My dog wont stop scratching plus now he is losing the hair What can i do?

I got a beautiful black newfoundlander who wont stop scratching himself seriusly its like that for 45% of the day now he is losing hair and his the skin is turning hard and pretty ugly, obiusly is is not a fleas problem cause i tried evrything for that and still

My dog wont stop scratching plus now he is losing the hair What can i do?
you have to take him to the vet, only a vet can really help your dog. mine was itchy too after getting some kind of rash from a grooming place. the vet gave her a shot, a cream and pills, and the bill wasn't that bad. take your dog to the vet now, before it gets worse and the bills get higher. but most importantly your dog is suffering from being so itchy.
Reply:Its most likely stress, or a disease, or a skin problem. Dogs can have allergies too so that might be another possibility. First wash him with some oatmeal dog shampoo, that soothes they're skin and helps with skin problems. Then take him to the vet asap to make sure its nothing serious. He might have a parasite even. And if he has floppy ears please clean them very often. Dogs with droopy ears tend to get ear mites or ticks. Also some dogs shed once a year and it comes out in big clumps.





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Reply:He could have some sort of very small parasite. The vet will scrape some of his skin and look at it under a microscope. Then he'll need to be dipped in a special medication. I forgot what the bugs are called but my chi had it once when he was a puppy, but his hair grew back, and he was fine after.


**it wasn't mange.
Reply:Take the poor dog to the vet, if it were you you'd go to the Dr,wouldn't you ?
Reply:He needs to see a vet. There are several reasons why the hair falls out. It could be contact dermatitis, an allergy, predisposition for skin problems %26amp; it could be mites. Your Vet will take skin scrapings %26amp; look for mite %26amp; if it is not a mite your Vet will help with shampoos or dips or meds.





If you haven't been brushing him he could be just loosing his winter coat. It comes out in bunches but it doesn't usually leave bare skin unless a big Matt was attached %26amp; he yanked out the whole matt.
Reply:Thake him to the dr.
Reply:It could be fleas, but you should take him to the vet to get it checked out
Reply:Hi,


I'm concerned that your dog is itching but you say that he doesn't have fleas. The fact that the skin is hardening and there is hair loss means that you need to get him to a vet right away for a skin sample to be taken. It may be that your dog has one of two kinds of mange, one is very disfiguring if not treated and both cause constant pain for animals infected with it. If not treated, it can spread all over the whole body, causing more scratching and damage to skin and coat. It is contagious so if you have other animals you will need to be careful.





Please get your dog to a vet--to leave it in constant pain is not good for him--when you could be getting treatment and relief for him right away.





Good luck!
Reply:He may not be infested with fleas, but all it takes is one or two to bite and he may just be super sesitive to flea bites...another thought...something in your yard?


What are you feeding? Foods with "colored kibbles' contain dye and dogs truely do not care what color the food is. Corn is a big problem for many dogs...


You can give the dog benedryl to slow down the itching, if the skin is sore 50% peroxide and 50%warer mixture to clean and dry the areas tht are sore. Follwed with a triple antibiotic ointment (storebrand is fine) or one with hydrocortisone in it to help stop the itchies.


If not open sores, try either gold bond medicated powder or the ointment to sooth his skin. Last ditch effort, go to the vet for more extensive testing??
Reply:Fleas aren't the only cause for itching. It could be severe allergies or mites or mange---either needs to be immediately treated by the Vet. If he is itching sooo much that he is scratching non-stop and now losing hair and the skin is hardening, he is suffering. Imagine if you were itching non-stop like that. Please take him to the Vet asap.

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