Hi Cathy, and welcome back! As you can see, I’ve gone ahead and merged your new set of questions into your original thread about Betsy. We’ve found that it works best to keep all the information about any given dog consolidated in one single thread. This way, our readers will know exactly where Betsy is in terms of her Cushing’s journey, and we can easily review her entire history.
Having said that, Laura is right on the mark in terms of what she’s written above. As you already know, Cushpups can be vulnerable to developing skin irritations or infections, in general. But probably the most serious potential skin complication is Calcinosis Cutis. The eruption of these particular lesions can really adversely affect a dog’s quality of life, and can progress pretty rapidly. As a result, I hope your internist will seriously examine these spots when you take her in. If I were you, I’d specifically ask him whether he thinks this is Calcinosis Cutis. To better prepare yourself for the conversation, here’s a link to a related informational thread here on our forum:
https://www.k9cushings.com/forum/sho...eatment-thread
And if you’re a Facebooker, here’s a group that’s devoted to discussion of the condition:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/988564191285009/
You can also just Google “Calcinosis Cutis in dogs” in order to find more pictures and articles. Of course, this may not be Betsy’s problem at all. But even if not, the medicated shampoos that Laura has listed above should also be helpful with a range of other superficial skin infections, as well.
So look this info over, and feel free to get back to us with additional questions.
Marianne