Hi Emma

It might be worth asking your vet to check for demodectic mange.....they take
a skin scraping and it will tell immediately if that is the problem. If it is,
please let me know because I think I have finally found a solution that works
for older dogs. I have been trying to clear it up on my 6 yo male dobie for two
years now using different prescribed drugs and washes and I've finally found
something that is working. It is caused when the dog's immune system is down
for some reason and the mites which live on every dog's coat and normally don't
cause a problem, multiply and the dog keeps scratching and scratching - losing
hair and if it continues,

All the vets I have spoken to say that it is hereditary and it is found in
Dobermanns (and other breeds as well). My dobie boy had a magnificent coat
before the first outbreak. He got stressed when I went overseas on holidays
even though he stayed in his same environment ie at home with the rest of the
family.

Let me know if the tests show that this is the problem.
cheers
Julie

"ej.2411" <ej.2411@...> wrote:
Hi,
I'm a new member and i hoping that somebody can help me. I have a 2
1/2 year old female doberman and i've had her for just over a year.
She was a rescue dog from wood green animal shelter. The shelter did
their best to give us some history on her, but there is alot we still
don't know. Not long after we got her she started getting small lumps
all over her chest and some grew quite big. The vet removed them and
they were just fatty lumps and she was given antibiotics. They cleared
her skin up. She has always had dandruff and we've found that the very
mild dandruff shampoos clear it up, but recently she has developed
tiny blisters on her belly and at the top of her thighs.
Is there a particular skin problem that most dobermans suffer with ?
and if some what's the best way to treat it? At the moment the
blisters aren't bothering her and i don't know if she's just allergic
to something in the fields where she goes walking or if it is a more
serious skin problem. If anybody has any ideas i would be most
grateful.
Emma





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