Skin infection

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PEPPER1960 - 20 Sep 2004 02:38 GMT

My Yorkie has had a skin infection on her back for the past 2 months. She
was perfectly healthy, then went to the groomer (but I'm not sure this was the
cause). She then developed what looked like a bad bite on her back which had a
scab, and then pustules started popping up nearby, and spread from there. She
has had 7 weeks of Clavamox, 1 week of Dicural, then was off meds as the skin
(supposedly) was clear, then the infection re-appeared and she is now on
Dicural again. This seems to me to be a resistant Staph or something. What is
the best antibiotic for skin infections in what dosages? I will suggest
anything to my Vet. Should I take her to a specialist? I will do anything to
rid her of this. Pepper1960@aol.com

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Josh - 20 Sep 2004 04:27 GMT

> Should I take her to a specialist?

Not a bad idea.

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buglady - 20 Sep 2004 12:29 GMT

. > This seems to me to be a resistant Staph or something

.....yes, or something. Has the vet done any skin scrapings? There's not
much percentage in guessing, as without a diagnosis you're shooting in the
dark. I thought with Staph the dog had to be on long term meds too. He
just may have stopped too soon.

buglady
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Skin infection