What's this, y'all? (Swollen red skin and hair loss)

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I don't know what it is but Murray and I hope Bella is feeling better soon!!!
 

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I suppose a bug bite is possible. I wonder if the side-effects of a bug bite would last this long.
 

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I suppose a bug bite is possible. I wonder if the side-effects of a bug bite would last this long.

If she is allergic to that bug bite, sure. Banks got bit by a spider once and blew up like crazy
 

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Could it be the laundry detergent or softener that her bedding is washed in? Have you cleaned the carpet in the area where she lays lately? It may be her food...what does she eat?
Maybe she's allergic to all those kisses you've been giving her!:D
 
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Could it be the laundry detergent or softener that her bedding is washed in? Have you cleaned the carpet in the area where she lays lately? It may be her food...what does she eat?
Maybe she's allergic to all those kisses you've been giving her!:D

Not much carpet in my place. She sleeps on a Coolaroo and in her crates...and there's no bedding to wash. She's rarely on my bed, but I have always used Tide, and it's never given her a problem.

An allergy test revealed that she has tons of allergies (dust, mold, pork, peas, etc.), so I put her on Fromm Chicken A La Veg. (She's not allergic to chicken.) It didn't solve all her problems, but it's better than all the other Fromm flavors. She's also on apoquel. I'm at a total loss.

It doesn't seem to bother her, but it's just...there. I dunno.
 

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I find that Ruckus and Regina can get a similar redness of they drink water and their face stays soggy. I try to wipe their mouths after they drink and eat and I find it helps. Not sure if it's the same.


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Not much carpet in my place. She sleeps on a Coolaroo and in her crates...and there's no bedding to wash. She's rarely on my bed, but I have always used Tide, and it's never given her a problem.

An allergy test revealed that she has tons of allergies (dust, mold, pork, peas, etc.), so I put her on Fromm Chicken A La Veg. (She's not allergic to chicken.) It didn't solve all her problems, but it's better than all the other Fromm flavors. She's also on apoquel. I'm at a total loss.

It doesn't seem to bother her, but it's just...there. I dunno.

Wonder if it just in the air... change of seasons?


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The vet just returned my follow-up call from a day ago.

She he said I should see a dermatologist, and she recommended a doctor.

I'll give them a call.
 

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Good luck, hoping Dermatologist can ID it quickly and get Bella on the mend soon.
 

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The vet just returned my follow-up call from a day ago.

She he said I should see a dermatologist, and she recommended a doctor.

I'll give them a call.

Hey there! Did you make it to a dermatologist?
I am interested in what your final outcome was.
My 3 year old frenchie has allergies and is on a daily allergy sublingual serum- it hasn't quite been a year since he started them so I am trying to be patient and hope it helps.
I want to leave my trust in the vet but I am always curious if there's any other underlying issues that someone like a dermatologist could reveal.
 
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Hey there! Did you make it to a dermatologist?
I am interested in what your final outcome was.
My 3 year old frenchie has allergies and is on a daily allergy sublingual serum- it hasn't quite been a year since he started them so I am trying to be patient and hope it helps.
I want to leave my trust in the vet but I am always curious if there's any other underlying issues that someone like a dermatologist could reveal.

Hi, sorry I just saw this.

I did go to the dermatologist. They ran a few tests, and then they concluded that it's allergies. They gave me an expensive shampoo--which I never used. They suggested a food switch to a super bland diet...to get to the bottom of the issue...if the shampoo didn't work. In the end, the hair loss and blotchy cheek healed. I think my sweet girl just has horrid allergies with skin issues that come and go. I give her Apoquel to deal, and that seems to work.
 

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