Hello everyone i need some advice , my st poodle Tara has developed a sore patch on her tail that i think is a reaction to her recent change in diet wondering if anybody knows of a spray or cream icould use to stop her licking it something that will help to heal as well as taste revolting.

If she is chewing and licking the base of her tail then she may need her anal glands emptying. A change in diet may have caused them to impact.
Germoline is a good cream to use and distract her from licking it off.

This also might only be due to fleas check for flea dirt around the area
lots of dogs are annoyed by fleas enough to chew there selves till bleeding:o
karl

LARA thanks for the tip, the sore is nowhere near her anal glands but i still think its to do with diet change as she had the same reaction some years ago also following a change in diet.I,ll let you know how it goes with the cream.

If she has been clipped within the last couple of months it could be an infection entered through a small nic to the skin. But I would suspect fleas too. I find Bob Grass's Skincure ointment works well, it's a brave dog that will lick it off. I have a dog that is alergic to some food but the itch is more general than just the tail base. Hope you sort it. You could try antihistimin may well help whatever the cause. Ja:)kie

Hi,

Won't stop her licking it, but a friend of mine has had great success with 'split tails' on Danes with high dosages of Aloe Vera given orally - previously, she was expecting to have to have one of her adult Danes docked, as it was proving impossible to heal and was causing the dog pain. However, the Aloe Vera seemed to heal it - and as a natural remedy, can't hurt to try?!

M.

I wonder if anyone is aware of any treatments that I could give to my 3 year old staffordshire bull terrior.
He has suffered what the vets advise is Dog Excema for a year & half now, getting various tablets from them which do not seem to be helping at all. It effects his paws mainly which he tries to chew & eat away until they are red raw & swollen & he can hardly walk. We bathe them for him & on a nite time when we cannot stop him doing this, he has to wear a helmet from the vets which he has now learned how to bed to enable him to get to his paws anyway.
Can anyone help??!!

Hi there, I am not saying this is the correct medical treatment, but I use it a lot for a variety of sores etc, and its wonderful for clearing up wet excema. Ask your vet for a bottle of Hibiscrub, and wash the affected areas with it, dont dilute, use neat. Best of luck, its worth a try :)

Philippa, so glad you use the hibiscrub neat. Molly was scabby and we were given the hibiscrub and I was upset to think I had put it on neat for a couple of days instead of diluting it like it said. Dont feel so guilty now although she has another scab again poor little thing.
Gina

Hi

I had a lot of problems with one of my dogs skin. Numerous tests revealed nothing specific so the vets put it down to excema. I had an excellent response with oil of evening primrose which kept her hot spots under control. She also used to chew her paws. When they flared up and I had to leave her I would tape socks on her to stop her licking. This worked. I know it's not ideal to cover a moist wound but the damage from her tongue was far worse! Dusting antiseptic powder onto them also was effective.