Inter-digital Cysts. . . .

[Tiffany B]

Rollie gets those occasionally,too. The vet told me to clean it with peroxide and then put neosporin on it. He hates me touching it, so I put the peroxide in a spray bottle, while he is sleeping I spray the paw, then use a q-tip to apply the neosporin. Good luck!! Hope he gets better

 

[Maximus]

Rollie gets those occasionally,too. The vet told me to clean it with peroxide and then put neosporin on it. He hates me touching it, so I put the peroxide in a spray bottle, while he is sleeping I spray the paw, then use a q-tip to apply the neosporin. Good luck!! Hope he gets better

Hey Tiffany, thanks for the reply and recommendation. Can you tell me if the treatment works ???? Max has interdigital cysts on both front paws and rear paws.
Some are worse than others. Let me know ..... Thanks again !

- PATRICK

 

[Tiffany B]

Yes they have went away about after 2-3 days, but you have to apply med. a couple times a day.

 

[Vicaroo1000]

I've not had this problem but sure appreciate all the feedback here for Maximus, should an interdigital cyst occur at Castle Vicaroo.

[MENTION=701]Maximus[/MENTION] - how's your boy doing? Of course, we all hope he's getting better! Poor baby!

 

[FatBulldogz]

Have we soaked his feet yet? Epsom salts have worked wonders for us. UGA would get cysts, usually the same spots, and I soak him in the tub with Epsom salts. Don't be stingy, I buy the 1 or 2 lb bag from Walmart & use a 1/4 to 1/3 of the bag per soak. Warm water 10 minutes minimum, once a day and they usual begin to heal within a day or two.

Interesting post earlier asking about carpet shampoo. We had our carpet ripped out 6 months ago and put down hardwood and he hasn't had any cysts since. I was shampooing the carpets at least every 4-6 weeks because somebody was too lazy to walk to the door when he had to pee :D. Too soon to tell for sure but something to keep in mind.

 

[Maximus]

Thank you all for your concern and kindness ....... Unfortunately, I have not yet begun the Epsom Salts Soaks for his Interdigital cysts ...I am suffering right now with a very bad back situation, am in the middle of seeing a Pain Management Physician, and am unable to get Maximus up the stairs to the second floor bathroom so I can get him in the Tub to soak his interdigital cysts ..... so I'm gonna have to get some help from some friends after the New Year to help me with this so I can soak his cysts.
I'll keep everyone updated, and Thank you again for your concern ----

BTW , Maximus will be 2-Years Old tomorrow, New Years Day ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAXIMUS !!

 

[2BullyMama]

OH MY.... take care of your self and hopefully you can be pain free soon

 

[gunnyboy]

Materials and methods
Twenty dogs were examined for staphylococcal deep
pyoderma at the Cornell University College of Veterinary
Medicine (Table 1). The dogs ranged from 4 mo to 11 y
of age, represented numerous breeds and a mongrel,
and consisted of 14 males and 6 females. Weights
ranged from 11 to 61 kg. Duration of clinical signs
ranged from 2 wk to 4 y. Thirteen dogs had received
prior antibiotic therapy and had recurrent infections. All
dogs had deep pyoderma involving the paws, pressure
points, face, or large areas of the body surface. Eight dogs
had previously diagnosed concurrent dermatoses
(Table 2) that may have been predisposing factors for the
development of deep pyoderma. The other 12 dogs had
no identifiable predisposing cause. Skin scrapings and
microscopic examination of pus from skin lesions were
performed on all dogs. Cytological examination of
pus expressed from draining tracts revealed pyogranulomatous inflammation, wherein the majority of neutrophils were degenerate and many contained phagocytosed cocci. Exudate collected from intact nodules and
plaques on all dogs was submitted for bacterial culture
and antibiotic susceptibility testing.
To be admitted into the study, all dogs had to have a
positive culture for S. intermedius that was tested for
in vitro susceptibility to clindamycin. In vitro susceptibility to clindamycin was determined by the broth
microdilution system, as recommended by the National
Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (28). All
plates were commercially prepared and tested by using
the Radiometer Sensitive system (Sensititre Microbiology
Systems, Radiometer America, Westlake, Ohio, USA).
In addition, informed consent had to have been obtained
from the dogs' owners. Clindamycin capsules (75 mg and
150 mg) were administered PO at 11 mg/kg BW, q24h.
Treatment with clindamycin was initiated at the time the
dogs were discharged from the clinic, before the results
of culture and in vitro antibiotic susceptibility testing
were known. Treatment was continued until all active
lesions had disappeared and then for another 7 d (1,29-31).
In 13 dogs, response to therapy was assessed by reexaminations at the College of Veterinary Medicine. In
7 dogs, response to therapy was assessed by reexaminations at the referring veterinarians' clinics and their
subsequent telephone conversations with one of the
authors. Reexaminations were performed every 2 to 3 wk.
The post-treatment follow-up period was 3 mo for all
dogs.
Results
Staphylococcus intermedius was isolated in pure culture
from all 20 dogs. Eighteen (90%) of the 20 isolates
were susceptible to clindamycin in vitro. The other 2 isolates were of intermediate susceptibility (case 16) or
resistant (case 3).
Twenty dogs were treated with clindamycin, and all
20 had excellent responses (complete resolution of their
infections). Treatment periods ranged from 21 to 91 d,
with an average of 45 d. Five dogs (25%) suffered recurrences within the 3-month posttreatment follow-up
period (Table 2). There did not appear to be any influence
of age, sex, duration of disease, concurrent dermatosis
(Table 2), or previous antibiotic therapy on the response
to clindamycin therapy. One dog (case 2) vomited when
the clindamycin was given on an empty stomach, but not
when it was administered with food.
Discussion
Clindamycin produced an excellent result in 100% of
the dogs treated, which compares very favorably with
results reported with other antibiotics used to treat
deep staphylococcal pyoderma in dogs: enrofloxacin (29),
ormetoprim-sulfadimethoxine (30), tylosin (31),
754 Can Vet J Volume 39, December 1998
754 Can Vot J Volume 39, December 1998Table 2. Therapeutical data on 20 dogs with staphylococca

 

[kazzy220]

Wow .... where did you copy and paste that from??

 

[JAKEISGREAT]

This is the exact same post put in another thread..I thought I was losing my mind!

 

[karenben]

i know that at times cysts can be caused by ingrowing hair on the pads just like boils humans get,so its worth checking and if you see one then try and pluck it out,a friend of mine is having this problem she can see the ingrowing hair but her bully wont let her pull it ,karen

 

[Vicaroo1000]

This is the exact same post put in another thread..I thought I was losing my mind!

That's a Troll or Spam.

 

[Vicaroo1000]

Thank you all for your concern and kindness ....... Unfortunately, I have not yet begun the Epsom Salts Soaks for his Interdigital cysts ...I am suffering right now with a very bad back situation, am in the middle of seeing a Pain Management Physician, and am unable to get Maximus up the stairs to the second floor bathroom so I can get him in the Tub to soak his interdigital cysts ..... so I'm gonna have to get some help from some friends after the New Year to help me with this so I can soak his cysts.
I'll keep everyone updated, and Thank you again for your concern ----

BTW , Maximus will be 2-Years Old tomorrow, New Years Day ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAXIMUS !!

You don't need a bathtub for this. I soaked paws in a cake pan on the kitchen floor. You have to do them one at a time and keep feeding cookies to keep em still, but it's possible. hahahahahahahaha

I hope you feel better soon. Maxiumus too. Can't be fun for either of you.

 

[cali~jenn]

 

[gunnyboy]

My Gunnyboy has had these for 3 yrs, I tried the prep H many antibotics salt soaks salves sprays and been to 6 different vets, finally found one who knew what he was doing and prescribed clindamycin and it started taking them away in 3 days sometimes its an ingrown hair but most of the time it is a staph bacteria,my vet called it in to wallgreens in my dogs name and its cheeper that way, hope this will help your baby. hope this helps and good luck