My dog's pyoderma keeps coming back. What could be causing it?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 10 months old | 40 lbs
My dog was diagnosed with payoderma. My vet had given the oral medication and lotion. Initially Bruno has shown some recovery after using the medication. But after couple of days it happened again. Now, what to do?
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Published on May 7th, 2018
Pyoderma is a skin infection. Often times if it recurs I will treat for a longer period of time and I will also start looking for other problems that could be making a skin infection more likely such as skin mites or food allergies. I would encourage you to have a follow up appointment with your veterinarian soon. Best of luck and thank you for using Pet Coach.
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Published on October 15th, 2018
I am sorry to hear about your puppy! This pyoderma likely has some underlying cause, such as allergies or parasites, which needs to be investigated. If it is not improving with the current antibiotic he may also need a skin culture to see if this is an appropriate antibiotic. I would talk to your vet about additional testing (such as skin scrapes, skin cytology, allergy testing) and other medications (such as Cytopoint, Apoquel, or special diet) that may be tried, or for a referral to a dermatologist.
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