Jack Russell/Terrier Mix about 2 yrs old shaking and pulling out hair?
He is a rescue and we have had him about a month now, I don't know what's going on and we really need help.
He didn't have this problem when we got him but constantly laid on his back and scratched his butt on the carpet (we thought it was cute) and now he's attacking his tail and right above his tail to the point he can't sit still and he starts shaking.
We have tried medicated shampoos and recently bought a open wound spray since he can't leave it alone.
RECENT UPDATE: at 4:36 this morning he had diarrhea (which never happens, he never poops in the house nor have we even seen him poop period, we always thought he was private about it) he ran to our room and seemed upset that he would be in trouble or telling us he needed to go out... I took him out and as soon as we hit the grass in the lawn he tried pooping but yelped and then ran away back to the porch.
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Skin problems need to be seen by a veterinarian, anything you read online will be speculative and not concrete as test may need to be ran (i.e skin scraping or biopsies), medications need to be prescribed and an exam of the area in question needs to be in person (check for infection).
It could be a number of things:
Allergies
Injury that is not healing from constant chewing
Back injury (spine) that is causing discomfort and making him chew (you mentioned difficulties hunching to excrete his bowels)
Parasites
Yeast or Bacterial infection (Hot Spot)
What the veterinarian may send you home with:
Steroids for the itch and inflammation
Antibiotics or Antifungals
E-collar to prevent further harm
Antiparasitic
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