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UncleZen
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Or at least, that's what I call him :-)
In fact we have 2 dogs and over the summer they have had dark brown splodges on their underside. Occasionally the odd flea was spotted. The fleas appear to have gone now, after treating with frontline or similar (cant remember exactly).
We took them both to the vet, who did skin scrapes and examination under a microscope and nothing was found. They prescribed a shampoo to bathe them 2x/week.
Dog 1 (male aged nearly 12) has cleared up nicely
Dog 2 (male aged nearly 10) is not much better and in fact is looking a little scabby. If he was human I'd be thinking of applying savlon or similar, but he's not human.
We're stumped as to what this could be and how to treat it.
Any ideas anyone?
In fact we have 2 dogs and over the summer they have had dark brown splodges on their underside. Occasionally the odd flea was spotted. The fleas appear to have gone now, after treating with frontline or similar (cant remember exactly).
We took them both to the vet, who did skin scrapes and examination under a microscope and nothing was found. They prescribed a shampoo to bathe them 2x/week.
Dog 1 (male aged nearly 12) has cleared up nicely
Dog 2 (male aged nearly 10) is not much better and in fact is looking a little scabby. If he was human I'd be thinking of applying savlon or similar, but he's not human.
We're stumped as to what this could be and how to treat it.
Any ideas anyone?
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Katiehound, Ill try that, thanks
You can't deny your dog treatment because you don't want to pay, its against the law for one thing as well as being cruel.
Your dog might need medication that can only be prescribed by a vet, they might have an underlying condition that is affecting more than their skin that you can't see.
If you think your vet is too expensive, find a cheaper one, but don't deny your dog the care they need.
Im asking here for constructive advice that might lead me down a route to a solution. I resent your accusations implied.
This might be an allergy to? who knows!
Have you checked for fleas in carpets, against skirting boards, in dog bedding?
Have you washed dog bedding with different detergent?
What colour fur has the dog? White often more susceptible to things
When my girl ( white & black )developed dark pink patches on skin like hot spots under 'arms' vet said they could do a skin scraping. No thank you, let's try easier (cheaper) things first. So I asked about sudocrem & Piriton- fine. These small patches develop out of the blue a couple of days with cream & one tablet per day- gone. She has just one Piriton- she's 25kg. Tablets are small but can be cut.
These items come well recommended- haven't tried myself but do try to find before & after pictures- I can't find them ! and read why the cream was developed
Camrosa
It's not cheap but if it solves the problem....
http://www.camrosa.co.uk/dogs
Anicura
and this one- which I note has a money back guarantee:
Look at the photos and read the reviews
https://www.anicura.co.uk/about-us/
https://www.anicura.co.uk/landing/sample/itchyskinrelief.html
15ml sample for £1.99
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Try a different vet then, or ask for a referral to a specialist.
Katiehound, some good point there thanks
I hope that if the home remedies don't work in a relatively quick timeframe you will be going back and asking for a referral.
Skin irritation can be very very uncomfortable, but dogs are stoic and won't necessarily let you know when they are suffering.
(It is also promoting various foods and dietary supplements on the basis that a change in diet may help skin problems.)
It's awkward when the vet can't find anything, it leaves you with trial and error - someone once suggested that I put a (used and cooled) camomile teabag on an itchy spot on my dog and of course she ate the teabag. Fortunately no ill effects but I learned not to try that particular remedy.