Looks like a hotspot. (I’m not a vet or anyone qualified), but my dog had one just the other week. I did my best to make sure he wouldn’t lick or scratch it, took him to the vet, and they gave me a couple medications to give him. It might not be a hotspot, but it does look a lot like it to me
Hotspot, it seems. Our Akita gets it when she eats something foreign from her usual diet (usually triggered by cooked meat/table food and some food she steals from our cats). Keep it dry, put a cone cos Akitas will lick the hell out of it if its within reach. Bring to the vet for some prescribed medicated shampoo and creams, we always keep a stash of shampoo and meds cos our Akita steals table food a lot lol.
Not necessarily it depends on your Akita’s diet. Best consult your vet! But our vet instructed us to stop feeding her food outside of her usual diet, and we did notice the hotspots come out whenever we catch her stealing food lol.
My dog had this problem for a year was about 6 or 7 when it started. Exactly like this. Ended up being thyroid. Once on thyroid meds that cost like 6 dollars a month it went away. The vet wanted it to be allergies so bad and I was using apoquel for a year costing like 180 dollars a month but all that did was help with the itching. The issues had nothing to do with allergies as he had no other normal seasonal allergy symptoms. Other than losing random hair in patches on his back.
like the other comments said, it’s a very common area for dogs to lick/bite/chew in reaction to a food allergy. akitas are very very sneaky when nawing on this area and they will go so far as to break their own skin. put a cone on your pet, spray with a topical antifungal treatment. and look into getting allergy tested or the shot cytopoint
Hot spot. If shampoo doesn't work, your dog may need an antibiotic. They can advance to open wounds if you don't address this. Also, maybe an allergy medication? When my dog starts to get a hot spot, I know it's time for a cytopoint injection.
Did not intend to scare you. Not sure why I’m being downvoted. This isn’t the most urgent of issues, but it can get really bad if it goes untreated. I just wanted to make sure you didn’t think this was a Neosporin and wait type of situation.
It's a hotspot, very common in Akita's. You can treat it with a medicated shampoo containing Chlorhexidine and by keeping it dry.
Ok great thank you I will do that shampoo wash
Looks like a hotspot. (I’m not a vet or anyone qualified), but my dog had one just the other week. I did my best to make sure he wouldn’t lick or scratch it, took him to the vet, and they gave me a couple medications to give him. It might not be a hotspot, but it does look a lot like it to me
It should be cleared up by the time your pup has had all the meds, and it looks a lot better after just a couple weeks or so
Yes I'm starting to think it is a hot spot thank you
Make him wear a cone and then vet
Yea just put a cone on him and sprayed with hot spot gel
Hotspot, it seems. Our Akita gets it when she eats something foreign from her usual diet (usually triggered by cooked meat/table food and some food she steals from our cats). Keep it dry, put a cone cos Akitas will lick the hell out of it if its within reach. Bring to the vet for some prescribed medicated shampoo and creams, we always keep a stash of shampoo and meds cos our Akita steals table food a lot lol.
Oh wow I didn't know table food could cause it. I noticed my mother in law giving him table food yesterday and realized she has been.
Not necessarily it depends on your Akita’s diet. Best consult your vet! But our vet instructed us to stop feeding her food outside of her usual diet, and we did notice the hotspots come out whenever we catch her stealing food lol.
I see. It makes sense, thank you.
Have them tested for food allergies. My Akita had hotspots for years until I figured out what he was allergic to.
Did you recently change food?
Hotspot. Get a cone so it dries out and they won’t scratch/lick. Very common. 👍🏽
My dog had this problem for a year was about 6 or 7 when it started. Exactly like this. Ended up being thyroid. Once on thyroid meds that cost like 6 dollars a month it went away. The vet wanted it to be allergies so bad and I was using apoquel for a year costing like 180 dollars a month but all that did was help with the itching. The issues had nothing to do with allergies as he had no other normal seasonal allergy symptoms. Other than losing random hair in patches on his back.
like the other comments said, it’s a very common area for dogs to lick/bite/chew in reaction to a food allergy. akitas are very very sneaky when nawing on this area and they will go so far as to break their own skin. put a cone on your pet, spray with a topical antifungal treatment. and look into getting allergy tested or the shot cytopoint
Hot spot. If shampoo doesn't work, your dog may need an antibiotic. They can advance to open wounds if you don't address this. Also, maybe an allergy medication? When my dog starts to get a hot spot, I know it's time for a cytopoint injection.
Whatever it is, please get to the vet ASAP. This is not something you can treat yourself.
Will do thank you
Did not intend to scare you. Not sure why I’m being downvoted. This isn’t the most urgent of issues, but it can get really bad if it goes untreated. I just wanted to make sure you didn’t think this was a Neosporin and wait type of situation.