Hi, Shannon and thank you for asking. The type of lesion depends upon where on her body it manifests itself. On her feet - between her toes - large red nodes pop up that cause her great discomfort. After soaking her in the bath w/the medicated wash the vet gave us, it seemed to help her for 2-3 days. I also noticed the smell was gone.
On her white neck and in the brown fur there are areas where her skin resembles reptile hide. In these areas bloody bumps appear. I believe it comes from her scratching (I have shaped her nails so they are not as sharp; but she is very strong). Then we will go for a few days with no evidence of new irritations, etc. Yesterday, she had scabs all over her little injuries - however, we were gone for Christmas Cantata and I wonder if her fear of being alone (or her excitement about being able to pester the cat, gets her excited = eruptions.)
She is my perplexing little angel. :o)
OMGOSH - She smells like a bag of Fritos!! You nailed it!
I fear there are different issues at different locations on her little body - and I also wonder if the mechanisms in place that color her fur combined with the type of injury (hanging=skin trauma less dense but covers more area and the burns, which are deep into her fawn color and seem to not show hair growth. Perhaps these would require different treatments. She is re-growing hair around the neck area, but not only is the brown fur sparse, there are a number of little areas that seem to appear - perhaps due to scratching? That are hairless.
Her paws are troubling - between her toes large, almost pimple looking, bumps protrude which cause her great discomfort. Her pads crack and then the nodes either break open/bleed or dissipate. We soak her feet in the antifungal baths prescribed by the vet. It seems as if she will go by nearly 5 days with no new eruptions or bleeding - her skin will dry out/flake on the wounds, and then new nodes will appear and later bleed/scab over.
She also has a chronic/persistent ear infection for which I squirt antibiotic ointment from the vet into her canals. The black goop that is in her ears could be the source of the corn chip smell...?
My heart breaks for this little spirit - she is such an angel.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am taking her back to the rescue vet for his opinion AND to gather records for the canine dermatologist.
What a wonderful Christmas it would be if we could get Daisy healed!
THANK YOU!!!! for your post and for validating what I have been experiencing. God Bless You, Every One!
Thank you for taking the time to help. You're right about the dermatologist and I have an appointment for her in two weeks.
The rescue vet. has been most receptive to suggestions about different causes of the skin eruptions and lack of healing.
I will bring the suggestions I have gleaned from the posts here to him as well as collecting all of the "Daisy Data" from him for the dermatologist.
Sweet Daisy (who is asleep with Grandpa) thanks you and so do I.
I will update on here Daisy's progress - hopefully very soon!
Again...THANK YOU!
Thank you for taking the time to help. You're right about the dermatologist and I have an appointment for her in two weeks.
The rescue vet. has been most receptive to suggestions about different causes of the skin eruptions and lack of healing.
I will bring the suggestions I have gleaned from the posts here to him as well as collecting all of the "Daisy Data" from him for the dermatologist.
Sweet Daisy (who is asleep with Grandpa) thanks you and so do I.
I will update on here Daisy's progress - hopefully very soon!
Again...THANK YOU!
I didn't read Ketoconazole, used both topically (in shampoo) and internally as a tablet is often used for skin problems associated with Yest (dermatitis). I don't associate bleeding with Yeast, but if the dog chews and scratches that could cause bleeding. Yeast usually has a strong odor, I've heard described as "corn chip" smell, can't say that is what it smells like, but any unusual smell can be one of the inputs to a diagnosis. Much of what you named is also used to treat Yeast.
Some dogs are allergic to protein and grains, making feeding them a problem, but one that can be solved... I hope we're still working on the problem with our rescue Westie.
MY heart goes out to the little dog, unbelievable what some misfit extracts of the human species will do.
I hope you find a cure it would be a nice Christmas present for your dog, and thus for you.
Merry Christmas
Where are the lesions specifically?
Ghilly