Pyoderma Hi everyone! Today I had to take my little Lexi to the vet because of some skin issues. I noticed about a week ago she would be biting at her back legs. I didn't see anything there so I thought she just had an itch. She continued to do this and today I saw where she was biting under her back leg was red and bumpy. So I took her to the vet and she cut the hair to get a better look and it was a bump that looked similar to a pimple. She said it was a bacterial skin infection (pyoderma). Now Lexi has to take some medication for 10 days to make the infection go away. Just wondering if anyone here has had any experience with this and did it go any quickly? Did it ever come back? And did you ever find out what caused it? Thanks! |
Dogs have staph intermedius (a bacteria) on their skin, naturally (just like humans have staph aureus, naturally). When something gets out balance, s.intermedius will overgrow and turn into an infection...when it becomes an infection, it's called pyoderma. It's very, very common. Tons of us here have had to deal w/ it in our dogs. Usually, it's treated w/ Simplicef x 30 days. Some of us have dogs in whom pyoderma is recurring...which is a bummer. Skin issues are *always* secondary to allergies or another issue/disease...so pyoderma is a result of either allergies or another disease. The cardinal sign of allergies in dogs is paw chewing/licking and itching. Does your kiddo chew/lick his paws? |
She does itch a lot, scratching with her hind leg. I have never noticed her chew or lick her paws, but I will look out for that. Hopefully the medicine will clear it all up. Thanks! |
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If she itches all year round, then it's more likely that it's environmental allergies (dust, mites, pollens, trees, grasses, dander etc). If it's only seasonal (spring/summer) then it's likely just due to the pollens. Food allergies only account for about 10-15% of allergies, so an actual food allergy would be rare...the only way to diagnose a food allergy is to do an elimination diet, which are a pain in the butt to do, but it can be done. Treatment for allergies really depends mostly on whether they're year round or seasonal. Here is a thread w/ even more detailed info: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html |
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