Guest carriej Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) So Chance has this on again off again rash. I get it cleared up, it comes back. I have been using theraderm, but today I am starting on panolog to see if that helps. Any idea what it might be? He has all the hair chewed off there - and it does seem to be itchy but not constantly. I can only manage to banish it for a day or two and it's back in full bloom; I can never seem to get the hair to grow back because the itch comes back and he chews the hair off. PS - the wetness is the panalog. It is a dry rash. Edited January 21, 2014 by carriej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DogNite Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am a huge believer in anything colloidal silver. I have a cream that I use on the dogs for just about everything. don't know what that rash is but I hope it goes away soon. . For good! Quote lorinda, mom to the ever revolving door of Foster greyhounds Always in my heart: Teala (LC Sweet Dream) , Pepton, Darbee-Do (Hey Barb) , Rascal (Abitta Rascal), Power (Beyond the Power), and the miracle boy LAZER (2/21/14), Spirit (Bitter Almonds) 8/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 No Advice and don't know what it could be. Please give Chance some Scritchies and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJane Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 If I saw this on my dog, I would change laundry detergents & softener and see if it improves. It could be a food allergy but, at this point because of where it is I would suspect contact irritation - maybe dog bed/sheets - whatever he is lying on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Flea bites or staph. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carriej Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 No fleas... It's weird that it keeps popping up in the exact same location, nowhere else. I banish it with the antibiotic cream then it's back. You think it may be staph? It's always hard to tell by comparing pictures; but most I have seen on the net look a lot worse than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadianarose Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Folliculitis? Quote Payton, The Greyhound (Palm City Pelton) and Toby, The LabAnnabella and Julietta, The CatsAt the Bridge - Abby, The GSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Allergies--my guy is doing the same thing. Panalog is a good ointment to use but, he may need an antihistamines or a short course of a systemic corticosteroid. He actually may need oral antibiotics at this point to. Until you can get to your vet I would wash the area with a chlorhexadine shampoo/soap, try Zyrtec and continue with the analog ointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carriej Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 If that's what it is, I wonder what he could be allergic to. I just bought him some new treats, but he has had the rash on and off before those... HmMMmmMMmm... Going to stop giving the new treats for a bit and see what happens, even though they are limited ingredient grain free treats. I will keep an eye on it and if it doesn't improve within the next day or so I'll take him to the vet... again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Finding the allergen that's causing the breakout is like winning the powerball lottery. Most often you will never know what's causing the trouble--certainly eliminating newly introduced foods etc.. is a good place to start but, it could very well be an environmental allergy-dust mites, grass, mold....... Sometimes treating them systematically is the treatment if choice especially if it's a transient or season problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carriej Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 It looks quite a bit better today; all of the "bumps" are gone and it's just red and patchy where he was biting at it. I will keep a watchful eye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobesmom Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Is it possible he had some itch there for whatever reason - and just got into the habit of licking/biting the area so he's re-aggravating it? Could you try putting a T-shirt on him to see if keeping him from messing with it helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carriej Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Pleased to announced that the rash is completely gone for now. At the vets advice, I am still putting cream on it everyday for a week until some hair starts to grow back. She thinks it might be that he is biting/licking it everytime the hair starts to grow back which is causing basically ingrown hairs. Looks good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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