Luke Charlton wrote 06/25/2006 05:13 PM Staff Infection? #108700 - 06/25/2006 05:13 PM
Luke Charlton Webboard User Reg: 08-04-2005 Posts: 149 Loc: Houston, TX Offline	My pup who is 5 months presented with a skin issue last week. Little bumps that pushed the hair up on his head and back and some small sores under his armpits and groin. My vet thought it was staff but said it rarely presents on the head so she took a scraping and said since she couldn't determine it to be anything else, ie mites, mange, et al, that is must be staff and prescribed an antibiotic. He's not itchy, tired, or in anyway bothered by the bumps but there are quite a few of them. Has anyone had this on their dogs? Is it staff? Will Antibiotics clear it up if it is staff? This was not my usual vet and since I don't know her I'm a little uncomfortable with her diagnosis, especially since she didn't have time to answer questions. TIA Enzo v Messingsberg, IPO1
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Connie Sutherland wrote 06/25/2006 05:46 PM Re: Staff Infection? [Re: Luke Charlton ] #108701 - 06/25/2006 05:46 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: My pup who is 5 months presented with a skin issue last week. Little bumps that pushed the hair up on his head and back and some small sores under his armpits and groin. My vet thought it was staff but said it rarely presents on the head so she took a scraping and said since she couldn't determine it to be anything else, ie mites, mange, et al, that is must be staff and prescribed an antibiotic. He's not itchy, tired, or in anyway bothered by the bumps but there are quite a few of them. Has anyone had this on their dogs? Is it staff? Will Antibiotics clear it up if it is staff? This was not my usual vet and since I don't know her I'm a little uncomfortable with her diagnosis, especially since she didn't have time to answer questions. TIA Hi, Luke, Since the dog is on antibiotics, you'll want to finish the regimen (always). Yes, antibiotics is the protocol for staph. The other issue: "No time for questions" isn't acceptable for me. I understand that there can be emergencies, accidents, etc., but then a time can be set --- for after that's dealt with --- for you and the vet to talk on the phone. Staph is not uncommon, of course, but I've never seen it on the head (except the face). I am sure other here with medical professional backgrounds can give better answers, though. This is a Google Images result, which has a pretty good accompanying overview of staph on a dog's skin. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...mages%3Fq%3Ddog Scroll down to "Staph Dermatitis" for the detail.
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Luke Charlton wrote 06/25/2006 07:05 PM Re: Staff Infection? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #108702 - 06/25/2006 07:05 PM
Luke Charlton Webboard User Reg: 08-04-2005 Posts: 149 Loc: Houston, TX Offline	Thanks Connie! That definitely looks like it, guess I would have had a better time searching if I was spelling it correctly. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Strange thing is, I don't know how he got it. He's not scratching and as he's still young his environment is very controlled. Seems like it's quite common and these antibiotics should clear it up. Enzo v Messingsberg, IPO1
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Connie Sutherland wrote 06/25/2006 09:17 PM Re: Staff Infection? [Re: Luke Charlton ] #108703 - 06/25/2006 09:17 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Thanks Connie! That definitely looks like it, guess I would have had a better time searching if I was spelling it correctly. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Strange thing is, I don't know how he got it. He's not scratching and as he's still young his environment is very controlled. Seems like it's quite common and these antibiotics should clear it up. It's everywhere. It's just that we (and dogs) generally have pretty good defenses against it. If it recurs, repost if you want, and I'll give you a bunch of information I have accumulated on staph hypersensitivity and dermatitis. QUOTE: Since differentiation of Staph dermatitis and Staph hypersensitivity is based largely on recurrence, it is very important that treatment be continued long enough. This often means a month or more of antibiotics. If not, there will still be a question of which disease is present. END QUOTE from DogAndCat.com (link above). From all that I have read*, though, it's likely to be staph dermatitis rather than staph hypersensitivy. *I'm not a health professional.
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