CrazyMare
Well-Known Member
I realise this is a super long shot, as mucocutaneous pyoderma is pretty rare, but does anyone have any experience of this?
Very long tale of scabby eyes and two toes(not beside each other), suppressed with steroids as first opinion vet had no idea what it was but did the standard abx and steroids. Stayed on a minimal dose of steroids until earlier this year until minimal dose was no longer working and we were having to up titrate more often
Referred to dermatology vet. Initially suspected lupus, but biopsies came back as mucocutaneous pyoderma. Two months of co amoxiclav. Huge improvement. Finished abx in May. By July has started to become scabby and sore again. More so than before we originally started steroids
Trial of fucidin topical cream. Further worsening
Second biopsies in August as dermatologist still convinced it could be lupus. Second biopsies came back same as the first.
4 week course of cefalexin. She absolutely hated that. Refused to eat. Has lost several kg. Currently will only eat chub roll and sardines (I'm well aware that nutritionally this is not great, but currently just need her to eat)
Also currently having silver sulfalazine cream on her toes, but any fiddling with her toes make her lick them so she's wearing socks as much as possible. Also, the number of affected toes has now increased to 4....
Back at the dermatologist today but feeling very much like we aren't getting anywhere with this
Very long tale of scabby eyes and two toes(not beside each other), suppressed with steroids as first opinion vet had no idea what it was but did the standard abx and steroids. Stayed on a minimal dose of steroids until earlier this year until minimal dose was no longer working and we were having to up titrate more often
Referred to dermatology vet. Initially suspected lupus, but biopsies came back as mucocutaneous pyoderma. Two months of co amoxiclav. Huge improvement. Finished abx in May. By July has started to become scabby and sore again. More so than before we originally started steroids
Trial of fucidin topical cream. Further worsening
Second biopsies in August as dermatologist still convinced it could be lupus. Second biopsies came back same as the first.
4 week course of cefalexin. She absolutely hated that. Refused to eat. Has lost several kg. Currently will only eat chub roll and sardines (I'm well aware that nutritionally this is not great, but currently just need her to eat)
Also currently having silver sulfalazine cream on her toes, but any fiddling with her toes make her lick them so she's wearing socks as much as possible. Also, the number of affected toes has now increased to 4....
Back at the dermatologist today but feeling very much like we aren't getting anywhere with this
