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by aristianM on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

Hi everyone, I live in a country where ticks and fleas are a major problem. The only frontline we get here is frontline spray! No top spot, frontile plus or advantix. The ticks in my dog's envirnoment got immune to frontline spray. The spray would not kill the ticks and the continued to feed on her. My vet said he got a new spray which is more powerful than frontline. So he applied the new spray. After 3 days i noticed that my female had puss on her neck. So i took her to the vet and the vet shaved her neck and applied some medicine to it. Later today i brushing her and noticed that her whole back is full of puss. I mean not full but there are small puss pimples on her body? What should i do? Im taking her to the vet today but will he have to shave her whole body? Will that destroy her coat and showline career? What anti-biotic will he have to give her? Please reply as im utterly confused and dont know what to do!!!

by aristianM on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

sorry i meant to say pus.

by PowerHaus on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

Sounds like a staph infection to me. Hope it all works out for you. Maybe you should treat your yard and the dog's environment. She will be naked for a while but the coat should grow back just fine as long as there is not any un-repairable damage to the skin. If it is sunny where you live becareful so that she does not get sun burned after the shave. It grows back really fast too!

Vickie

www.PowerHausKennels.com

by Two Moons on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

I would definately go to another vet for a second opinion.

She sound's like she is rejecting whatever the vet sprayed on her, and you don't know what it was??

It doesn't sound life threatening but I would want to know too.

I stopped using frontline this year but I don't understand why you can't get it in your area.

Press you vet for answer's then go see another vet, or at least call one with the fact's once you know what product has been used.

by aristianM on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

Is a staph infection easy to treat? So basically the vet will have to shave her whole body? No she wont get sun burnt as she is an indoor dog.

by PowerHaus on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

Staph in dogs is easy to treat and is not the same as staph a person gets, so don't be affraid of it, LOL. I would probably go see a different vet if it were me. Probably a course of oral antibiotics and some medicated shampoo should fix her up. I would be suprised if he really has to shave her from head to tail. To me it sounds like a reaction to whatever he sprayed on her. Let us know how it all turns out, I would be interested to know, especially if you go see a different vet.

Vickie

www.PowerHausKennels.com

by aristianM on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

Two moons it was a fipnoril spray. It basically had a stronger concentration of fipnoril. The vet said she wouldnt have such an adverse reaction to it! Stupid idiot! Poor girl has pus all over her back!

by yellowrose of Texas on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

No have to shave body of anty dog to treat staph ...

by Two Moons on 07 September 2008 - 05:09

Well I'm no expert, and sometime's I don't trust, so a second opinion alway's give's me peace of mind.

by Rainhaus on 07 September 2008 - 06:09

Find some tar oil shampoo and give her garlic.

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