Anyone with a dog with wet mouth/skin fold that traps saliva?

[Patches]

If so, and it's a dog you couldn't put through the GA to remove the skin fold and tighten up the bottom lip......how did you treat it to keep the smell down?

We've tried diluted hibbiscrub, iodine, saline. We've patted it dry and tried applying a mild barrier cream to keep it drier. All to no avail.

His mouth smells, well rather this fold of skin that traps saliva and then gets sore smells. He's an elderly dog (12 year old Cocker Spaniel) who has suffered seizures. Vet's not keen to operate to give him a "face lift" and remove the skin as he's worried about giving him a GA.

I understand that, but our house stinks of the dog's mouth. It's vile and embarrassing when people visit. He's had antibiotics for it, but the smell doesn't go. Vet says it's not infected as such, just smelly because it's always wet.

Can you dab the area with Listerine, afterall it's designed to treat gum/mouth infections in humans and must be mild to that type of skin?

 

[ann-jen]

I might be worth asking the vet to take a swab from the skin fold for culture and sensitivity. Cockers often get pseudomonas infections in there (greeny pus that stinks??) they tend to be difficult to treat as they are often resistant to many antibiotics and need a long course to sort them out. Its worth getting a culture done to make sure you are treating it with the right thing. And carry on hammering it with the hibiscrub in the meantime.

 

[echodomino]

One of our Wirehairs has pseudomonas in his ear and that's bad enough, can't imagine what it would be like in a mouth! Echo ann-jen I think your vet should investigate.

Antibiotics don't work against the pseudomonas in his ear, all the vet can do is keep giving him ear cleaner, they have to be done twice a day.

Hope you get it sorted

 

[merlinsquest]

I had a boxer years ago who had red smelly lips........ we took her to the vet and he said she had an infection of the LABIA!!!!!!!

OH and I had only been together a year, dont know who was reddist!!!!!! We both nearly exploded trying to keep a straight face.

Sorry cant help with your problem, but thought mine might give you a giggle!!!