An update...Mark took Malone to the vet this afternoon. I really wanted to go but had some pressing things going on at work. Anyway, the report is that when dogs become adolescent, they get acne!! I had no idea! So it's teenage acne, that got scratched & licked and then staph infected. So we are on antibiotics and antihistamines for 10 days, and then if it's no better to repeat the cycle. She also said that we should watch his feet because it is very common to get acne between the toes. It was a relief to hear that his case looked very "typical".