Pyoderma - German Shepherd

Ajitesh Kumar hi,
german shepherd pyoderma is one of the most frustrating thing in pet practise. It is said that if u want to kill anybodies practise send him GSD pyoderma cases.I have found mixed results with cephalexin, bayrocin , pet derm and rex. sometimes i have used amoxy clav also.i tried bath with pet derm twice a week, cephalexin t.i.d for 1 month,if needed with bayrocin also.i have done CULTURE AND AST . still recurrence is very high.
Any better choice.

13 January at 13:05 · Comment · · Flag

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    Ajitesh Kumar skin support from royal canine has been tried.i tried shaving the hair also but still ...........

    13 January at 13:08 · · Report
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    Swarupmay Majumdar any dermatological condition can be as frustrating because we are depending on just theses much of medicine!! many of us just use ABCD formula, without any thoughts.

    13 January at 14:54 · · Report
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    Gautam Unny in recurrent pyoderma cases please always rule out the thyroid. also complete shaving and usage of petben is useful.

    13 January at 15:27 · · Report
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    Saurabh Saxena why topical prep not used?? i use industrial grade gentian violet(liquid) and benzyl benzoate ( sourced from a client) and appy it after clipping hairs.the results are good and even sum clients took it for their relatives dogs .

    13 January at 16:09 · · Report
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    Saurabh Saxena for any skin cases ,i prefer to clip hairs and use hard toothbrush over it to clean the dander ,if it bleeds, clean it and apply topical prep which ever u decide..

    13 January at 16:12 · · Report
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    Swarupmay Majumdar where do u get gentian violet? propolene glycol? any idea?

    13 January at 16:24 · · Report
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    Ajitesh Kumar in case of german shepherds is it necessary to look for hypothyroidism dr unny.

    13 January at 19:37 · · Report
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    Ajitesh Kumar i have mentioned abt shaving the hair dr saurabh. my point was not treatment but how to prevent recurrence or atleast prolong it. topical preparation in gsd pyoderma may not be useful as the whole skin is affected. gentian violet may be a good answer as i have not tried.

    13 January at 19:43 · · Report
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    Gautam Unny any recurrant pyoderma needs to be investigated for thyroid as also any recurring ottitis externa

    14 January at 07:06 · · Report
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    Ajitesh Kumar thanks dr unny

    14 January at 09:29 · · Report
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    Swarupmay Majumdar We also need to think about Diabetes!! but you find most of the time thenail bedis more involved.

    14 January at 10:02 · · Report
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    Ajitesh Kumar thanks dr swarup

    14 January at 11:22 · · Report
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    Swarupmay Majumdar do you know diabetes is very common in GSD as EPI?

    14 January at 12:21 · · Report
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    Ajitesh Kumar i dont know abt diabetes, but yes epi i know. EPI is a good topic lets start some discussion abt it. i have seen a gsd pup 4 months old suffering from it.

    14 January at 12:57 · · Report