Pyoderma Anyone? - Page 1

I posted awhile back about a rescue dog that I had that licks his rump till he gets ulcers. I had originally thought it was a reaction to pain or a tumor. I was able to get past records on the dog, had the dog at my vet, and we both concluded that he has pyoderma.  The dog has been on over two weeks of antibiotics and is still breaking out. As a holistic practioner, all these drugs are killing me to have to treat the dog this way and since he is still breaking out, its obviously not working. Ive started on the long road to find out what he has since this condition is secondary to something else.

Lab showed low normal hypothyroid (vet doesnt want to treat the thyroid at this point)
Biopsies were done and nothing showed up
Next he will be neutered
Allergies to vaccines?  He was done yearly (eeek) How can I test for vaccine issues?

Im open to any suggestions at this point. Ive read that benzol peroxide is good at possibly maintaining the condition so Im going to buy some soap and wash the area.

The dog is eating raw

And although this is off topic since the the dog is already low normal, once I neuter him how will that affect him with weight etc. He is thin now.

And if you use Walmart as a pharmacy........................I asked the pharmacist there about Pyoderma (humans get this too) while I was filling my meds and she had never heard of it before. Thats scary !

Hi,

Try the Merck Veterinary Manual-- you can type the condition in the search engine and go from there.

I had a female that developed it on her rump under scaly skin on more than one occassion and changed feed to a high-grade lamb and rice with less protein. I has helped ever since. Not that this will work for your dog, but anything is worth a try.

I had to treat it from the inside, and treat the outside to keep the chance of outside infection at the site down.

Continue the raw diet. Change protein sources on a rotational basis.

Hypothyroid dogs often have skin issues. Because of this, I would demand that the dog be placed on thyroid replacement hormone. Otherwiise, get a copy of the lab work and find a different vet. Be sure to have the dog's TSH (thyroid stimulatiing hormone) to get an idea how hard the thyroid has to work to be in the "low normal" range.

To minimize licking/chewing and to promote healing, buy a Bite Not collar  (more easily tolerated than an Elizabethan collar) for your dog to wear.

Thanks for the GREAT suggestions. Im going to get the spray (does it work for scratching) and the collar. That damn e collar is a leg breaker for sure. After clipping me at the knees for the 100th time, Ill do just about anything. Will neutering him make this worse or not change it?

I bought my Bite Not collar (size 7) from JB Wholesale:http://www.jbpet.com/displaygroup.aspx?displayid=444&ns_md=CSE&ns_sc=Shopzilla&ns_cn=Shopzilla&utm_source=Shopzilla&utm_medium=CSE

I havent had him to derm doc. Research that Ive read said that Benzol Peroxide works well so I found a good human face wash that will work for this. Luckily the pyoderma has remained in one area so I can wash it without having to wash the entire dog (which is good since he will clog my drain) Im trying Turmeric as it is good at killing staph on the skin and actually creates a sort of bandaid when water is added. Its drying to the skin and if he licks it off, its safe and he will be getting the med internally as well.