Athlete’s foot (paw)
I thought her resistance might be a sign of her thyroid being out of whack, but the levels are almost perfect at 4.8. So, has anyone else taken on this nasty fungus and won???? |
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| First, did they culture the foot and face separately? Have they cultured the foot again recently, to see if it's still the same thing? Often, when we kill one critter on Oscar, another can take it's place, so we tend to culture more frequently to make sure we are using the correct antibiotic or anti-fungal. Also, we learned the hard way that different areas of Oscar's body might be contending with different issues, even though it looks like the same thing. If they originally only checked out the face or the foot, it might be time for a re-check. We've been pretty successful in dealing with Oscar's fungal issues topically. Some folks on here swear by Malaseb, but we use a shampoo called KetoChlor on Oscar's paws when dealing with a fungal flare-up. I shampoo his paws once a week in that shampoo, and a couple more times in between with Chlorhexidine shampoo, blow drying them each time. I make sure and keep his feet as trimmed and dry as possible, as it's the only way to keep the moisture down. Hope this helps! Laurie and Oscar |
| Thanks Laurie. I have trimmed between pads as close as possible. The vet gave me Dermazole(sp) shampoo which really pinks up her skin for a day but seems to help. Her face is looking much better but the feet and leg seem to be to ongoing. If I don't see a marked inprovement by Saturday, I'll round her up for another culture. |
| When we got Devyn she had a horrible fungal infection on her feet. We had to bathe her twice a week in a shampoo I can't remember but, am looking to see if I can find it! May have even been the Ketachlor that Laurie mentioned  We did have to keep her on Ketaconazole for 2 months to toally clear it up. I know they say it is hard on their liver but, with her we did not have any issues. The vet said she had used it often at another paractice and had never had a problem. Good Luck! |
| Pro biotics will really help in this situation.... it's usually a yeast that is the cause, the gut flora will be more out of balance because of the antibiotics (which only treat secondary bacterial infection caused by the fungal infection, not the fungus itself....) An antifungal cream will help too, even something for people that you can grab at any drug store. |
Willowsprite wrote: Pro biotics will really help in this situation.... it's usually a yeast that is the cause, the gut flora will be more out of balance because of the antibiotics (which only treat secondary bacterial infection caused by the fungal infection, not the fungus itself....) An antifungal cream will help too, even something for people that you can grab at any drug store. Well, I had no idea about the probiotics. Think we may put the whole house back on them! Thanks Stacey |
Did you say they did a culture? That should come back with what meds will help....My dog had lots and lots of problems with this fungus in his feet. Drove me crazy with all the licking...I changed his food and kept between the toes dry with corn starch. Also found his thryoid to be "borderline" low. I insisted we try the meds for low thryoid and THAT has worked to fix just about everything  |
| When Tiggy was about 1 year old she damaged the nail bed of one of her front claws and it got a fungal infection in it. After a course of antibiotics it took me 3 or 4 months of twice daily bathing in a special antifungal wash to finally get rid of it. There are fungal spores that hang around and are quite difficult to completely eradicate. I made sure that I regularly washed Tiggys blankets with a little teatree oil and a hot wash and I washed the floors with a disinfectant often too. Talk to your vet again. It might be one of those perserverance situations. By the end of the couple of months Tiggy was a pro at foot bathing. I would put her up on the grooming table and she'd sit and hold the correct paw in the air all ready for me to dunk it in the tub of wash. Then she'd hold it up while I dried it with a towel and wait for her favorite biscuit.   |
Willowsprite wrote: An antifungal cream will help too, even something for people that you can grab at any drug store. I think the gut is a problem as she had bouts of bad tummy through all this. I started probiotics on Saturday so we will see what that does. As for the over counter antifungal products, what works best? Do you cover the area after treating? When I get home from Philly tomorrow, I'm going to ramp up the cleaning schedule. I have to clear this up before we move to a warmer more humid climate. |
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