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Old August 22nd 04, 11:26 PM
Trish
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My dog has skin alleriges, we tend to keep them under control by keeping his
hair cut and denadryl, with frequent brushing. He has been to his vet
recently and she said his alleriges are high this year for unknown reasons.

I've noticed he is scratching more than usual and have made an appointment
for him for this coming week. Today while I was playing with him I noticed
he has several spots of fur that appear to be covered in pus. When I lifted
the fur it revealed a 2 cm or so (depending on the area) bald spot that had
a pus crust around their edge. It doesn't seem painful to him when I
cleaned it. they're not pink in colour or anything, the same colour as his
skin and could easily go unnoticed. I'm having trouble describing it other
than to say its bald, round and some have scabbed over, particularly the
ones in his underarm area. Its odd that he has one or two on his back. And
a large one behind his ear.

Has anyone seen this before or can give me some help in identifying the
problem so I can read a little more about it before going to the vet.

I've ruled out fleas, he was recently tested for mites and came back
negative.

Thanks
Trish


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Old August 23rd 04, 02:28 AM
Tee
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"Trish" wrote in message
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My dog has skin alleriges, we tend to keep them under control by keeping

his
hair cut and denadryl, with frequent brushing. He has been to his vet
recently and she said his alleriges are high this year for unknown

reasons.

I've noticed he is scratching more than usual and have made an appointment
for him for this coming week. Today while I was playing with him I

noticed
he has several spots of fur that appear to be covered in pus. When I

lifted
the fur it revealed a 2 cm or so (depending on the area) bald spot that

had
a pus crust around their edge. It doesn't seem painful to him when I
cleaned it. they're not pink in colour or anything, the same colour as

his
skin and could easily go unnoticed. I'm having trouble describing it

other
than to say its bald, round and some have scabbed over, particularly the
ones in his underarm area. Its odd that he has one or two on his back.

And
a large one behind his ear.

Has anyone seen this before or can give me some help in identifying the
problem so I can read a little more about it before going to the vet.

I've ruled out fleas, he was recently tested for mites and came back
negative.


Do some research on ringworm and see if it resembles what you're seeing. I
had a ringworm puppy who had the same problems, the spots weren't really
discolored, but would get scaly(sp) & crusty.

My Min. Dachshund has some kind of skin problem this year. She gets these
circles all over, the skin turns scaly, hair falls out, and she looks almost
polka-dotted. Within a week her skin & coat regrow. Two weeks later it
starts all over again. My vet can't pinpoint the exact nature of the
problem so its currently being labeled as dermatitis. Anyway, she doesn't
get these spots in her armpits and they are extremely itchy to her.

--
Tara


 




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