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Originally Posted by chaos  I am going through a similar problem with Arthur. He was put on antibiotics, 3V caps and I have to bathe him 2X a week with a prescription shampoo. At first I saw improvement, but now his skin is extremely flaky, he has developed more bumps. I am going to change his food, he is on Orijen now, but I am switching him to Great Life and add Show Stopper to his diet as well. Also, I think another trip to his vet is in order. |
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Originally Posted by cara708 Did you get his allergies tested? Sounds almost like my situation. He might be allergic to the staph too. |
my 8 month old moonshine has the same problem. spots that emerge, become scabby two-three days later, and then would peel/fall off, and leaving a little spot of hairlessness. but these spots come and go, and hair will only very slowly grow back, so from an angle, he seems to have spots all over his body!
the spots are mostly on his back, his thighs, some on his arms, one or two on his head.
I feed both raw and orijen, bathe him with medicated shampoo and oatmeal rinse, and sometimes spray diluted listerine on his body (he doesn't like it,lol) but it seems to heal the scabs. the vet prescribed cephalexin but I am unwilling to use it as, as somebody here said, it only masks the problems. I just hope with a good diet, good exercise and happy, stress-free days, he will get better.