My dog has crusted sores from Cushing's. What topical treatments help?

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My 13 year old Golden Cocker Spaniel has cancer of the liver and spleen. She also has Cushing's. As well as the drinking/eating symptons, my concern is the large crusted sores she now has on her tail, lower back, and spreading round her anus. Only prescribed topical treatment is Betadine (iodine) spray, "to keep them dry" so there is now no infection. Any ideas for other topical treatment? Her medication includes Cephalen 600. Pet's info: Dog | American Cocker Spaniel | Female | spayed | 14 years and 8 months old | 40 lbs

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

I'm so sorry that Polly is dealing with so many problems. That can certainly be a challenge. As I'm sure you know, dogs with Cushing's disease are prone to developing secondary bacterial skin infections. If Polly was just started on the Cephalen (which I am presuming is a cephalosporin antibiotic), I would give it a chance to work and just continue with your current topical therapy. If however, she has been on it for more than a week, I would contact your veterinarian about the possibility of changing oral antibiotics. At that time, you can also discuss other topical antibiotics with your veterinarian. One of the most common used here is topical Chlorhexidene which comes in shampoo, spray and wipe formulations. Good luck to you and Polly! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My dog has crusted sores from Cushing's. What topical treatments help?

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