Skin condition

• 11-09-2007 11:38 PM

  i_spy99 Joined on 09-18-2007 Posts 24 Points 550

  Skin condition Reply Contact My corgi is having a problem that even has my vet stumped.  Her right ear has flakey skin and is causing her hair to come off when it flakes.  We have tested for mites and for ringworm.  I have tried to change her food.  I have given her fish oil to help improve her skin.  Nothing seems to be working.  She is in great condition otherwise.  I am at a loss on what else to do.  My vet is out of options other than sending her to a skin specialist.  Anyone have any other suggestions or simular experiences?

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• 11-10-2007 12:43 AM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 11,074 Points 265	Re: Skin condition Reply Contact  They only tested for ringworm? What about the myriad other fungal infections that could be going on?   Can they do a culture and sensitivity on something like that?
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• 11-10-2007 1:14 PM

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  calliecritturs Joined on 09-10-2007 Central Florida Posts 10,864 Points 3,330

  Re: Skin condition Reply Contact Ringworm can be a pain to diagnose.  There are MANY varieties of it and any 'test' will only test for certain kinds.  How old is this dog?  Mites typically don't like the ears ... ear mites IN the ears yes, but demodex mites rarely affect the ears and sarcoptic mites are going to result in massive massive scratching.  But as Jennie says there are a zillion different type of fungal infections (and ringworm IS a fungus).  Has the vet simply tried antifungal creams?  You could try tea tree oil/lavender oil - those are both good anti-fungals and can be mixed together.  Various anti-fungals can work on different things -- that sounds VERY fungal to me.  You might have to try a dermatologist however, just trying some topicals might help.  I've seen tea tree & lavender clear up amazing things.

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