I have 5 foster Rott/shep puppies,1 has crusty ears,face & right leg since 1wk.old?negative ringworm culture, had Revolution, slightly itchy and has NOT spread to the other 4, lymph nodes NOT swollen, I'm finding new spots every few days. Puppy is healthy otherwise. Is on antibiotic x1wk and anitfungal x4wks oral meds. Cannot find anything that fits this skin disease since she had it at 1wk. old and it's not spreading to the others,only on her. any help is greatly appreciated. thanks.The pup has seen 2 Vets and they are perplexed.2 skin scrapings showed NO mites (mange),but we treated with the Revolution anyways.Strangles usually presents with enlarged lymph nodes and hers are not. The meds are for fungus and underlying infection,but negative ringworm culture.Anyone with info on lupus? yeast? zinc deficiency? hormone problems?pemphigus? The pup WAS born with a deformity at the end of her tail, so possibly she has internal deformities also causing her skin condition.shes healthy&playful
2007-03-18 03:58:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
sounds like demodectic mange. sometimes mites wont be found on a skin scraping, but it's odd that none have been found on repeated scrapes.
also it could be a fungus besides ringworm.
2007-03-18 05:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by ALM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, it sounds like some sort of allergy to me. Have her checked for that. You might be surprised to find out that it's as simple as taking an antihistamine. Hope that's all it is. Good Luck!
2007-03-26 03:04:10 · answer #2 · answered by cactus bloom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW MAYBE TRY TAKING IT TO ANOTHER VET THAT KNOWS SOMETHING MORE ABOUT IT.
2007-03-25 05:41:15 · answer #3 · answered by Giovanna R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋