They have the same ailments like oily skin, dry skin, itching and rashes etc. You vet should be able to prescribe the appropriate antibiotics with necessary skin creams and lotions to bring down the infection. Of course dogs also fall prey often to skin infections due to flea, ticks and mange. These ailments can cause significant skin rashes and infection. They develop allergies to just like we do. Things caused due to internal body conditions and ailments like hypothyroidism etc.

You should then take him to the vet's clinic immediately for a checkup.

When in regen of infection, your vet will. At the first sign of trouble you would have to rush to the vet's clinic and the rest of the medication is similar including ointments and creams with suitable dietary changes. Some of them are very similar to human beings. Dogs get skin infections and other conditions due to various causes. The sure shot sign that some thing is wrong is when your dog starts biting himself continuously or keeps licking him all the time. You dog can have skin problems just like we humans do too.

The dog foods especially wheat, diary and beef are known to cause worms and skin infections in the dogs.