Anyone have any idea what this could be? - Page 2

Jen,

I only emphasized that as my own holistic vet seems to try and slide crap by me.  I can just hear, "oh, we tested her thyroid it is fine."  It JUST happened after I bitched about not treating a borderline low thyroid and I only waited 6 months to retest and it was now virtuallyy gone.  then to be told Armour does not work, only to be told by Dr Dodds to use it....

Darcy

If he did not scrape it, I would say ringworm.
My dog had a similar thing not long ago.I could not imagine what the heck it was then I seen him running around the yard with a bucket in his mouth and the handle rubbed it.
Soon as I took the bucket, it went away. And he was having such a good time with it.
I put neosporin on it every day for a week and it is totally gone.

Thanks all

It is not itchy and he does not have any other symptoms.  Would ringworm not be itchy and a more random spot? With Demodex wouldn't it be on other areas of his body as well?This one is so directly perfectly center. Crossing fingers it's not thyroid! He is 8 months old and not neutered.  I was trying to avoid a trip to vet as I've had a lot of medical expenses with him lately, but if it doesn't improve I suppose we'll have to make a plan.

Looks like mange to me. The vet should be able to tell by looking at it. I would take the dog to the vet, probably not a huge expense. I think they give a shot and you go home with medication. i would then start keeping it covered with coconut oil. I don't think this will clear up on its own with out some help. My only other thought was a food allergy. You could try a hypo allergenic diet from the vet to see if it starts to clear up. Or a grain free single protein, single carb good quality dog food. Maybe duck and sweet potato or turkey and potato. Just to see if is an allergy to a certain protein.

At such a young age and intact, thyroid is less likely. I would do a scraping first, then blood panel if scraping wasn't any help. I would put Vetericyn on it in any case. 

My last dog got something like this from getting scratched by the cat.  You should do a scraping just to make sure but cephalexin will probably clear it up.

Aliana, There are two ways that Demodex surfaces. Generalized where it looks very much like the original picture but will more than likely be on the legs both inside and outside, chest, the neck and the underside of the body. In many cases it spreads over the entire body.  This type requires several treatments and dipping and antibiotics.  

The localized form of demodex may or may not have more than one spot.  It may have a few spots very similar to this one on your dog. But it can be treated without dipping the entire body. Usually a vet will recommend or give you a cream or salve to put on it and it will NOT spread throughout the entire body. Looks alot like the original posters picture.  

Hope this helps and makes sense to you. If you want to PM me for more info, I will be more than happy to respond. 

 

What other medical expenses have you had with him lately? The more info you can give us, the better. 

My male GSD was about a year when bilateral hair loss lesions on his muzzle popped up.  They grew to about a nickel size over a month. The vet confirmed it was demodex by scraping it.  His spots were not itchy or red either. It was self limited and he did not need treatment. The hair grew back, but I'm not sure how long the hair loss lasted from start to finish, maybe a couple of months.  It happened again when he was 2 or 3.

Looks like Demodex, but as others have said, you need a scraping to be sure.