraping test to rule out if it is really a scabies infection or not. Then specific treatment can be followed
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Dr. Madina Prasadarao
Veterinarian
31 yrs exp
Srikakulam
All skin problems including scabies are due to unhygienic conditions or mismanaging things... Once skin infection occurs, it's alife long problem...better to understand how to prevent them...pl follow doctor advices
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