Skin Infection

What are the primary causes of skin infections in our dogs? My dog has a skin infection on his belly according to our vet, just wanting to know what could have possibly caused it. A friend of mine has said that pitbulls are prone to this type of infection/rash, any thoughts?

 

My vet said the same thing, said he noticed it especially with reds and buckskin

 

I usually use some hydrocortisone cream and it clears it up

 

Diet and stress can be a cause,,some line's get it seasonaly,,thank god never had it to bad,,fish oils,sardines etc;added to food work's wonders..

 

Thanks for the replies, I will try both and see what happens once he is done with the prescribed antibiotics.

 

Yep..finish the med's and make sure ya not feeding him anything he's intolerent ie dairy prod's...etc;etc;good luck.................

 

Mine had a rash on her belly that looked almost like staph. Been feeding her raw chicken for not quite two weeks and its already clearing up. YMMV....

 

im with bootsbjj raw diets work wonders on bad skin is there wheat in your dogs feed this can cause bad skin as a lot of dogs are allergic also if you live near wheat fields this can cause allergic reaction during wheat pollen season my old white dog used to be bad for it it could also be caused by grass pollen if the dog is nt allergic to wheat i read some thing on it a while back ill see if i can find it and ill post a link or pm it you atb

 

its not for dogs but may give you an idea http://www.aehf.com/articles/springrea.htm