[MENTION=11639]rjisaterp[/MENTION] I haven't logged in here since my post about Curly finishing his treatment so I'm just reading about Jewel's skin condition.
Curly had his last dosage of Steroids on Sept 2. We had noticed a small scaley spot on his back but chalked it up to his seasonal allergies. Now his whole back has lost fur and now i'm wondering now if it is calcinosis cutis. His skin isn't red/inflamed but he has a lot of scaley dry skin and the fur just comes out in chunks with a dry scaley patch of skin attached at the root.
Although he has been off Prednisone for over a month now, I'm wondering if calcinosis cutis would still spread?
We took him to our normal vet earlier this week and she prescribed him some antibiotics (he also has had really bad ear infections, which are from his allergies). She said that it looked a lot like ringworm but since the other dogs and our kittens don't have it, she didn't think it was ringworm. So as of right now, Staph infection?? If in a week if he is still losing fur, I need to bring him back.
His blood work came back very good, so that is some good news since he has been off chemo for a month now.
Would you say that this pic looks similar to Jewel's condition? Don't mind that his fur looks a bit greasy, I put some holistic cream on him to help with the itching (Organic Aloe Vera, Manuka Honey, Coconut, Olive and Hemp Seed Oils, Shea Butter, Blue Green Algae for Minerals, with Vitamins A, B, C, E and Amino Acids.)
My only other thought is (if it isn't a Staph infection) that it might be demodectic mange since his immune system had been compromised for a while, but again his skin color, for the most part looks normal except for the dry scaley skin.
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