Please God! Not MANGE!!!

[Glacier]

Call her breeder and ask if there is any history of Zinc Responsive Dermatosis in her line. It's fairly common in purebred Siberian Huskies.

Muskwa has it. It does take awhile to clear up once treatment starts, 2-3 weeks. Muskwa gets 75mg of Zinc, just a human supplement pill, every day. Cheap and easy to treat. He can go three days without it before the sores reappear. They appear anywhere his fur is thin--eyes, genital area, belly, ears, ect. He needs more zinc when he is working alot or under any kind of stress.

We did get a firm diagnosis--only done through a skin biopsy. But if it's in her line, you may be able to start her on a supplement right away and see if she responds. It's extremely difficult to overdose a dog on zinc; it would need to be a massive dose. They just pee out whatever they don't need usually.

Good luck, I hope it's nothing serious.

[lute]

i called Gracie's breeder and she said there is none of this in her lines.

unfortinatly, her breeder is a very rude woman. she started yelling at me and telling me i was a terrible dog owner and she should have known better then to give such a great dog to such a young person. i gt upset and started crying. i do try to be the best owner i can. i am doing the best i can.

[poofy]

Oh that was uncalled for..hope she gets better soon..hang in there.

[KYS]

What a nasty nasty woman.
I bet she got defensive and was trying to put the blame on you.
Please don't be upset, you are not a bad owner.
I am sure Gracie will be fine
after the vet gives you something for her.

[dogzr#1]

Oh, you are not at all a bad pet owner.

Molly had something similar to what you have described. Molly had what looked like little bites and sores all over her back legs and near her butt. We took her to the vet and he prescribed some cream and pills. Within a few days it cleared up completely. Molly was always itching that spot so we bought some medicine at Petsmart that stops the itching. It really helped her. If Gracie is itching I can give you the name of the medicine.


-Monica

[k9krazee]

Hope its nothing serious!! As for the breeder, grrrrrr. I agree that she probably was being a bit defensive but still she doesn't need to act like that!