Wet Eczema

my saluki x has eczema on his leg any ideas what to use please.. many thanks

our old boxer dog used to get it on his head.. if it was well established we used Fuciderm cream twice daily for three to five days and it cleared up no probs...but if you catch it when it's just starting, simply cleaning the area daily with hibiscrub used to sort it. we always trimmed the fur away too so the air could get to it.

hydrogen peroxide 50% is good for drying up and aireating the scab

Pets At Home sell a creme called Eczema-Rid. It's a coal tar type creme and works a treat and seems to dry things up without the need for hair cuts. I also bath my dog in hibiscrub as it keeps the skin bacteria levels in control and seems to reduce outbreaks.

after all the lotions and potions from our vet failed, I bathed our westie in dilute Savlon liquid, and it cleared up almost immediately

i posted that over a year and a half ago lol but only a few days ago i checked his leg and hes got it back, i did expect it as so wet outside.. strix your right about the vets they gave me fuciderm and it was rubbish so i tried a cheap one from vetmedic and bang two weeks later it cleared up, thanx for the input thow :thumbsup:

i heard a few people say on another forum that using diprobase cream on there dogs has done the trick, anyone tried it? ive got a tub from a m8,

Im not sure diprobase would wok on a wet eczema - but its worth a try??

Diprobase is just an emollient so it won't do anything to deal with wet eczema. I'd stick with coal tar cream or similar and watch carefully for signs that it's getting infected, in which case it will need the Savlon or Fuciderm to clear up the infection and whatever else to deal with the eczema.

Another thing to think about is whether there's any visible inflammation with the eczema. If there is then you may see a huge improvement (to the point that it's easily controllable with a cream) by giving your dog an over the counter antihistamine like Piriton, which is easy to titrate the dose easily because it's available in syrup form. Start with a low dosage, err on the side of underdosing rather than overdosing, and bear in mind that chlorphenamine/chlorpheniramine (the generic name of the drug in Piriton) can be sedative.

The official correct dose of chlorpheniramine in dogs is 0.4mg/kg twice a day, so you'll need to weigh your dog and get a calculator out to work out how much you'll need to give her. Most antihistamines are safe for use in dogs and cats

I've seen huge improvements in eczema in both animals and humans with no other treatment than antihistamines, and eczema that is already being treated by steroid creams, coal tar and emollients and is still causing problems can be brought into really good control too.

Good luck

You're welcome lurcherman

It's a common problem so I thought it was worth a bump