My dog eve has been fighting pyoderma for almost 6 months. it started as redness of the skin then progressed to bumps, then pimples, and eventually forming sores as soon as the sores came about i thought this isn't a rash and took her to the vet. where i had a skin scraping done that came back negative, and a skin impression that came back negative as well. I was told to use Douxo Chlorohexidine Mousse and apply it everywhere the bumps/sores where every other day for 2 weeks. It only seemed to irritate it more. So we went back after 2 weeks ,and where prescribed cephalexin 500mg 2 caps every 12 hrs as well as predisone 10mg 1 tablet every 24 hrs. It seemed to start working and after 3 weeks it was gone. About a week after that the bumps appeared again ,and the process started over i took her to a different vet gave them all records they performed the tests again and without saying if they found anything or not Prescribed a very strong antibiotic, zeniquin 100mg 1 tab every 24 hrs for two weeks.It began to clear up and stayed clear for 2 weeks this time and i was giving her a bath today (With HexaChlor-K Shampoo) and saw that they were back again. Do you have any advice on what i can do? Anything at this point will help. Thank-you.

My dogs has been on 3 different antibiotics now and her paws are just not getting any better she's also on a special flea medicine she's been on the same food for months now and has never had a reaction so I'm confused if it is a food allergy I'm going to buy medicated shampoo today iv tried an epsom salt bath iv tried essential oil peppermint I just can't find the root cause or understand why it's not going away they said it was bacteria sometimes at night when she sleeps she shivers I'm not sure if that's from her trying not to itch I'm just worried and stressed out about her she is a chiuhuah jack russel dashhound

We have a Scottie that was supposed to have skin issues due to allergies. We have 3 other dogs and recently the others have shown up with itchy skin. (the dogs have been together for 18 months) The Scootie at times has hair missing and scabs related to being itchy. Today I noticed bumps, so with scabs on 2 of the other dogs

My dog has had skin infections in the past and has been treated with convenia injections along with shampoo. Is there a pill that can be used in place of the injection?

My dog fought a bacterial infection of the skin on top of his rump. It quickly spread to about 2 1/2 inches across. It smelled horrible and caused him to itch constantly. He went to a very great Dr. in our area and received antibiotics. We tried several and nothing worked at all. The area stayed very moist (weeping a thick puss type fluid). In a few days the entire chunk of hair in that area fell in a clump. I hit the internet and read everything I could get my hands on. Believe me you owe it to your dog and yourself to get yourself educated. I immediately threw out his commercial dog food (one of the touted best) and started cooking real food for him. In five weeks all signs were gone and his hair was making a great recovery. That was two years ago. I cook for him every day (large dog so four meals a day). One caution, he will need more volume then he consumed before. I encourage you to have a blood test done to make sure you do not feed him any items he may be allergic to. Also realize there are many food items that are harmful to, and can even kill your dog like chocolate and tomatoes. My fellow eats a balanced diet which includes kale, spinach (both raw or cooked), apples, blueberries, carrots, sweet potatoes and brown rice with roasted chicken or baked fish. Never feed bones of any kind and no spices to include pepper. Love them like family? Then really feed them like family - my family never ate any dog food of any kind! All this may sound a bit daunting. However, you can cook in quantity and it soon becomes no big thing. It is soooooo well worth it.

Sushi has had an infection on his paws for many months now. raw, blistery, sometimes bloody, and very persistent, we have been fighting the infection with various antibiotics, steroid shots (cytopoint), and apoquel, mostly at the same time. i just did the research on apoquel, and i immediately stopped the medication upon notifying the vet. it seems that nothing is working, so why continue with this particularly nasty and dangerous drug? i have started my own ointment of lavender oil and coconut oil. i have been told turmeric and manuka honey can also help. we did learn that this is a bacterial infection, and it is antibiotic-resistant to his PREVIOUS antibiotics. we found an antibiotic (Zeniquin) that battled the bacteria in a culture, but did not kill it. still raw and sore, Sushi's antibiotics run out soon, and we are out of ideas. he is not himself. would love some help! this is all following a small but malignant cancer removed at his ear this spring (as far as we can tell, it has not returned.) Sushi is almost 10 years old, a stafforshire bull terrier. we miss his crazy self. please respond if you have any ideas. thanks so much!