My dog's skin infection won't heal. What else can I do?

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My dog has allergies and is currently on Apoquel. But she has some what im sure is staph in her skin and I want to know whats the treatment for this, and how long is gonna take for the skin to clear up. Every vet that has take skin scraps tell me that there is some bacteria and prescribe a calmoseptine cream and she also take baths with miconazole once a week. But this is not going away (a year and a half) sometimes the skin gets worst. So I want to know if there's another way to treat this. Pet's info: Dog | French Bulldog | Female | spayed | 2 years and 2 months old | 20.3 lbs

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! I treat bacterial skin infections with oral antibiotics, medicated baths that get bacteria (miconazole just gets yeast) and since this is chronic I would recommend a prescription novel protein or hydrolyzed diet to rule out food allergies as the cause. I would also start an oral antihistamine and Omega 3 fish oils. I tell my clients with chronic allergies to expect to be on apoquel, a special diet, an antihisamine and Omega 3 fish oils for the rest of the pets life. If there is a pustule (white head) the Vet can culture that to be sure that the correct antibiotic is chosen. It takes 3 weeks or longer to clear a bacterial skin infection with the correct antibiotic, this requires you to follow up with your vet to be sure the infection is 100% gone before the antibiotic is stopped. The links below are some recommendations for products. I also like Nordic Naturals as an Omega 3 option I wish Lola Blue the best! https://www.vrshealth.com/canine-products/omegadog/ https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=27306 https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/zyrtec/

My dog's skin infection won't heal. What else can I do?

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