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Originally Posted by hdpt00  Just got back from vet...
His initial thought was a bacterial infection because of how it looked and the dry, flaky nature. He said it starts off as a pustule and then spreads circularly outward and could be caused by any type of stress such as teething, puberty and he has also had a small cough the last two weeks which could have lowered his immune system.
He then brought out a blacklight and thankfully it did not glow. They took a culture, but won't know for sure for a couple of weeks if they can rule out a fungus infection (ringworm).
For now he gave me Mupirocin 2% to put on the area twice daily. Hopefully this gets rid of things. |
If he thinks it could be a bacterial infection, he should have probably put him on an antibiotic as well, especially if he had a cough. Hope he gets better soon. Elaine