Treating a rash

[Rowan123]

Originally Posted by Jennamatt123

My 10 month old pit mix has rashes and red sores on the inside of her underbelly and on her one leg . She is out side a lot and loves to lay on our wood pile . We have tried triple ointment on her but still won't go away. She doesn't scratch or itch any suggestions

Take her to the vet.

It could be splinters as someone suggested, it could be bites from insects that are in the wood or it could be a staph infection which will need antibiotics. I'd give her a bath in the meantime and keep her out of the woodpile. She's probably laying on it because it's cooler than the ground. There are dog beds made for outside that will give her a cooler place to lay down.

[no kudzu]

Originally Posted by bassetluv

Well, I was going to suggest this once I read your initial post, but see you did wind up taking him to the vet. I do understand not wanting to run to the vet for everything that crops up ($$$ add up very quickly...my recent vet visit for Izzy for annual checkup and vaccines cost me $533.00!!) but it did sound like your were describing an allergic reaction to something...esp. since the Benedryl did stop the itching. (I think that's all Benedryl will do; it's designed to give relief from symptoms of allergies.)

Glad to hear it has (potentially) been resolved. I'm wondering now, can the vet identify what the allergy trigger was, since it's a contact allergy? It would be nice to be able to avoid it in the future if possible. Although...I suspect allergy testing might also cost a huge amount...

Do you know you are responding to a thread started in 2010?

[bassetluv]

Originally Posted by no kudzu

Do you know you are responding to a thread started in 2010?

oops, missed that!