Hi everyone So i got a frustrating problems with my alaskan malamute, so he's around 8 years old and here's the story 2 years ago i thought that my alaskan suffer from a fungi skin problem which is common in the place i live but a weird skin condition actually comes up, the skin become black and bold and even shining at the worst end, changing from kibbles to kibbles were done so that the skin can cure itself, and no positive recovery made, when he is fed with a wrong kibbles the skin will blister and have a big pustules all around the top of the body which is bold right now so i turn into raw food diet after reading the article in the internet, at first i fed him whole and half chicken everyday and condition seems to have improve but got worst once in a while, after that i change his meal in one whole fish, he weight around 50kg and i give him 1,5 kg of fish everyday, condition actually gets better and some of the fur actually grown pretty good for almost 3 months and today it happens again and seems worst, i'd really need help the big pustules seems to recover and the skin gone dark again, but another pustules grow again and its quite big down here the technology is not as advance so i cant really check his thyroid or blood (he is really sensitive with needles and can actually turn into a very vicious pet i don't want to risk that) here are his diet and side supplement 1.5 kg of mackerel whole frozen Late supplement 1 tablespoon inflight coat formula 1 3mg of melatonin (almost a months) 1 1000mg of Biotin (almost a months) 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric (helps a lot) 1 tablespoon of coconut oil external i apply dermagic skin rescue every day for the last 2 years even if its not working it helps lubricant the skin i realize that this is the alopecia x which there are no miracle cure, but i just need to know what diet and how to control the pustules and keep it at bay, his skin is getting brownish after 2 years which is the only good news
The dog looks really thin - your vet thinking it might be a parasite could well be right. Did he do stool tests?
Looking at his photo and the problems he is having, I would strongly suggest that you find a way for a thyroid check.
This is not a diagnosis, but may be related. In the 1970's, I had a Cavalier bitch who started to lose weight and develop a thin staring coat at about 6 years old. She had black scaly skin on her belly and inner thighs. My vet at that time diagnosed a malfunctioning bowel, and said that though he could operate and remove the faulty section, it would not restore the function. We were left with having to manage her diet the best we could. A couple of years later my pack were due for their boosters, and there was a locum vet standing in whose specialism was my girls complaint. He asked for a stool sample, which proved that she could not digest animal fat, and prescribed coconut oil - I think it was a dessertspoonful twice a day by mouth. She regrew a non typical fluffy coat, like a puppy's, and went on to live to 13. I would definitely ask for a stool test in similar circumstances.
Not yet,ill ask her about that Thanks That is almost impossible where i live here, this is not a common test to perform Thanks for the input here i attach his current condition as in this morning and the blister
We had a couple of dogs in The Rescue home that looked like your dog in the above photos, they had canine scabies [mange] they had never been treated for fleas for 4 years their last owners had them, we got some scabies shampoo from our vets & a year later they are fit healthy dogs & went to their new forever homes.
now thats something new So any diet specific detail diets that have worked? cause his body seems to adapt and everytime it adapts the skin blister will happens and when it happens it looks like an outbreak
