Dermadex in 10 month puppy

Hi everybody I need help I have a 10 month old blue staff called Lenny!! At 16 weeks we were told he has dermadex!! We have been treating him with weekly advocate and malaseb shampoo he has just got what looks like a flare up any advice as to what to do please!!

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Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me

What has the vet advised you to do ?

Hi guys I'm going to the vets this evening so was just wanting to see if anyone had experienced this? X

Hiya from me and Vinnie, no experience sorry but Sazzle will be on later she has had it with Daisy so she will be able to help xx

hia from me and sasha   sorry cant help,hopefully your vet will help   

Welcome from me and Alfie

Hi and welcome from me and Daisy   

Hopefully you got a negative skin scrape at the vets but if not the vet will have prescribed treatment. What I would recommend in addition to this is trying to strengthen your pups immune system. I give Daisy enchinacea powder in her food, this one, I add it to her food for a month then have a month off, that way you don't lose the benefit.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NaturaBoost-echinacea-powder-250g-dog-immune-booster-/190381700878?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Steamers_Cookers_PP&hash=item2c53a2370e

I also give neem powder which is also an immune system booster but also deterrent against fleas and mites, this one and I add it about 4 days a week then 3 off.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEEM-LEAF-POWDER-100g-DUAL-CERTIFIED-ORGANIC-pets-mange-scabies-flea-tick-worms-/111226675178?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Natural_AlternativeTherapies&hash=item19e5a05fea

I also give vitamin b complex tablets (human ones you can buy from the chemist) I tend to give one a day until I've used a tub of say 60 then have a couple of weeks off before I start again.

You maybe thinking this sounds excessive   but Daisy had it extremely bad and was almost bald! There is a pic in the rehab section! The vet said she had a poor immune system and although she was treated and fully recovered it could come back. Touch wood she has been clear for over a year now.

Hope this helps xx

Welcome from Darcy and me, hope the vets went well

Hi and Welcome from Flo and me   

Hi and welcome to the forum from me and the zoo xx

Hope the vet visit was productive and you have some course of action x

Hi guys sorry late update well went to the vets and they don't think it's the dermadex he has a skin infection so on antibiotics for 2 weeks she said he may have an allergy?? So said see how the tablets clear up and if not any better when he is 12 months will start looking at allergy tests?? But I must say his skin is not looking as red today and not scratching as much so hopefully this will work!! She mentioned not giving him pedigree treats/foods etc any ideas? He doesn't actually have much treats and we feed him royal canin food so it's quality dry food so just a bit concerned as to what he could be allergic to??? Xx

was both parents blue?

Yes both parents are blue and 100% pedigree and we seen both parents they are stunning and lovely quality coats just read that link not heard of that but very interesting thankyou will show my husband later it's crazy never even thought of any of this when getting him buy wouldn't be without him now he's amazing x

I was also wanting some advice on castration for Lenny when would people advise this to be done? We are not going to breed him he was bought purely for a pet for us to enjoy him and spoil him rotten!!

a lot of breeders are doing this without know about how blue x blue is bad an good breeder will always breed back to black or black brindle, some will only use 2 black parents who has the blue gene....

you need to find out what it is first, but you could start giving him super strength omega 3 or cod liver oil capsules daily that meant to be good for the fur

Cheers for everyone's comments very kind as he's only 10 months old and still a baby we are going to just see how it all goes and monitor him and do what vets told us to and see it out!! He's still very happy and eating & drinking and good in himself so fingers crossed!!

Hi just a update they are both blue but have totally different blood lines the mothers lines are silver!! X

Hi and welcome from me and my two