What could be causing this?
Hello all,
I will preface this by saying we have a vet appointment scheduled for later this month, but I'm curious to know what you all may think this is?
He is a 6 year old shiba inu, he takes apoquel for allergies. I'm not sure if this would be allergy related, or if this would be stress related? Our boy is a runner, so as soon as he sees the door open, he bolts out; due to this, we recently installed a fence to prevent him escaping. Shorly after the installation, I had to travel for work from Thursday - Tuesday. He was fine before I left, but my sister informed me of this bald patch on Monday. He has not been walked since I left, so I'm leaning toward this being stress related, but again, I'm not sure.
We won't know for sure until we see our vet, but a rough idea of what this might be could help. He doesn't seem to be nipping at it, or licking it too much now, but I did find a little yellow crust near that area, and I'd like to provide him any reflief possible in the meantime while we wait for his appointment date.