NikkiandKane

I had a pup many years ago with severe demodex, back then there werent such things as nexgard spectra and we had to give her ivermectin for a long time, her mange was quite debilitating and nothing we did could help her, so I hope to God that this is not what we have here. He has had Nexgard Spectra twice now, which is supposed to be effective against Demodex, fingers crossed.

Yes, I'm thinking that might end up being the path. He is just so young though and the vet indicated that it was highly unusual to have such a bad atopic reaction at his age and she seemed very concerned. I think she expected it to clear up because she said that if he has another reaction by 6 months of age she would recommend a dermatologist....well this outbreak just keeps going

We do have Rhoeo a form of wandering Jew in our garden, a lot of it in fact, but he doesnt have access to it. Im wondering if it is possible our other dog who gets in it (but doesnt have a reaction) could be somehow transferring the allergen to him? that might be a stretch?

Thanks for the advice, I dont think he has coccidia or giardia. His stools have returned to normal, it is more his skin I am concerned about

No she hasnt, but he does have solid normal stools again except if he gets too much change to diet. I am much more concerned about the itchy rash which seems to be getting worse.

Hi Everyone, I am hoping to get some insight into some struggles we are having with our 14 week old Amstaff, Kane. I will try and give all the detail but it may make this post long, so sorry. We bought Kane home at 8 weeks old, on the way home he had some very watery diarrhea, which continued for the whole first week, despite switching him to chicken and rice. He was otherwise playful and well eating and drinking and being a happy little guy. after 6 days of sometimes watery diarrhea and some more pudding like I took him to the vet who put him on antibiotics and gave me Scourban to give him. another week and no real improvement, I called the vet who said to continue with the scourban. He started to have solid stools on and off so I decided to start to slowly introduce him to some actual dog food. I didnt think he could keep growing like this on a diet of chicken and rice. I got some Blackmores dog probiotic powder and gave it to him once a day. Everytime I increased his dog food the diarrhea came back. Somewhere in amongst all this he developed a fine red rash on his belly and was itchy. I am not sure if the rash was there before the dog food started but I tend to think it was. By this time Kane was due for his second puppy vax so we made a vet appointment. Due to coronavirus I had to pass Kane to a vet nurse and explain all of my concerns and wait outside the vet. The vet called me and said she didnt want to vaccinate because he had an allergy rash with a secondary infection and we needed to sort that first. she gave him a shot of steroids and sent us home with antibiotics again, another bottle of scourban, some science diet digestive care tins to get some goodness into him and some Pyohex conditioner to go with the clorhexidine wash we already had. She wanted to see him in 2 weeks which is this friday. Initially after that appointment his skin looked almost perfect, we have kept him off the grass except to go to the bathroom. He spends a lot of time with our 6 year old Amstaff who he loves and when they are outside we have them fenced off in an area which is fully paved. He sleeps inside in a crate and his skin appears calmer and settled each morning. It seems to always redden and flare up after being around Scout and outside. Yesterday we went to help our eldest daughter move and left the dogs at home in the paved area for around 4 hours. When we came home Kanes skin was angry and red with new rash, up until this his skin had just looked reddened and dry but settled when inside. I coated him in the pyohex as he was scratching so much and he settled to sleep. This morning his skin looks worse than most mornings but he seems calm and not bothered by it. He has always been a smelly little guy, really strong dog smell. He is still eating chicken and rice with a small amount of nutro puppy sprinkled on it because it is all his stomach will tolerate. He has firm stools but is still completing his course of antibiotics and due to see the vet again on friday. I have noticed an enlarged lymph node at the base of his jaw on the left side which is painless to him. I just am hoping someone can tell me they have gone through something similar and what on earth it was? I want to be armed with knowledge on Friday when we see the vet. hes a wonderful natured pup who we really love already and we want to do whats best for him. Thanks for reading this absolute novel!! I have attached a photo of my two doggies cuddling last night. Poor Scout getting squished off her own bed. Nikki and Kane