Sore Patch

[Chicken_man 1,651]

Hi,

One of my dogs has a skin condition which causes him to lick small areas on the legs making them sore.

It's called acute acral lick, not sure of the spelling there.

Vet prescribed fuciderm cream and washing with hibi scrub.

Can anyone recommend any other treatments?

Creams?

J Darcy! Have you any remedies?

Thanks

[socks 32,253]

Has the vet pinpointed the root cause of the licking ????

[Chicken_man 1,651]

No mate, just happens more in winter. Can turn into a habit also.

Clears up and comes back. Vet just said, could be linked to diet also. Diet has been changed to no wheat etc.

Ta

[tb25 4,627]

Mine started same way.vets said bordem.I said bullshit..took again and asked for advocate. Spelt wrong I think..but did the job.some kind of mite I thought but vet could never really tell me..

[tb25 4,627]

Drove my terrier mad.

[socks 32,253]

No mate, just happens more in winter. Can turn into a habit also.

Clears up and comes back. Vet just said, could be linked to diet also. Diet has been changed to no wheat etc.

Ta

So does it start when the dog is being worked hard ???

[Chicken_man 1,651]

Defo not boredom for mine either.

It's only ever a small patch about size of thumb nail, no more than one patch.

I would like to try raw feeding, but supplies are not good in my area.

Atb

[tb25 4,627]

I put a topic on a year of so ago Ken terrier was chewing .licjinh her self mad..made a right mess..as we was out most days I put it down to a feild mite of some sort.lurcher got it a few months after.as said vet new note said bordem.lol.

[Chicken_man 1,651]

I put a topic on a year of so ago Ken terrier was chewing .licjinh her self mad..made a right mess..as we was out most days I put it down to a feild mite of some sort.lurcher got it a few months after.as said vet new note said bordem.lol.

Did it clear up?

[tb25 4,627]

Try what I said mate.it's not cheap but gives the dog a good going over

[Chicken_man 1,651]

What is it mate?

Cheers

[tb25 4,627]

Yes but with the terrier it has come back .NEver did on lurcher though.. Vets still none the wiser when she went back last month and she's not been in the feild for a while.thing is as it heals they chew more. Left a right scar on her back leg

[Chicken_man 1,651]

 

No mate, just happens more in winter. Can turn into a habit also.

Clears up and comes back. Vet just said, could be linked to diet also. Diet has been changed to no wheat etc.

Ta

So does it start when the dog is being worked hard ???

The dog is doing more work winter months than in summer for sure.

[socks 32,253]

No mate, just happens more in winter. Can turn into a habit also.

Clears up and comes back. Vet just said, could be linked to diet also. Diet has been changed to no wheat etc.

Ta

So does it start when the dog is being worked hard ???

The dog is doing more work winter months than in summer for sure.[/quote

Could be the dog is run down and that will present itself as a skin problem and then obviously the licking makes it worse or it could be the dog is sore ... As in tendon joints etc so is licking at the sore spot then turns that into an open sore ... Normally a change to a fatty diet when the dog is working hard will cure both the above ailments ......

[Chicken_man 1,651]

 

No mate, just happens more in winter. Can turn into a habit also.

Clears up and comes back. Vet just said, could be linked to diet also. Diet has been changed to no wheat etc.

Ta

So does it start when the dog is being worked hard ???

The dog is doing more work winter months than in summer for sure.[/quote

Could be the dog is run down and that will present itself as a skin problem and then obviously the licking makes it worse or it could be the dog is sore ... As in tendon joints etc so is licking at the sore spot then turns that into an open sore ... Normally a change to a fatty diet when the dog is working hard will cure both the above ailments ......

Thank you, better than vet's mate cheers :-)