Sores On Dogs Spine From Tail To Midback
Sores on dogs spine from tail to midback: My golden retriever has been plagued by skin ailments from puppy stages. I have tried every veterinary medicine known to man with little to no improvement and if there is improvement, once the pills are stopped, the skin issues come back. He eats a high grade diet of venison and sweet potatoes. He has developed a "rash" that starts out looking like red pimples then turns into large scabbed scaly red areas. It started at the base of his tail and now has spread to his mid back in an area that takes up at least 6 inches in width from tail to mid back. I have taken him to the vet yet again and they have no idea what it is. Has anyone ever seen a rash similar to this? I am supplementing his water with ACV, his food with a garlic glove, vitamin E, fish oil. I am hesitant to treat his wounds topically as I am afraid the ACV will sting him, even diluted, as he is SO BADLY broken out. He is lethargic and I know he is miserable. I am curious if anyone else has run into this strange rash affecting on the spinal area? Any comments would be appreciated.
York County, Maine
03/01/2009
Dear GoldenRangersMom,
Almost sounds like mange?? Not sure if it's normally confined to any one area...is Ranger losing hair, also? I think Ted's mange remedy is good if anyone can be diligent enough...a couple years ago I wound up giving my old Shepherd-mix a partial dose of Ivermectin & it went clean away. Ivermectin is vile stuff - I couldn't bear to give him the complete dose. Best of luck.
EC: Ted's mange cure is here: https://www.earthclinic.com/pets/dog_mange_cure.html
Simpsonville, SC
03/01/2009
Ranger has been tested for mange four times in the last year and the vet says that is not what it is but the photos on Ted's mange treatment page look EXACTLY like what Ranger's rash looks like. After everything else we have tried, I will try this ASAP. We used ivermectin every day for a week with no results whatsoever so at this point, I will try anything. Thanks so much for your reply.
Richland, Sc
01/13/2012
In response to GoldenRangersMom, I don't really know what it is, but I'm thinking colloidal silver sprayed on the dog would cool his skin and stop any infection. It sounds like you're feeding your dog good. There is a major problem in the US, and probably the whole world. Monsanto company is trying to take over all the seeds and make everything gmo (genetically modified organisms) and they put glyphosate- roundup (weed killer), and Bt (Bacterial thurengensis) a type of bacteria that is used normally in powdered form to tip cornsilks with to keep worms out. They are actually putting it in the seed itself, and over 80% of all the corn grown is gmo, which means it is in everything including dogfood, cereal, anykind of corn product. This is really bad for the body and your dog could possibly be reacting to the effects of something like this. For more in depth information on this subject you can go to www.livehealthyforless.com
North Florida
02/26/2017
