Springer Spaniel Sores

[parry88 3]

Hi, iv got a springer spaniel he's about 10/11 yrs old and the last year or so he's been getting sore patches all over him (mainly under his chin). They look like burns, about the size of 20p. They start off swollen and weeping but after a few days they dry up and slowly disappear but they don't seem to be hurting him.

I took him to the vets 6 months ago and she didn't really know but charged me £55 and gave me some hibiscrub to bath them in but it doesn't really make any difference and they still keep coming back.

I haven't changed his diet or anything else other than his bedding which I clean out every few weeks like iv always done. He stays in a kennel outside with another springer (3yr old) who is fine and never gets this problem.

Could it be old age maybe? Does this sound familiar to anyone? If so what is it and can it be prevented/helped?

 

What's your thoughts?

[wi11ow 2,657]

put pic up people will see what you mean some good advice on here

[skycat 6,173]

~Sounds what they call 'atopic dermatitis'. In other words, a bacterial skin infection of unknown cause. Badly blocked anal glands can sometimes affect the skin on the rest of the body as infected matter invades the blood stream and circulates through the body, trying to get out via the skin. Dogs can also sometimes become intolerant to certain types of food as they get older: this can happen as the dog ages, and if it has been fed a food that isn't 100% acceptable to the dog over a number of years it can cause problems.

 

Very often, skin problems are symptomatic of deeper problems, digestive problems due to food intolerance. Just as junk food slowly eats away at a human's system, leading to health problems which wouldn't have arisen had the person been eating healthy, fresh food, so can some commercially produced dog foods do the same to dogs.

 

Go to a different vet, one who is more experienced and who sees the whole animal, not just the skin condition. The thing about skin is, as Jackie Drakeford said, any problem is caused by something trying to get in (external parasites) or something trying to get out (toxins caused by various things, including incorrect diet).