chucho90044
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- May 20, 2013
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- Pancha
Hello Guys, I've been going through a lot of threads here on this forum, all very insightful yet I feel like I really need to reach out and ask for help, something I never tend to do but Panchas skin hasn't really cleared and I'm going roughly about 3 months trying to figure out what to do. I will add photos to give you all a visual to what I'm referring too. About three months ago Pancha started losing a small patch of hair just above her left shoulder blade, at first I thought I knew what it was, thinking OMG! she's having her first hotspot!!!! so I went out and bought all Sulfodine 3-way ointment, Sulfodine oil, tea tree oil spray from vets best or something like that (I'm at work so I don't remember the actual name) and even Vetricyn that Cesar Milan talks about, Vetricyn seemed to lower the pinkness and stopped her from itching but it stopped working. During this time, I was still giving her Beniful, IM SOOOOO SORRYYYY GUYSSS, yes I wasn't aware of what I was doing to my dog, and thats when I found this forum, while reading up on useful articles I came across the Food section and thats when I realized i might have caused this to her, I immediately went out and bought Blue Buffalo Wilderness (Salmon) 26lb. bag. so as of almost two months I've been giving her Blue Wilderness and she's on her second bag, this time the chicken flavored kind, Im also adding a spoonful of yogurt into her food because I started to think it was never hot spots rather more a yeast infection. and thus I am here now, thinking that again, its neither of those two but rather Demodex mange, I know Im should assume, but now I feel that I have to result in taking her to the vet, I haven't yet since I was afraid they would force me into getting her into some type of steroids or antibiotics, especially after reading some stories about pet owners being reported for animal cruelty and black mailed into using said vet recommendations. Yes i was paranoid. Anyways, I cannot think that way any longer so I need and want to take her get tested but I don't know any good vet around my area so im hopeful someone here can direct to a good place where they can help me and not stiff me. Pancha is great, she doesn't scratch really and doesn't show sign of pain or discomfort, and as of right now, she actually enjoy being sprayed with Water mixed with apple cider vinegar. any help will be appreciated, thanks in advance.
P.S. I've also used cortisone cream which help eliminate a hot spot behind her ear she no longer has, now its super light pink and her little fuzzy hair is growing back.
P.S. I've also used cortisone cream which help eliminate a hot spot behind her ear she no longer has, now its super light pink and her little fuzzy hair is growing back.
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and thanks for your suggestion on not getting Ivermectin on my own, the only way i'd really do it is if a vet on here would prescribe me the correct dosage based on her bio, but even at that, i'd be skipping the skin scrape to see what exactly she has, even though im almost certain it'll be mange.
