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Originally Posted by SLewis024  That's good to know! They didn't tell me anything really. Just that "I can give her a cortisone shot to help with the itching for an extra $30. She might drink and piddle a little more too" It makes me feel a little better hearing someone else's experience. |
Did they do a quick smear and look at under micro
? If no...oy.
I think what 107barney is referring to is staph. intermedius...which is usually what dogs have when Dx w/ pyoderma. It can be as simple looking at red splotches, or as nasty looking as to have some drainage.
I think what FIDebra is talking about is MRSA - which is staph. aureus (which is all over every human's skin at all times, however, if the skin is broken and the circumstances are right, it can cause severe and even deadly septic infections
). The 'MR' part of MRSA means methicillin resistant s.aureus....which means, in a nutshell, that if infected with MRSA - it can cause ongoing and severe issues. Not to mention isolation in a hospital.
S.intermedius is very common to dogs (and they have this staph on their skin anyways; again, it can over-grow), but not really seen in humans. For dogs, the Tx for s.intermedius is usually Simplicef x 1 month - and zip, it's gone!
If it were me, I'd prefer a more specific diagnosis from my vet
. Please keep us posted!