Read on one of the other posts here, re: prednisone......
My Casey was given prednisone and that ruined the adrenal glands on his kidneys giving him Cushings Disease! Nasty stuff

the rash on the back looks quite like when my Digby used to get inflamed hair follicles. Antibiotic helped along with a creme that had topical steroid to settle the itching.

the underside looks quite like what I experienced recently with Scrappy....
after extensive testing allergies were suspected. Yes most times environmental allergies are the culprit but in Scrappy's case it turns out she has a grain allergy..........Wheat ( which makes the eyes run). On the vets recommendation I switched her food to ORIJEN which is mainly meat, fish, vegetables and potato.............

Happy to say that she is feeling much better and her temperment is amazing....she is more sociable as she used to snarl at everyone and was grumpy...........

Anyhow, stay off the steroid tablets......
In humans it can create Diabetes, Cushings Disease and in some cases even blindness............Our illnesses are not much different to animal ailments...

Give Orijen food a try........

Good luck to you and hope your pet is getting better.....

PS....one other thing.......have you changed any laundry detergent, used any carpet cleaners or freshners? that could be an irritant......

Even the lady in the Pet Store who is very knowledgeable said if eyes are runny its a wheat allergy.........

Oh, Also one other thing.....Scrappy would lose an awful lot of hair continually to the point of a couple times totally lost all hair on her ears and underside.............since switching food.....her hair has grown back and shedding stopped........vet confirmed allergy to grains......

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Today she is still seeming okay comfort wise although she is still not completely back to herself. She still tries to rub her face but she is mostly leaving her face and feet alone and they are looking better. She still is not interested in playing and mostly wants to lay around.

However her ears still look red and the rash/hives whatever look worse to me. They look like tiny pimples and they cover her body, especially in the creases of her front and back legs. She does not seem particularly itchy with it so I am wondering if it is showing up more now that the scratching and swelling has stopped or if something else is going on? I am thinking of just running her in for a recheck tomorrow morning as soon as the vet's office opens, unless it looks to be fading or going away by then. Has anyone seen something like this before?



Still anxious and worried.