lick granulomas
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| Sounds like the vet needs to do cultures to determine the type of infection and then choose the appropriate antibiotics. |
| They can do SO much damage when they lick and in such a short time. There is another barrier-type product that might help. http://www.dogleggs.com/files/granuloma.cfm http://www.dogleggs.com/fladjustable/ http://www.dogleggs.com/files/articles/ ... ch2009.pdf Come to think of it, they remind me of Kobuck's potty pants that he wore before he was neutered again.   You might be able to make something like it yourself. http://oesusa.com/index.1288.jpg I agree with Stacey... has yeast or a bacterial infection been ruled out? |
| It may be beyond your vet's ability to isloate the cause. After ruling out infections, might be necessary to find a canine allergy specialist. Some here have more knowledge than I do on Allergies and Anxieties. |
| I have been to the doggie dermatologist, put him on antibiotics, antidepressants, etc. etc. etc. Now I think I need the antidepressants. Yes, he has been allergy tested and he is allergic to lots, have changed his food to duck and potato and nothing, I mean nothing, seems to keep him from licking. I believe he has OCD and maybe I need to see a behaviorist, anyone know of one in the Phoenix area, thanks for your responses. |
| My guess is without a vet to do those cultures the antibiotic was ineffective, and likely not a long enough course in any case. Even if the root cause is allergies you will not see improvement without treating the current, worsening source of irritation. Good luck. |
| Licking can be a hard cycle to break especially if it's gone on for some time. Were the allergies anything you can try to avoid or try to desensitize him to? I'm sure the derm vet's already gone through this but to rule out a food allergy, you need to do a full 12 week food trial. The last food trial we did was a home cooked diet with a novel protein and carbohydrate... it meant not a crumb of anything else and no cross contamination of the protein. Topical heartworm preventative only (Revolution). No oil supplements during the trial either. No chews or even flavored Nylabones. Culturing his sores (pyoderma) to use an effective antibiotic and the use of antihistamines. Bathes 2x per week with Duoxo Chlorhexidine shampoo and thorough drying. Barriers to prevent damage due to scratching and licking... shirts and socks usually. I make sure his back nails are kept short and smoothly rounded to help limit the damage to his skin. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2&aid=143 Bumble's still getting home cooked ostrich but I'm transitioning from rutabaga over to potato to be sure it's not contributing to his hypothyroidism. (Don't even get me started... I still don't have answers  ) Has Juno been thyroid tested? Have any of his littermates or relatives been affected this way? Does he only lick his legs/paws or are there other symptoms? I know exactly how frustrating this is... hoping you'll find some answers.  |
| Thanks to all of you for the great advice. I ordered a "hock sock" from dogglegs and it is on and working so far. Juno doesn't seem to bother it and it fits perfectly. Next step will be weaning him off the sock once his leg is cleared up. Wish us luck. |
Quote: Juno doesn't seem to bother it and it fits perfectly. Good boy, Juno!  I hope it will work. Please keep us posted. |
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