My parent's dog recently became seriously ill. Pepper lost the majority of her hair, had oozing sores and was completely miserable. After finally taking her to a pet dermatologist they found the cause of her problems. They tried this new flea and tick medicine called Promaris (also spelled Premeris) and she now has pemphigus foliaceus, a condition where the immune system attacks the skin causing blisters, pustules and crusting erosions. It can be deadly if left untreated. Thankfully they figured out what was wrong before it was too late, but Pepper will have to be on medicine for the rest of her life.
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Alas, I fear this is the cause of my 10 year old lab's pyoderma. She looked just like your dog. She developed a staph infection in the oozing sores, a high fever, and almost died. For 2 months prior, I switched her flea medicine to the Promaris, and then she broke out. Unfortunately, when I discovered the oozing rash, it was the middle of an ice storm, and I could not get her to the vet for 2 days. When I did, I took her to a nearby vet, who inadequately diagnosed and treated her. It got worse. A $1,000 and six weeks' later, I have gotten it under control (skin healed but now with residual seborrhea and bumps ready to erupt), I believe I am on the verge of conquering her problem. I used a combination of traditional and holistic methods. I wash her in Duocxo (sp?), which is a medicated shampoo, rub her skin with a combination of almond oil and a small amount of calendula, spray her skin with skin protectant, give her probiotics to combat candida, and give her a combination of herbs called Wind Toxin (that strengthens her immune system and helps cool her from the inside out). I felt bad because I didn't recognize the seriousness of her initial break-out and let it get out of hand. The vet said her heart, liver, and kidney functions were excellent for her age. I had given her brewer's yeast, lecithan, and a really good diet all along. I stopped the brewer's yeast after her skin problems evolved into a yeast infection (though some folks say that the nutritional brewer's yeast has nothing to do with candida). I think that good nutritional support saved her and enabled her to endure the 6 weeks of Keflex and Cyclosporin (immuno-suppresent). She may periodically have to use the immuno-suppresents.
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