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I'll start this off by saying I lost my last GSD suddenly back on April 28th and this is the longest I've ever went in my life without a dog. It was not fun. I found this guy running down a farm road Sunday morning. We made eye contact at 50mph and something screamed at me to stop. After a few hours I was able to locate the owner through the owners neighbor. She said she just gave the guy my number and he's going to call after church. Something told me while she's saying this I'm never going to hear a thing. Well I was correct. Meanwhile this beautiful dog has turned out to be just about perfect. He's definitely never been in a house but he's adjusting so fast plus I have multiple fenced yards for him. He's great with the cats. He's so sweet and smart. He must have something else in him because colorwise he looks exactly the color of a golden retriever. I was supposed to find this dog. This was meant to be. Meet, Radar.
My baby is so sweet even though she is full of crazy energy and regular unintentional comedy
My dog hurt his paw pad and I don’t wanna waste any time if he needs the vet pls let me know
It kinda split open
My GSD is approximately 9 years old. At age 6 she suddenly had an allergy outbreak which consisted of hot spots and itchy skin on her stomach. We got it under control with steroids and she's been getting Apoquel 16mg daily ever since and everything was pretty much back to normal.
About 6 months ago she started developing these sores in her lip-folds and under the nose - areas that are constantly wet and prone to infections. The vet said it's most likely related to the allergies.
I've already taken her to several vets with this issue and are not able to get it under control. The first time she got antibiotics (oral + ointment) and it went away for a bit only to re-apprear a week later. I've been doing chlorhexidine wipes twice a day pretty much since it first appeared. Nothing helps eliminate these sores - except antibiotics which the vet does not want to use long-term.
Vets are not giving me long-term solutions, and I've been searching online for ages. It seems like a common condition in GSDs but I can't find a cure. If you've had a similar experience please tell me how you handled it!