[Sigmund Freud]

We have a 1 year old European Basset, she started itching her neck and looks red spots.
We bathe her once a month and she was licking her front paws a lot.
Has anyone else experienced this and what can we do?

thank you
Mike T Hawaii

After getting our basset many years ago I was horrified after doing some digging to find out that his bloodline had skin condition which you basicaly can't do nothing apart from treat with anti fungal and topical shampoos I went thru about a hundred different brands spent a fortune but did eventually find one that helped and I do recomend because I wouldn't want anyonelse or their dog to go thru what i did...its called chlorexyderm..if anyonelse know some good ones I'm all ears

 

[Sigmund Freud]

4% chlorhexidine shampoo max strength on it , plenty of brand that meet that criteria , I general prefer one that contains an exclusive antifungal as well given that yeast is generally the culprit and not bacterial Chlorhexidine is anti microbial it kills bacteria and yeast but yeast not as efficiently as an antifungal, now is bacteria is more pronounced than certainly straight chlorhexidine is a better choice Chlorhexidine Bathing Strategies for Multidrug-Resistant... : Journal of Patient Safety

Canine Malassezia dermatitis "
Topical therapy
Topical therapy is the initial recommended treatment in most cases. Best evidence to date is for 2 percent miconazole plus 2 percent chlorhexidine, applied twice weekly with a contact time of at least 10 minutes. Other treatments reported to be successful are:

• 3 percent chlorhexidine shampoo twice weekly
• Chlorhexidine with or without climbazole mousse (applied every three days) can be alternated with shampoo; this is convenient for owners and there are anecdotal reports of efficacy'

4% chlorhexidine shampoo max strength on it , plenty of brand that meet that criteria , I general prefer one that contains an exclusive antifungal as well given that yeast is generally the culprit and not bacterial Chlorhexidine is anti microbial it kills bacteria and yeast but yeast not as efficiently as an antifungal, now is bacteria is more pronounced than certainly straight chlorhexidine is a better choice Chlorhexidine Bathing Strategies for Multidrug-Resistant... : Journal of Patient Safety

Canine Malassezia dermatitis "
Topical therapy
Topical therapy is the initial recommended treatment in most cases. Best evidence to date is for 2 percent miconazole plus 2 percent chlorhexidine, applied twice weekly with a contact time of at least 10 minutes. Other treatments reported to be successful are:

• 3 percent chlorhexidine shampoo twice weekly
• Chlorhexidine with or without climbazole mousse (applied every three days) can be alternated with shampoo; this is convenient for owners and there are anecdotal reports of efficacy'

Cheers I didn't know that BTW the old boy I was discussing with you recently he went vets yesterday and they gave him some antibiotics and some antinflamatory type stuff says will help hus eyes and stop stiffness in his joints and said they didn't want to operate as of risks etc and I felt happy with that as he is comfortable now and didn't want to put him thru lots of months of opps only for it to give him a marginally longer life.Thankyou for your help though it has been invaluable