We went to the vets yesterday as Bailey had been scratching a lot and I noticed a couple of spots on his belly. The vet gave him an injection and some tablets saying that it looked like puppy acne. I've not heard of this before. The tablets, which he prescribed for a week, are anti inflammatories and to help reduce the itch! Has anyone else come across this before?
Kate's Sam used to get 'acne' on his chin.I think I can remember she said that she washed it with diluted hibiscrub ( I don't really know what that is as we don't have it in Dubai) I can't tell you if she was ever prescribed medication for it though....I'm sure she will be along at some point .....
Ella has had spots/itching on her little pink belly too. Our vet suggested that it was just sensitive skin and she may have come into contact with something. She suggested that we keep it clean and put Sudocrem on twice a day. That was a week ago and I'm pleased to say it's cleared up. Obviously I can't say whether it's the same as Baileys but that was our experience. Oh, she gets puppy pimples around her chin too ☺
hibiscrub is like a disinfectant which vets use - so if an animal was being operated on they would shave the are and clean with hibiscrub to sterilise the skin. I guess animals can have sensitive skin too - we sometimes saw this in the vets with animals that had laid on carpets which had been shampooed. Id make sure there is nothing obvious inflamming it (long grass, cleaning products etc) and try and keep it clean.
