Doberman Break Out

[LOVELLiE]

I have been a frequent viewer in these forums over the years. Love my dobermans as if they are my actual kids.

I wanted to come and ask if anyone has dealt with these issues in their dobermans (or other breed). I have been to the vet with my boy multiple times and nobody can seem to find out what it is. We have had blood samples done, microscope, and even skin scraping.

The only solution the doctor has offered was claritin. We even got prescribed med dog shampoo but it doesnt seem to work.

It doesnt seem to bother him. He doesnt itch at it or bite at it. I am wondering if it's because he licks there? I have tried to find out what it is exactly but no luck. Sometimes there are dark spots along his back. It comes and goes but this is the worst its looked in the last year.

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Welcome!

Could it be alopecia? I'm not good with health issues, but I've heard of that condition on here and that it's common in dilute color Dobes.

Is he a Fawn, an Albino, or a white Doberman?

 

[LOVELLiE]

Welcome!

Could it be alopecia? I'm not good with health issues, but I've heard of that condition on here and that it's common in dilute color Dobes.

Is he a Fawn, an Albino, or a white Doberman?

He is an albino doberman. As for the alopecia, my fawn/red girl may have that. Her buttocks area lacks thickness and soft fur but providing extra virgin olive oil in their diet helps a lot.
Kino, the albino seems to have these dark spots around his crotch area mostly. Takes a good scrubbing to them to lighten it up. But he doesnt have any fur loss there.

 

[C908]

I have been a frequent viewer in these forums over the years. Love my dobermans as if they are my actual kids.

I wanted to come and ask if anyone has dealt with these issues in their dobermans (or other breed). I have been to the vet with my boy multiple times and nobody can seem to find out what it is. We have had blood samples done, microscope, and even skin scraping.

The only solution the doctor has offered was claritin. We even got prescribed med dog shampoo but it doesnt seem to work.

It doesnt seem to bother him. He doesnt itch at it or bite at it. I am wondering if it's because he licks there? I have tried to find out what it is exactly but no luck. Sometimes there are dark spots along his back. It comes and goes but this is the worst its looked in the last year.

Has the vet looked at his ears for possible infection ? We were dealing with skin issues, also had bumps on the inside of the legs plus welts and dandruff. After 3 vets with very little success we went to a dog dermatologist. He looked deep into the ear canals with a scope and found yeast infection. He explained this can cause poison to get in the bloodstream which would explain our skin problems. I was a little aggravated because none of the previous 3 vets had looked in his ears. We spent a lot of money trying to resolve Preachers skin problems. Finally after months of dealing with this he is looking pretty good. If you are seeing a regular vet you might want to consider a dog dermatologist. I wish you luck and please keep us informed as it could help someone else with a similar problem.

 

[JanS]

Welcome from Minnesota!

Our dogs will look like that in the spring if they get sand fly bites. Do you think you have any sort of bugs like that that may be causing it?

 

[Gelcoater]

Has the vet looked at his ears for possible infection ? We were dealing with skin issues, also had bumps on the inside of the legs plus welts and dandruff. After 3 vets with very little success we went to a dog dermatologist. He looked deep into the ear canals with a scope and found yeast infection. He explained this can cause poison to get in the bloodstream which would explain our skin problems. I was a little aggravated because none of the previous 3 vets had looked in his ears. We spent a lot of money trying to resolve Preachers skin problems. Finally after months of dealing with this he is looking pretty good. If you are seeing a regular vet you might want to consider a dog dermatologist. I wish you luck and please keep us informed as it could help someone else with a similar problem.

We had a yeast/ear issue early on with our red girl. Was food allergy related, corn.

 

[Dogs4Life]

Our male red boy had the same issue. Come to find out it was from himself scratching or nipping at his skin due to boredom. My wife or I would catch him doing so and re-direct. It was usually with his tug or a ball, he will NEVER turn down a game of fetch. Didn't realize if they weren't stimulated enough they took upon themselves to keep busy. Even if that was biting himself lol.

Once we curbed the boredom problem, he stopped nipping and the rashes went away. Hope this helps and best of luck!!

 

[Panama]

Has he been on any anti-inflammatory meds lately?

 

[SabrinaFerrari]

Hey guys, not sure how to post a new thread, but can someone help me? Caine’s has this bump for a few days now, and it hasn’t bothered him until today. Can someone please help, has anyone seen this before? We thought it was a breakout but not so sure now..