pfgray2008

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Wondering if anyone has ever come across a skin sore that looks like this? Itā€™s not a Hot Spot thatā€™s for sure. This all started several weeks ago when I was running my hand through my Bulldogs coat and I notice a small red irritated circle in which the hair follicles came out easily. The diameter usually doesnā€™t increase much and the spot doesnā€™t weep. For the past few weeks I simple disinfect the area and remove the hair until I can find the perimeter. In a few days the skin heals rapidly and the hair grows back but this has become a cycle of sorts. Each time small spot heals another will start in the same localized area on his back. It would seem like itā€™s slowly migrating while healing. My Bulldog doesnā€™t appear to notice at all, Chubs shows no signs of distress or itching, he's nearly 2 year old male and has a clean bill of health. I called the breeder for advice and from my description she seen something similar but couldnā€™t identify what it is or the cause but wasnā€™t too worried. But Iā€™m starting to get a little nervous maybe my fear is getting the best of me but I wondering if could be form eczema, manage or a skin parasiteā€¦
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It looks like it could be a staph infection.... if it is he will need antibiotics to clear it up (like 3 wks) and it usually is due to a weaken immune system so it is allergy or food related. Do you give any probiotics during meals (yogurt?)
 

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Lola gets opportunistic staph infections, and she's fighting one right now. I say fighting but she isn't bothered one bit. Three weeks antibiotics yes. We moved to a stronger antibiotic because it came back after the first round. Lola gets it in the late fall almost every year. She is on a low dose of steroid/antiinflammatories for her overall itchies, which I think weakens the immune system. We're now going to every other day with the 'roids, combined with two weeks of antibiotics, and that should be it until next year :). We know that her body can't fight it when we see more than 2 hairless, flaky spots on her body...means a few more might be popping up. The occasional flare up is ok for me, meaning i see a bald spot but her hair starts immediately growing back. I posted some images in a thread a while back of the progression. At that time I had no idea and I was freaking out :)

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Wondering if anyone has ever come across a skin sore that looks like this? Itā€™s not a Hot Spot thatā€™s for sure. This all started several weeks ago when I was running my hand through my Bulldogs coat and I notice a small red irritated circle in which the hair follicles came out easily. The diameter usually doesnā€™t increase much and the spot doesnā€™t weep. For the past few weeks I simple disinfect the area and remove the hair until I can find the perimeter. In a few days the skin heals rapidly and the hair grows back but this has become a cycle of sorts. Each time small spot heals another will start in the same localized area on his back. It would seem like itā€™s slowly migrating while healing. My Bulldog doesnā€™t appear to notice at all, Chubs shows no signs of distress or itching, he's nearly 2 year old male and has a clean bill of health. I called the breeder for advice and from my description she seen something similar but couldnā€™t identify what it is or the cause but wasnā€™t too worried. But Iā€™m starting to get a little nervous maybe my fear is getting the best of me but I wondering if could be form eczema, manage or a skin parasiteā€¦
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Hi there, maybe consider taking Chubs to the vet for a skin test. His breeder won't be able to diagnose this over the phone. If it has been several weeks, it is probably best that a professional take a look at it. What are you using to disinfect the area?
 

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It looks like it could be a staph infection.... if it is he will need antibiotics to clear it up (like 3 wks) and it usually is due to a weaken immune system so it is allergy or food related. Do you give any probiotics during meals (yogurt?)
[MENTION=2894]2BullyMama[/MENTION] what kind of yogurt to you give your bullies and how often?
 

Manydogs

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Sorry,haven't been "on", but I agree with 2BullyMama-it does look like a staph infection..........
 

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Staph but also could be a start of mange.
 

aprilemari

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Yeah the skin doesn't look flaky like Lola's hair and skin flake off when she has a staph flare up, but I thought it might be just the camera angle. If it were mange wouldn't it be itchy??

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beto86

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Lola had something like this happened to her about a month ago. I took her to the vet, after he found out it was not staph he recommended to wash the area at least 2 times a week with an antiseptic shampoo and within 3 weeks she was perfect. I don't know about yours but I could feel some type of crust on the skin.

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beto86

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[MENTION=9606]pfgray2008[/MENTION] uploadfromtaptalk1449956995063.png This is the shampoo. It has to stay on for 5 to 10 min. Even after the problem goes away he recommended to use it as her regular shampoo.

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