Question by Keely Sutherland: My puppy has weird, red, inflamed, scabby bumps on her legs/around neck. She is flea treated, what’s wrong?
I have a 5 month old Shepherd mix puppy (German/Aussie/Collie we don’t really know). She lives indoors mostly, is vaccinated, and has been flea treated/heartworm treated. So that’s why I can’t figure out what these scabby red bumps on her skin are! they vary in size from very small to the size of a pencil eraser. They are inflamed and red with little scabs over the top of some. They are only located on the backs of her legs (mostly hind) and behind her ears (around her neck).

She constantly itches and bites at her self. Our vet tested her for some puppy dermafungus type bug and she tested negative and they even gave us medication just in case along with flea medicine. She’s completed both treatments for about a month and is still itching!

We switched her to an organic, avocado dog food that is supposed to help with skin allergies/dry itchy skin, and we bought her special hot-spot shampoo and oatmeal conditioner. This has helped SLIGHTLY, but just in keeping her from itching so much… she still has the bumps!

Has anyone had a similar experience? Or any other suggestions? She’s been to the vet almost once or twice a month for the past 3 months we’ve had her and has always had a clean bill of health. Can you put cortizone on them or would getting her a shot of cortizon at the vet help?

Please share your experience or advice, I just feel so bad that she’s always so itchy.. she’s just a puppy she shouldn’t have to worry about that! Thanks!

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Answer by dog dog
has she been out on the sun lately? if so, these could be sunburns. Around the ears sunburns are very common. For the itch, I suggest you use regular aloe vera, on her, it would help ease the pain a bit and it is safe for dogs..

Here’s more info on sunburns.
http://www.packsandpaws.com/2009/05/dog-sunburns-yes-they-do-happen.html

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Question by Roxi: My Dogs have Mange…They are being treated what else can I do and when will it be over?
I discovered about four days ago that my dogs had Mange. We first treated our dogs for skin allergies in October which my vet said to do so after my Maltese began to loose his fur after months of practically no improvements I decided to get a second opinion. My first vet said it was DEFIANTLY NOT MANGE :S but I asked for a skin scrape from a different vet and the diagnosis was confirmed. The vet found two mites on the one slide on the first go! I was furious that I hadn’t been treating my dogs properly if I started this back in October my Maltese would have lost ALL HIS FUR! I even asked queations on Y/A. Anway now I am on a strict treatment plan I have resorted to this other vet. He gave me a wash ‘Dermadex’ I think its called and I have changed from Advantage to Advocate which controls mange also. I am treating my 4 dogs. which live at home with us. I wanted to know what I can do to treat their environments my dogs sleep anywhere they like and do not have certain sleeping quarters. Will they get the mites while I am treating them from their environment? I just want to get over this I want everything back to normal. I got my three other dogs shaved including my pom! Her fur is so beautiful I take really good care of it and this whole situation has resulted in her getting it shaved off just in case she gets it. I want to know how long treatment will take. I am washing/dipping them once a week and advocate treating them every two weeks. Also will my cats get it, they aren’t itching or anything, they don’t sleep with the dogs but they do walk around the yard where the dogs have been :S. Also I have bunnies, they are not in contact with my dogs at all so will they get it?
I am so paranoid I have cleaned out the whole house washing everything! When will the mites on my dogs be totally gone? After the first wash? I just need reassurance its all going to pass.
Has anyone experienced this before????
Thanks and I will appreciate any answers insight!!!
SORRY FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORDS :S

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Answer by Donaldo Atello
All you can do is try to rebuild your life. Just take it one day at a time.

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I have a 5 month old Shepherd mix puppy (German/Aussie/Collie we don’t really know). She lives indoors mostly, is vaccinated, and has been flea treated/heartworm treated. So that’s why I can’t figure out what these scabby red bumps on her skin are! they vary in size from very small to the size of a pencil eraser. They are inflamed and red with little scabs over the top of some. They are only located on the backs of her legs (mostly hind) and behind her ears (around her neck).

She constantly itches and bites at her self. Our vet tested her for some puppy dermafungus type bug and she tested negative and they even gave us medication just in case along with flea medicine. She’s completed both treatments for about a month and is still itching!

We switched her to an organic, avocado dog food that is supposed to help with skin allergies/dry itchy skin, and we bought her special hot-spot shampoo and oatmeal conditioner. This has helped SLIGHTLY, but just in keeping her from itching so much… she still has the bumps!

Has anyone had a similar experience? Or any other suggestions? She’s been to the vet almost once or twice a month for the past 3 months we’ve had her and has always had a clean bill of health. Can you put cortizone on them or would getting her a shot of cortizon at the vet help?

Please share your experience or advice, I just feel so bad that she’s always so itchy.. she’s just a puppy she shouldn’t have to worry about that! Thanks!

I discovered about four days ago that my dogs had Mange. We first treated our dogs for skin allergies in October which my vet said to do so after my Maltese began to loose his fur after months of practically no improvements I decided to get a second opinion. My first vet said it was DEFIANTLY NOT MANGE :S but I asked for a skin scrape from a different vet and the diagnosis was confirmed. The vet found two mites on the one slide on the first go! I was furious that I hadn’t been treating my dogs properly if I started this back in October my Maltese would have lost ALL HIS FUR! I even asked queations on Y/A. Anway now I am on a strict treatment plan I have resorted to this other vet. He gave me a wash ‘Dermadex’ I think its called and I have changed from Advantage to Advocate which controls mange also. I am treating my 4 dogs. which live at home with us. I wanted to know what I can do to treat their environments my dogs sleep anywhere they like and do not have certain sleeping quarters. Will they get the mites while I am treating them from their environment? I just want to get over this I want everything back to normal. I got my three other dogs shaved including my pom! Her fur is so beautiful I take really good care of it and this whole situation has resulted in her getting it shaved off just in case she gets it. I want to know how long treatment will take. I am washing/dipping them once a week and advocate treating them every two weeks. Also will my cats get it, they aren’t itching or anything, they don’t sleep with the dogs but they do walk around the yard where the dogs have been :S. Also I have bunnies, they are not in contact with my dogs at all so will they get it?
I am so paranoid I have cleaned out the whole house washing everything! When will the mites on my dogs be totally gone? After the first wash? I just need reassurance its all going to pass.
Has anyone experienced this before????
Thanks and I will appreciate any answers insight!!!
SORRY FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORDS :S