My senior dog has a skin infection. Is it yeast? What should I do?

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My dog has been to the vet and was first prescribed a shampoo. O was told he has a fungus. Today he was prescribed Quadritop to put on once a day. Is this yeast? Is there anything else I can do. He is 15 years old and on heart meds. Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | neutered | 15 years and 4 months old | 14 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Oh my. Poor Chillidog. This appears to be a really bad bacterial infection and not a yeast infection in my professional opinion. Perhaps even a Staphylococcus infection. You should request from your vet to have a culture done of the skin so that you know what antibiotic will resolve this. And because if your pets age, a look at underlying causes is highly recommmended if there was no trauma to he skin hat may have caused this. The infection appears deep so I actually would not recommend continuing the topical antibiotic if this were my patient. Oral antibiotics are a must! I also would recommend an Elizabethan collar to prevent any licking or chewing, which will only make this worse. I really hope you can get a handle on Chillidogs skin infection quickly. Best of luck.

My senior dog has a skin infection. Is it yeast? What should I do?

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