Pregnant Bitch Skin Problem

[whizzpet]

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My pregrant (50 days) whippet bitch has developed a rash on her tummy. It is only on one side of the belly and at first was just very pink on the part with no hair and flaky on a section under the hair on that side. The rest of her coat is in show condition, shiny and clear of any flaking. There are definitely NO fleas. I took her to the vet on Monday and he prescribed 15 days of Rilexine 600 (half 2x per day) and F10 germicidal cream. I am VERY anxious about her having the antibiotics in pregnancy and they do not seem to have helped. If I stop them will she develope resistance. How long before one should see improvement if the prescription is correct. The tummy now has two raw patches which are also a bit pussy. There does not appear to be itching as she is not scratching. She does lick but not excessively. The sun does make it worse so have been keeping her indoors. PLEASE HELP as she will not be able to feed her pups in this state and I am panicking.

 

[fallenangel]

antbiotics are fine in pregancay and if its an infectin it needs clearing up before the pups come. unless the tablets are making her ill you should allways finish the coures as even if to your naked eye thinks look ok there could still be bugs there so dont stop the tablets i am sure you remeiend the vet shes pregnat so he should have perscribed madication fine for pregnat bitches.

 

[whizzpet]

My pregrant (50 days) whippet bitch has developed a rash on her tummy. It is only on one side of the belly and at first was just very pink on the part with no hair and flaky on a section under the hair on that side.  The rest of her coat is in show condition, shiny and clear of any flaking.  There are definitely NO fleas. I took her to the vet on Monday and he prescribed 15 days of Rilexine 600 (half 2x per day) and F10 germicidal cream. I am VERY anxious about her having the antibiotics in pregnancy and they do not seem to have helped. If I stop them will she develope resistance. How long before one should see improvement if the prescription is correct. The tummy now has two raw patches which are also a bit pussy.  There does not appear to be itching as she is not scratching.  She does lick but not excessively.  The sun does make it worse so have been keeping her indoors. PLEASE HELP as she will not be able to feed her pups in this state and I am panicking.

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[whizzpet]

antbiotics are fine in pregancay and if its an infectin it needs clearing up before the pups come. unless  the tablets are making her ill you should allways finish the coures as even if to your naked eye thinks look ok there could still be bugs there so dont stop the tablets  i am sure you remeiend the vet shes pregnat so he should have perscribed madication fine for pregnat bitches.

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Thanks, yes I did confirm with him that she was pregnant. This is the first time I am using one of these forums so not quite sure how to reply etc, but hope this works

 

[Hula]

I'm sure the vet would not have given you tablets which were unsuitable for your pregnant bitch and I think it sounds like she needs them and she needs to finish the course . You don't want her to have anything sore in her mammary area when she is going to be feeding pups soon :wacko:

 

[whizzpet]

I'm sure the vet would not have given you tablets which were unsuitable for your pregnant bitch and I think it sounds like she needs them and she needs to finish the course . You don't want her to have anything sore in her mammary area when she is going to be feeding pups soon  :wacko:

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Thanks Hula, do you have any idea what the cause could be and any suggestions of how to get it healed up quickly? Also wondered whether anyone else has experienced something like this before. I have three whippets and have never had any skin problems with any of them before

 

[moonlake]

I'm sure the vet would not have given you tablets which were unsuitable for your pregnant bitch and I think it sounds like she needs them and she needs to finish the course . You don't want her to have anything sore in her mammary area when she is going to be feeding pups soon  :wacko:

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Thanks Hula, do you have any idea what the cause could be and any suggestions of how to get it healed up quickly? Also wondered whether anyone else has experienced something like this before. I have three whippets and have never had any skin problems with any of them before

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It doesn't sound as if your vet is treating the underlying cause which could be fungal or minute parasites or wet excema. Dis he suggest what the cause was? I don't want to scare you but the last thing you want is puppies born with demodex. You only have a fortnight to get this sorted. If it does not completely clear in the next few days (it sounds as if it is increasing), either go back and ask to see the top vet in your practice if you haven't already or ask to be referred elsewhere. It is going to be difficult to establish the cause because you won't want an anaesthetic for them to take a skin patch and there isn't really time to grow a culture from a scrape. You really need a vet who has seen a lot of this sort of thing and can make an informed diagnosis from clinical signs - that means no one under, say, 50 (sometimes it's good to be ageist )

Where do you live? Someone on thislist may know a vet with the right kind of experience near toyou.

Gay

www.moonlake.co.uk

 

[whizzpet]

I'm sure the vet would not have given you tablets which were unsuitable for your pregnant bitch and I think it sounds like she needs them and she needs to finish the course . You don't want her to have anything sore in her mammary area when she is going to be feeding pups soon  :wacko:

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Thanks Hula, do you have any idea what the cause could be and any suggestions of how to get it healed up quickly? Also wondered whether anyone else has experienced something like this before. I have three whippets and have never had any skin problems with any of them before

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It doesn't sound as if your vet is treating the underlying cause which could be fungal or minute parasites or wet excema. Dis he suggest what the cause was? I don't want to scare you but the last thing you want is puppies born with demodex. You only have a fortnight to get this sorted. If it does not completely clear in the next few days (it sounds as if it is increasing), either go back and ask to see the top vet in your practice if you haven't already or ask to be referred elsewhere. It is going to be difficult to establish the cause because you won't want an anaesthetic for them to take a skin patch and there isn't really time to grow a culture from a scrape. You really need a vet who has seen a lot of this sort of thing and can make an informed diagnosis from clinical signs - that means no one under, say, 50 (sometimes it's good to be ageist )

Where do you live? Someone on thislist may know a vet with the right kind of experience near toyou.

Gay

www.moonlake.co.uk

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Thanks Gay,

It did worry me that he did not give me an actual diagnosis, and I think I will get a second opinion on Monday unless it is MUCH better. I live in Cape Town, South Africa - not quite sure how to find a vet that has dealt with a lot of this - will contact some of the other breeders to enquire. I will also read up more on Demodex - is it possible that it could present now (she is five years old). Also the rest of her coat is beautiful. As you know Whippets are sun worshippers and our African sun is harsh but I have been keeping her indoors for the past few days.