Pinna vasculitis in a dog

RE: Pinna vasculitis in a dog

emma o'connor — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:33:22 GMT

I have found Trental to work well in the past for similar cases. A receptionist of ours had a whippet with it, and he responded really well.

RE: Pinna vasculitis in a dog

Thomas Johnson — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:23:26 GMT

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I think that is a very good question to be honest. The whippet I’m sure isn’t bothered at all, and if he was mine I definitely would ignore (or possibly not have noticed in the first place). The dachshunds both seem a bit more bothered, scratching and occasional bleeding from the scabs.

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The dachshund I am treating is definitely bothered by it, a lot of head shaking, and the lesions bleed regularly.

RE: Pinna vasculitis in a dog

Joyce Whitehead — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:01:41 GMT

RE: Pinna vasculitis in a dog

Beats — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 22:45:58 GMT

Does it bother the dog do you think?

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Joyce Whitehead — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:55:11 GMT

Both mini size so about 5kg I’d say (not at work to check). We’ve gone for. Quarter twice daily and the owners seem to be managing. The whippet is about 11kg and on half bid.

RE: Pinna vasculitis in a dog

Thomas Johnson — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:41:01 GMT

[quote user="Joyce Whitehead"]

We have a report from the dermatologist on the whippet. He has been put on Trental, (pentoxyflline) but the biopsy was fairly inconclusive, the pathologist commented that it is difficult to diagnose vasculitis on histo except in the very earliest stages. So his ears look much the same so far but it is early days, except of course a dip where the biopsy was taken.

We have also put two separate dachshunds on Trental too, as they are worsening, but again early days to be able to tell whether it is helping or not. How’s your steroid one Thomas Johnson?

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I saw him back last night, no improvement on prednisolone, and he has developed a new lesion on the tip of the other pinna, I'm wondering whether to try Trental or go for partial pinnectomy. What weight are the dachshunds that you have put on it Joyce Whitehead and how have you found dividing the tablets?

RE: Pinna vasculitis in a dog

Joyce Whitehead — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:03:49 GMT

We have also put two separate dachshunds on Trental too, as they are worsening, but again early days to be able to tell whether it is helping or not. How’s your steroid one Thomas Johnson?

RE: Pinna vasculitis in a dog

Thomas Johnson — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:10:14 GMT

[quote user="Joyce Whitehead"]We have discussed pentoxifylline, although getting a small enough dose for a little dog isn’t easy. But the owner has currently decided to live with it. I’ll let you know what the dermatolog advises for the whippet. [/quote]

I've put the dog on prednisolone, I'll let you know how it gets on.

RE: Pinna vasculitis in a dog

Joyce Whitehead — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:32:42 GMT

We seem to have an outbreak of these (well two actually). One in a whipper, very high maintenance client who we have referred to a dermatologist (at her request) and biopsy is pending. Other one is a dachshund and has been suffering on and off for a couple of months, but owner not keen to spend much. Anecdotally he has improved on efa supplementation (his coat wasn’t great and it is generally better on this). We have discussed pentoxifylline, although getting a small enough dose for a little dog isn’t easy. But the owner has currently decided to live with it. I’ll let you know what the dermatolog advises for the whippet.