My 1y/o EBT recently started getting bumps all over her body. One bump on her chest that she can reach is now the size of a pencil eraser and looks like a red/swollen bubble- The rest of her torso is just covered in small bumps (not on her belly though)- some are dry and peeling scabs, and others look like little red pimples- (don't seem to be itchy). The vet put her on antibiotics for 2 weeks, along with a shampoo treatment that has cortisone, but it didn't help at all. My dog also has swelling between her toes on her two front paws.
The Vet said pyoderma due to allergies- but he said they could be seasonal or food. He said if she doesn't respond to antibiotics and the shampoo, he wants to do an allergy test- but already warned me that it's very expensive. I've heard that the allergy tests aren't very conclusive and I'm already stretching my budget as it is. Just wanted to know- has anybody seen this? Are there any at home treatments for something like this? This may sound awful, but since she's not scratching at her bumps, if I just waited to see if it's just seasonal allergies, could that make it worse? I'm hoping that it will just clear up, but I don't want to change it if it might cause a secondary infection or something.
The Vet said pyoderma due to allergies- but he said they could be seasonal or food. He said if she doesn't respond to antibiotics and the shampoo, he wants to do an allergy test- but already warned me that it's very expensive. I've heard that the allergy tests aren't very conclusive and I'm already stretching my budget as it is. Just wanted to know- has anybody seen this? Are there any at home treatments for something like this? This may sound awful, but since she's not scratching at her bumps, if I just waited to see if it's just seasonal allergies, could that make it worse? I'm hoping that it will just clear up, but I don't want to change it if it might cause a secondary infection or something.