Anal furunculosis treatment

RE: Anal furunculosis treatment

Aine Seavers — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:03:21 GMT

You must address the diet-its a given in these cases esp in the GSD breed-otherwise just treating signs again and again. Z/D would be my go to, or depending on the stool consistency of diet it is on now and your biochem results including tli/b12/folate-then go to hills id-either the low fat or normal depending on your blood results. Good local hygiene-get them in and shave close but not to 40 surgical level- the whole perineal area-have the tail close clipped but not the tip. If owner declines clipping then bandage or soft cotton-sock the tail and trim a line matching the tail area on the perineum so you have ventilation but also better applicaition compliance by the owner and better persistence of the topical tacro. Flagy - yes this is one of the few condition I would think is appropriate for metronizaole use-and add in your cylosporin.

Attention to the bedding as well-make sure none of those horrendous hessian beds owners so love here in Australia-you will never heal any skin condition with a dog lying on those. Equally, when a stable dog suddenly gets perineal and sometimes also ventral issues-ask if they have bought a new bed-of any type of cloth-not just hessian-and usually its a reaction to the chemical sprays used in the new bed to allow importation without exotic mite infestation-and these chemicals burn-even seen in humans hence why bed sheets now always advise must wash before first use-when that was not the norm 30years ago but is now. Not the cause of the furunculosis in this case but would not be helping it heal.

RE: Anal furunculosis treatment

Julian Earl — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:55:51 GMT

Can I take it from this discussion that for this curse of aproblem probable cause is now considered Auto-immune hence all the heavyweight ani-inflammatories and immunosuppressants?? Poor creatures!!?

Thanks

RE: Anal furunculosis treatment

Virginia Campbell — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:35:00 GMT

Oh, and every time I sedated him flat to examine (q2 weeks to begin with then monthly), I clipped the hair on his proximal ventral tail and down the back of his thighs - he was a typical low tail carriage, heavy coated GSD who I thought could do with some fresh air (he also used to get a bit matted/dermatits-y on his ventrum , axillae and groin so for him I clipped those as well - skin here improved mightily once had been on Anallergenic for a couple of months

RE: Anal furunculosis treatment

Virginia Campbell — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:31:20 GMT

The last one I had was, fortunately, insured - he was a big GSD! He was one of the worst cases I had seen with a bum like raw hamburger meat and one of the fistulae was the length of my finger, he had another about an inch and a half deep and various others. He also had to be sedated flat to examine each time. IIRC I had him on 7.5mg /kg Atopica, azathioprine and, to start with , metronidazole for about a month. Can't remember if I had him on pred as well. I put him on Anallergenic as well and insisted they were really strict with the food trial. Cost a fortune for a 45kg dog, and took 6 months for him to come right, but he did really well in the end and I was able to wean off all meds and keep him on the hydrolysed protein diet alone. I suspect food allergy is the driver for a fair few of these.

RE: Anal furunculosis treatment

Pat Hart — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:18:20 GMT

Cyclosporine to bring under control then tacrolimus to maintain generally worked for me

RE: Anal furunculosis treatment

Bob Russell — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 09:59:35 GMT

I have found cyclosporin to be the one and only treatment that can give real relief from this horrendous condition. I have yet to find any surgery give anything other than temporary relief. Prednisolone generally seems to do bugg+r all in my hands but I may not be heavy handed enough with the doses.