saradale Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 5day old pup has sores or ulcers under his tail and on his belly. He is a big healthy looking boy who is feeding well. Any ideas what could be causing this? He, nor mum have fleas, etc. Any recommended treatments before going to the vet for antibiotics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Could be he wasn't cleaned properly at birth, I have had that before esp with a new mother but I would take him to the vet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Vet! This could be a symptom of CHV (canine herpes virus) which can also manifest as fading puppy syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustali Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 ellz that is what i was thinking aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordogs Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 saradale, how is your puppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saradale Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) saradale, how is your puppy? Puppy is doing very well. Is on a mild antibiotic and sores appear to be clearing up. Vet was not 100% sure of diagnosis, but we did not do bloods or anything at this point. We didn't want to put the little guy through too much stress at such a vulnerable age, but if antibiotics didn't work, we would look at next port of call. Hopefully he is on the mend and we won't need to address this issue again! Thanks for all advice. :) Edited March 21, 2012 by saradale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pockets Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I had a baby with little sores under his tail, it was from mum not cleaning him properly, antibiotics, and cleaning the spot with warm water and applying betadine liquid twice a day cleared it up in no time :) Goodluck with your little one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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