Scabs & Weeping Eye

[Babesmum]

Hi,

My little girl keeps developing scabs on her skin. They vary in size and location, but she has scratched a couple so bad that they have bled.

She is on chicken necks, Advance sensitive skin dry food & Omega 3, 6 & 9 oil. I have also bought her Aloveen shampoo & conditioner, though have only used this once.

Also, her right eye weeps. Does anyone know why this occurs and how I can fix it.

Any help is appreciated.

Cheers!

Lis

BTW Babe is an Aussie Bulldog

[Kelly_Louise]

Sounds like some kind of allergy???

My girl also has a weeping eye at the moment. She's had antibiotics in case it was an infection etc, but it appears to be linked with the allergic reaction she suffered recently.

I think you should take her for a quick trip to the vet so they can check the eye out, and give cream/AB's if necessary - could be anything from conjunctivitis, to something inside irritating it, to some kind of allergy. You don't want to mess around with eye problems, best to treat as soon as possible.

How long have the itchy spots/scabs been there? If it is long term, I'd be trying to find out what is causing the reaction, including environment or possibly diet. Could be a reaction to chicken? If it is a one off occurence, antihistamines can relieve the symptoms (but you will need to be advised the dosage by a vet).

[Babesmum]

Well we had a visit to the vet today. The weeping eye is from an in turned eyelid (I think he called it entropian?), which will require surgery. I'll have this done in August when she is going in to be desexed. Until then I just have to keep bathing it, and keep an eye (no pun intended) on any infections which may occur.

The vet took a couple of scrapings from the scabs, and thinks Babe may have some type of mite. He has started her on a course of weekly injections to see if that recitifies the problem. Fingers crossed that will work. In the meantime, I'm just to keep her on her sensitive-skin diet, omega oil and aloveen washes (weekly).

Thanks for replying, and hopefully if any one else's dog has the same symptoms as Babe, this may help them a bit in the future.

Cheers!

Lis

Edited May 28, 2010 by Babesmum