I just found this discusting skin thing on my dog! its browinish gray, flaky and makes the fur fall out. it is behind is shoulder and about 6inch by 4inch! it is gigantic! we're taking him to the vet toamro but im all booked for today so does anyone know whta it might be? also if its mange is the fungul or what?? i need help! PLEASE!!!
2007-02-10 04:19:08 · 6 answers · asked by Jerseygirl 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It could be lots of different things... It's hard to even guess without seeing it. If you have a vet appointment, though, I wouldn't panic.
My one dog's skin often "erupts" with a similar sounding, sticky/scabby problem -- and, for some reason, it tends to get worse at this time of year. Over the past couple of years, he has been to the vet several times for this problem, and we have *yet* to get a definitive diagnosis, although the vet suspects that it's some sort of bacterial thing (it gets scabby, flaky and sticky and sort of smelly, in little dime-size patches, that expand in area, if we don't catch it). Usually, the vet puts him on antibiotics -- sometimes for *many* weeks; truth be told, I'm not entirely sure that the antibiotics work on this particular "affliction". What seems more effective (at least to my mind) is the antibacterial shampoo and lotion that the vet usually prescribes; when he has a flare-up, we bathe him w/ these prescription shampoos every week, and this *usually* keeps it under control. Right now, his skin is just beginning to "erupt" again, and I think that I'll be trying a new vet to see if *they* have any definitive answers.
Anyhow, all of this is just to say "don't panic". As long as you will be seeing a vet in the very near future, you should be okay; you do need to see a vet, though, to determine what it is and how you should treat it. (By the way, if your dog does happen to have a problem similar to my dog's problem, this weird skin ailment has never spread to my other dogs, so we all figure that it isn't a contagious problem.). Good luck!
P.S. (Added): When and if you get a diagnosis, could you let us know what it is? I'd be curious to find out if there are other avenues/possibilities/routes that I should be pursuing with my dog. We moved to this area a couple of years ago, and I have yet to find a vet here who instills me w/ confidence. :)
2007-02-10 04:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by seamonkeyavenger 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to hear of your dogs fur and the skin falling out.it could be ringworm'but usually it's kind of roundish..mange I've never seen it before.look on Google for mange and maybe a picture of it will come up' so you can compare....good luck for your dog and for you and yours....
2007-02-10 12:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be mange or ringworm.
The vet can tell you for sure.
I wouldn't worry about it too much - as long as you get him to the vet ASAP.
2007-02-10 12:29:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep it clean until you get to the vet. He'll have to do tests to determine exactly what the problem is.
2007-02-10 12:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by blondee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it could be mange, which is very contagious and fatal if not treated, keep him away from other dogs and get him to a vet asap!
2007-02-10 12:26:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
do you have central heating because this can cause skin complaints in dogs,they get overheated
2007-02-10 12:32:22 · answer #6 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋