Know Buddy is a Honorary Dachshund but here is what is going on with him for those who may not know Buddy is a Black & Rust 3 year old Doberman. 1st I feed Taste of the Wild Salmon/Fish most of the time in summer Bison once in awhile winter.I also give Fish Oil capsules/Salmon Oil capsules when I can find them human ones Vitamin E twice a week. It first started he was scratching his side no redness just a white patch from no hair,then white spots going down his leg left side,little patch on top of his head. Then two red spots on the knee area ? Now has RED spots like a Hot Spot from licking on three toes and part of one pad on rear feet.
This is what has been done went to the vets they did a skin scrape negative for mange,did a Thyroid test negative on that, other blood work & heart worm test just because they drew blood.Gave him a steroid shot, antibiotics since that visit the toes are new vet has not seen them yet.Has been on the antibiotics at least a week also benadryl generic kind to night add Rescue Remedy maybe it will help with the scratching.Also today had a bar of home made Goats milk soap with Oatmeal/ Lavender in it hear Oatmeal is good for skin problems and Lavender has antibiotic properties to it ? Then when dry sprayed them down with Mothers' organic Apple cider vinegar & water.Really can not afford to go back to the vets that last trip with 6 months of Front Line Plus added to the bill for Buddy & Patches it was $460.00 vets are getting ridiculous on there prices.I did have pet insurance on both but had to give it up when the old man broke his neck in 2009 but I did keep the Care Credit for the dogs I really do not want to give up my dogs but I just do not know Rabies shots due in October may buy the other shots and give those my self not sure how much Rabies is trying to do the 3 year ones know the vets have to do those.
May try the original blue Listerine & water spray on short haired dogs but not sure what all you put in it???? Any one have any other ideas??? Thanks sorry this is so long.Papbouv
Papbouv
It sounds like contact allergans, any change in washing powder etc or seasonal plants.
With Emma who was ++++++ allergic I used to use neutragena Tgel shampoo that I use (I have psoriasis) the coal tar seem to help. Mum used to make a paste of bicarb to take the heat out of our golden retrievers hot spots.
Any chance of a paddle in the sea as salt water sometimes helps.
poor wee man he will probably be beside himself.
Roberta
forgot betnavate cream, its a topical steroid, and as such does not hav ethe side effects of tablets
Thanks for the ideas what is betnavate cream wonder if it has a different name in the states no change in anything old set in my ways buy the same stuff over & over in a rutt I guess. I can fix a tub of Sea salt see if I can get his back feet in it he only weighs 88 pounds wee man don't think he can be called a wee man.Brat dog is more like it threatened to take out his licker so he could not lick ha,ha.
I have used E- Collars on dogs before but Buddy takes the cake I put the E-Collar on he started drooling,shaking to the point of clicking his teeth, freezing in one spot not moving would not sit or lay down for about 2 hours.Had to take him by the collar and move him??? Just stood there and stared at me thinking of wrapping a big towel around his neck to see if that would keep him form licking his back feet. Thanks again for the ideas do you have to have a scrip for the betnavate cream.
Papbouv
I can't see the photos on his sides, but it sounds like a fungus to me, (similar to rain rot in horses). You can get anti-fungal sprays at places like tractor supply in the horse section. One is called Topical Fungicide by Durvet that some dachshund people use. The red spots on his toes are lick granulomas. Winston gave himself a nasty one on a foot about two years back. He needs to wear an e-collar and I was given a spray medicine for that as well that helped numb the area and had an antibiotic in it as well.
Never would have thought about a fungus have seen rain rot on horses on the TV question does rain rot have anything to do with rain ? Has been hot & with high humidity here now has been cool for a couple of days now. The place where I buy dog food mostly ranchers run the store for years so may take Buddy up see what they say they have horse products. Thanks for the idea I'm open to any & all ideas except going back to the vets will only do that as a last resort can't stand $460.00 very often.Papbouv
Hi Papbouv; I'm so sorry you're having to deal with the worry of all of this. Veterinary bills really are through the roof, understandable I guess considering that the patients can't talk and the doctors do have to go through more schooling, but it's very hard. We have to do what we can on our own. I'm posting a link to a site that I've ordered from several times and I've been very pleased with both their products and their prices. Many of them are natural or holistic. I've never had to call them, but it might be worth a try if you need advice; there are tons of products. Keep us posted on how things are going, please.
http://www.allivet.com/
I agree with the fungus. Most likely yeast. Molly had it and is sounds exactly like it, especially the feet. If you would like, I have some shampoo I would be glad to send to you. I had ordered it before Molly died and now have two bottled of it. It is a combination of chlorhexadine and Miconazole Nitrate. You can also give him yogurt. Kills the yeast from the inside out. Many vets will not mention the yeast in dogs. Have no idea why, they just don't. Will often blame it on allergies. Molly would also have a strange smell, not like your typical dog smell. Hers would be worse because of all the folds and wrinkles that a bulldog has. Here is a link to some of the info I have found. Also, just google "yeast and dogs" and you will find tons of info. Private Message me your address and I'll try to get the shampoo out to you this week.
This site lists some remedies and gives some explanations. A lot of the others try to sell their products. You are feeding Taste of the Wild, which is grain-free and that is a good choice. You can try putting some diluted (1:1) white vinegar on the areas that are bothering him and see if that gives him some relief. It worked quite well on Molly's feet.
http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/yeast_infections_dogs.html
I don't like giving my furkids unneeded meds so I try to find something natural, so I decided to search something I remembered from my rescue days for Buddy and I found this:
It uses Listerine and other things that can be easily found:
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf722175.tip.html
Thanks for the listerine recipe have heard of it but could not remember how to mix it. Thanks again