Any guesses? Allergies perhaps?

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I can only see this in the sunlight, when we’re in the house you can’t see it. The vet and I are starting to think it’s seasonal allergies but nothing seems to help it but we do go for daily walks
 

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Those bumps that only show up in angled light are tricky - the coat can hide them indoors. A photo taken in that same sunlight is actually really useful to bring along, since subtle bumps often flatten or fade in the exam room.
Since the allergy approach hasn't made a difference, a recheck may be worthwhile rather than assuming seasonal allergies are the cause. A few other things can produce small raised bumps like that - irritation from something he contacts on walks, parasites, or inflammation around the hair follicles - and each needs different treatment than allergies.
Some details your vet will likely want: how long the bumps have been there, whether individual bumps come and go (hives often appear and fade within hours, sometimes right after walks), whether he seems itchy, and what the skin looks like when you part the hair - redness, scabs, pimples, flakes or hair loss each point in a different direction. If no skin scraping or cytology has been done yet, asking about those is reasonable too.
One caution worth knowing: if bumps ever come with facial swelling or any change in his breathing, that is an emergency-vet situation rather than wait-and-see.
 
I can only see this in the sunlight, when we’re in the house you can’t see it. The vet and I are starting to think it’s seasonal allergies but nothing seems to help it but we do go for daily walks
Did the vet do a skin scrap?

Jake use to do that. Like you scrap it off, the hair comes off a well and can bleed too. Only thing that got it under control is a raw diet and I would massage in the area NuStock mix with a bit of fractionated coconut oil. NuStock (100% natural) still can be thick once mixed from the tube. It will take approximately 3 days to see improvement and it will disappear eventually. It’s all about maintenance. šŸ‘
 
Looks like staph infection… as Helene asked.. did vet scrape and test?

Get immune system boosted… refrigerated sauerkraut is a great probiotic
 
Is there any hair loss on any part of the body, infected or not?
 
I do not think the vet took a skin scraping but we have an appointment coming up and I’ll speak with her then. There’s no obvious hair loss or bleeding. Her energy levels out the roof, everything is normal her eating, stool and she drinks her water. We do live in the Harper’s Ferry, WV area and we go for our daily hike through the woods. She is on her flea and tick medication Credelio as well as her Sentinel Spectrum. She also has her Lyme disease and Letpo vaccination.
 
Jeffo had similar when we picked him up from rescue, but Jeffo had hair loss, with the seasonal flank, although when I put him on raw diet it disappeared within 6mths, although sometimes in the summer months the hair can go a little thin, in those places, were he had the flank. How old is Pickle, and how long has she had this for? Also it never effected Jeffo in any way.
 

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