Vet Q & AMy puppy's skin is irritated after moving to the country. What's wrong?
I would recommend taking Red to a veterinarian. With the history provided it may indicate allergies.
Her skin looks very irritated and after a physical is performed to determine if this is the cause there is plenty of options for allergies in dogs.
The first thing is clearing the infection which can include antibiotics, anti-fungals and/or shampoos. The next step is treating the allergies. This can be done by anti-histamines, steroids or two newer treatments one is pills called apoquel and then other is a 4-8 week injection called cytopoint.
Allergies can be caused by environmental factors, which its sounds like could be part of the issue due to the recent move to the country but it can also be caused by food allergies.
I would discuss this with your veterinarian and make a treatment plan with what is best for you and Red.
If after a physical it doesn't appear to be allergies it could also be some type of mite on Red's skin. If your veterinarian feels it is more from mites a skin scraping would be performed to confirm this. Some mites are extremely difficult to find and sometimes even if no mites are found treatment is still initiated.
I hope Red feels better soon and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!
Updated on September 24th, 2025