My Lovely Angel Luna

Marianne, you may know that I take Quincy to the "Allergy clinic for canines", highly specialised in, surpirse, ....allergies :D Anyway, they have started to use a new brand of shampoo and spray, coming from the USA. So I got curious and looked them up. I think it may be beneficial to you and Luna too, to know of this site :)

“As dermatologists we know how devastating recurrent Staph and especially methicillin-resistant Staph infections can have on pets and their families. We wanted to provide pet owners with both reliable information and an effective pet skin care line since not all pet parents have access to a veterinary dermatologist.”

So of course I had to think of you and Luna :) Also because Douxo is very difficult for you to obtain, if I get it right...

http://www.healthyskin4dogs.com/overview/

Anyway, have a look around, can't hurt to keep this in the back of your mind,

Sas :)

Hey Sas, thanks very much for this new product info. I will definitely "bookmark" it for consideration if we decide to make some changes. For right now, though, I am so happy with the results of the Douxo shampoo that I won't likely rock the boat. And fortunately, it is very easy for me to buy. It is the Allerderm Spot-on that is no longer being made in the U.S. But I have still have another package of ampules on hand, so that will tide me over for the time being.

Luna had been totally clear again for a couple of weeks, but I just found another small spot at bath-time yesterday. So it really does seem that this will be a chronic issue for us, and I will always be welcoming new product info. On the positive side, it will soon be a year since we spotted the first lesion, and nothing more sinister has developed re: an underlying smoldering illness. So I am believing it most likely that allergies are at the root of Luna's infections, too, and we will remain vigilant about keeping them as well-controlled as we possibly can.

Thanks, as always, for sharing your info!

Good to hear that Luna is doing well. And yes, like you said, it seems to be a chronic issue but as long as you can keep it contained with her baths and spot-on, then thats how it is. And frankly, that's not too bad either ;) Allergies are so complicated and can be so very difficult to treat or rather, difficult to find the right treatment, that a small lesion every now and then, is rather a good outcome :)
Ahhhh it's the Allerderm...sorry, I got that mixed up with the Douxo :) If you ever need the Allerderm spot-on's and you can no longer find them in the USA, I can buy them for you and sent them to you, no problem (as long as there is no problem with customs...?) But for now you're good :)

Wishing you and yours all the best,

Sas :)

So good to hear that Luna continues to do well. Sas is a River of good info as always. :)

And how's lovely Luna doing? :) Hope she continued to do well on her baths and spot-on treatments... :)

Sas and Quincy :)

<Knocking on wood for good luck to continue!> Luna remains lesion free right now, so seeing my last post here, I think it's been about three months since we saw the last spot :). I fully expect that at some point there will still be more lesions, but I feel optimistic that now we can keep them under control when they happen.

We are still bathing every two weeks with the Douxo, using the Allerderm after each bath, giving the oral omegas, and she is still eating her duck food. As I wrote earlier, it's not a limited ingredient food other than being a single novel protein, but she loves it and we're doing well on it with stable weight. So we are all happy campers right now, and thanks so much for asking! ;)

Yes! Great news on two fronts today. Long may she remain lesion free. Whoop whoop lol

Marianne, I suspect that you are every bit anxiety riddled with Luna's skin problems as anybody here who is dealing with cushing's. In my opinion, chronic skin problems are worse. It's a lot more uncomfortable for a dog and it's a whole lot more work....at least in my experience it is. Victories are not easily won so a big congratulations on gaining the upper hand. I hope and pray you are able to hold the line for a very, very long time.

So glad to hear that Luna has remained lesion free for quite some time now...sure seems like you have them well controlled with your current appraoch :)

And I do agree with you Glynda...chronic skin disease/problems are awfull. To be able to find an appraoch that works, that keeps things under control, would be such a relief but it can be very hard to achieve.

But Luna sure seems to be on the right track....way to go, Marianne :D

Sas and Quincy :)

Oh that is good news indeed!!!! Fingers, paws crossed she will continue to do so well.
T.