ArlosMom
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Here is the original thread Skin issues with my 4 months old girl--still a mystery! HELP!
Wanted to post an update; Layla had bloodwork done as well as a skin biopsy (vet felt it was the best way to get an exact cause and move forward with a potential solution) as she's been suffering waaay too long. As some of you know, she's had these skin issues before she even came home and was still at the breeder. Breeder initially guessed and said it was simply a bacterial infection due to the mom overlicking her. How wrong she was! It was determined that she has Urticaria pigmentosa/allergic miliary dermatitis. She will be starting on prednisolone today and should see improvement relatively quickly. Hopes are that this goes into remission with the treatment and she can eventually be weaned off of the steroid treatment. The poor angel has been suffering so badly lately and especially uncomfortable after her skin biopsy as she did have to get stitched up a bit and has been wearing a "wrap" of sorts around her little neck. She was finally back to her old self last night for the first time in a while. Most nights she has spent itching and miserable and had even been acting somewhat lethargic. Luckily through it all, her appetite was good and she didn't lose any weight or anything like that. I am so happy she's back to her old self and look forward to seeing further improvement with the addition of the corticosteroid. I will update once we get going on the steroid treatment but I feel good about this since we did get a specific diagnosis finally. YAY! Thank you everyone for always being there for Layla and I. I hope this is the end of the issue, but will certainly keep everyone posted in this thread.
Thank you!
Wanted to post an update; Layla had bloodwork done as well as a skin biopsy (vet felt it was the best way to get an exact cause and move forward with a potential solution) as she's been suffering waaay too long. As some of you know, she's had these skin issues before she even came home and was still at the breeder. Breeder initially guessed and said it was simply a bacterial infection due to the mom overlicking her. How wrong she was! It was determined that she has Urticaria pigmentosa/allergic miliary dermatitis. She will be starting on prednisolone today and should see improvement relatively quickly. Hopes are that this goes into remission with the treatment and she can eventually be weaned off of the steroid treatment. The poor angel has been suffering so badly lately and especially uncomfortable after her skin biopsy as she did have to get stitched up a bit and has been wearing a "wrap" of sorts around her little neck. She was finally back to her old self last night for the first time in a while. Most nights she has spent itching and miserable and had even been acting somewhat lethargic. Luckily through it all, her appetite was good and she didn't lose any weight or anything like that. I am so happy she's back to her old self and look forward to seeing further improvement with the addition of the corticosteroid. I will update once we get going on the steroid treatment but I feel good about this since we did get a specific diagnosis finally. YAY! Thank you everyone for always being there for Layla and I. I hope this is the end of the issue, but will certainly keep everyone posted in this thread.
Thank you!
