GinaGeo
Well-Known Member
I have a three year old with some sort of ongoing skin issue. They start off as raised lumps, before developing a head and then scabbing.
It’s been lingering for a year now. Having started on his Right shoulder and slowly spread back over his trunk and slowly to the other side.
My vet has seen him multiple times. So far he’s had Malsaeb shampoo, progressively longer courses of antibiotics, steroid injections, oral steroids, potassium iodide, antihistamines.
Steroids work for a few days. Antihistamines do nothing (expected). Antibiotics don’t seem to do much.
He’s also been on Sarc-Ex for a month. He’s had Aloe Vera on them. And is currently getting a lot of Linseed to try and help his skin conditon.
He spent the summer off all supplements and hard feed.
Keeping him covered doesn’t seem to make a difference.
And they are stubbornly going nowhere.
He is currently clipped so I can wash him daily with lavender wash. It doesn’t make them go, but it does seem to stop the scabs building up.
I am going to push for a blood test and skin scrapes.
But wondered if anybody else has any Experiences that might point us int he right direction - we are at abit of a loss...
It’s been lingering for a year now. Having started on his Right shoulder and slowly spread back over his trunk and slowly to the other side.
My vet has seen him multiple times. So far he’s had Malsaeb shampoo, progressively longer courses of antibiotics, steroid injections, oral steroids, potassium iodide, antihistamines.
Steroids work for a few days. Antihistamines do nothing (expected). Antibiotics don’t seem to do much.
He’s also been on Sarc-Ex for a month. He’s had Aloe Vera on them. And is currently getting a lot of Linseed to try and help his skin conditon.
He spent the summer off all supplements and hard feed.
Keeping him covered doesn’t seem to make a difference.
And they are stubbornly going nowhere.
He is currently clipped so I can wash him daily with lavender wash. It doesn’t make them go, but it does seem to stop the scabs building up.
I am going to push for a blood test and skin scrapes.
But wondered if anybody else has any Experiences that might point us int he right direction - we are at abit of a loss...