I have a black lap, With a skin Problem?

I have a 4 year old balck lap, not to long ago I gave him a flea dip in the over the counter fles shampoo, about 2 weeks after that he started to break out really bad. He itches all the time, actually enough to form sores. Now he has puss spot forming around his eyes. he looks like a racoon. I have tried everything, i have even taking him to the vet and got meds for him, but it still seems to hang around. Is it true that him still having his Male Dogs Parts can be the cause of it?

I have a black lap, With a skin Problem?
No, severe rash would have nothing to do with his male parts. It sounds like eczema, aggravated by the flea dip..Here is a good site concerning skin problems.. If you read these, you might have an understanding of what is wrong with your dog's skin%26gt; http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/dskin.html
Reply:i don't think so sometimes it could be in their diets what they eat if you give them treats or chocolate so be careful just wash him down regularly in Luke warm water no shampoos and see how you get on other wise ask the vet to take a skin scraping to see have your dog an infection or ticks etc? or take a blood test it must be uncomfortable for the dog to be itchy keep trying
Reply:Hon get your dog back to the vets asap. I can't see how you dog have his bits in tack could give him a skin allergy???!!!???!! If you are not happy that you dog is not improving see another vet.





It sounds like he has an eye infection that will need to be treated differently with eye drops. If he still has sores get some different medication or get another vets opinion. Also get the dog a cone shaped collar to stop him from bitting at his sores which some dogs do do to themselves.





Please take your dog today as it will be in pain if it has sores. He may need to have antibiotics as well but just get that dog checked by a professional.





And don't use that shampoo again throw it out!
Reply:We have an 11 year old lab/shepherd mix who develped severe allergies at the age of 2. So severe that he would scrape the skin off his face to get some relief. We finally had to see a skin specialist (it was BAD) because the cortizone pills he was on would kill him long term. Anyway, sounds like your dog has allergies. Change vet first of all and see if benadryl will help relieve his misery. You can also buy hydrocortisone spray at the petstore and that will help with the itchiness/hotspots. There is a lotion for the sore spots around his face area. He has mucus in his eyes from the allergy reactions. Feed him lamb and rice dogfood for awhile too. Keep him away from grass clippings too in order to minimize his allergies. My 11 year old dog is better now and just needs the occassional benadryl. Good luck.
Reply:I agree with NK... we had a Rhodesian Ridgeback/Lab X and she developed allergies. The vet put her on antibiotics and benadryl during her allergy seasons and she got much better. When you bathe your pet, don't use Hartz flea/tick shampoo as that will only aggravate your pet's condition -- use something with lanolin which will soothe and moisturize the skin. And under no circumstances use the flea/tick collars!





Have patience and good luck!