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My puppy has crusty, yellowish-green rashes. What could it be?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

so my puppy (she's about 9 weeks) seems to have rash pimples on her belly behind her right ear and on her neck in a patch they are very crusty and scab-like also they are yellowish greenish

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David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 2nd, 2016

This sounds like an allergic reaction. first of all make sure you flea your puppy regularly every month with a high quality spot on (ex. Advantage) as fleas are by far the most common reason for these reactions.

If the fleas are not the problem, it could be an allergic reaction to food or an environmental factor. this is more complicated to treat and will sometimes require medications such as antihistamines in order to stop the allergy.
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