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• Skin allergies in dogs | PDSA

  Atopic dermatitis (atopy) is an allergy to something in the environment (such as pollen, moulds, grass or dust mites).

• Ticks on dogs

  Ticks are parasites that feed on animal and human blood. They can also transmit diseases such as Lyme disease.

• Lyme disease in dogs

  Lyme disease is an illness spread by ticks. It’s caused by a bacteria that is spread when a tick attaches to your pet. It can cause a variety of vague symptoms.

• Alabama rot in dogs

  Alabama rot is an extremely rare disease in the UK. It affects dogs by causing damage to the blood vessels in their skin and in some cases their kidneys.

• Hot spots (acute moist dermatitis) in dogs

  Hot spots can appear anywhere on the body and usually look red, angry and wet.