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Black Lab sores

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Question
Black lab is breaking out in oozing sores,rash on his chest and a couple on his head--he has recently been relocated yet to the same type of environment--allergies????heat(been in the 90's)??????shampoo????? Is there a cureall (antibiotics,lotion,salve)for this condition?

Answer
Johnny-

I can't recommend a course of action because we don't know what is causing the sores- it could be allergies, fleas, ant bites, sun spots, demodex, or a skin infection. there is just no way of knowing without looking at a skin scraping under the microscope.

I would recommend you take him to your vet ASAP for a skin scraping, and then go from there. Once you know what it is, you can start treating it.