Emmy Kar
Puppy
Hi, our male white pitty has been dealing with a really bad skin infection. He's been taken to the vet multiple times, been on several antibiotics and nothing seems to be working. We are trying to do everything we can to figure it out and was hoping someone here might have been through the same thing.
Long story short: Samson had a blood blister on his foot which the vet thinks was caused by him laying on it so much. He was given antibiotics and the swelling went down. He was licking his foot a lot during this time which caused an infection. Went back to the vet, got a different antibiotic but the infection spread up his leg. No fleas, heart worms, mites or staphylococcus. Went to a specialist and she figured it was allergies. Ran some tests, went on some medications and still nothing has worked.
Here's what we're doing:
Long story short: Samson had a blood blister on his foot which the vet thinks was caused by him laying on it so much. He was given antibiotics and the swelling went down. He was licking his foot a lot during this time which caused an infection. Went back to the vet, got a different antibiotic but the infection spread up his leg. No fleas, heart worms, mites or staphylococcus. Went to a specialist and she figured it was allergies. Ran some tests, went on some medications and still nothing has worked.
Here's what we're doing:
- Prednisone 5mg
- Cindamycin 300 mg
- Apoquel 16 mg (3x a week)
- Medicated shampoo
- Histoplex immune builder for allergies
- Coconut oil, lavender oil, tea tree oil, sprays
- Wash bedding twice a week in fragrance and dye free detergent
- Baths two times a week
- Only going outside in grass to potty
- Switched dog food from bison to a limited ingredient salmon