I have a female 18 month old chocolate lab dog. She gets these spots on her lips, right under her nose that look like people acne. They are filled with puss and blood and you can pop them just like a zit. Some are bigger than others. She's had this since she was a puppy and sometimes it looks like it hurts her a little bit. I haven't changed her food recently, but she has been on Puppy Chow, Dog Chow, Iams, and now Science Diet Adult Large Breed which she has been on for 4 months. I've taken her to the vet and the vet said it was like human acne, and it wasn't anything to worry about. I'm wondering though is there anything I can do to prevent them from popping up, or is this something she's gonna have forever or is it something she will outgrow?
Is there such a thing as dog acne?
Acne
Dogs can get acne, too. Typically it shows up as bumps on a dog's chin that resemble those seen with acne in people. In some cases, this can be the result of allergic reactions. Plastic food bowels may be a source of these reactions in some dogs. Demodectic mange, immunosuppressive disease, drug reactions and trauma are other possible underlying causes.
Canine acne usually occurs on the chin of affected dogs. It resembles acne in humans and it tends to occur in a similar pattern, showing up in adolescence and continuing into adulthood in a small percentage of dogs. Short coated dogs, such as boxers, bulldog and Doberman pinschers are most commonly affected. Usually this is a minor problem but some dogs can develop significant infections.
It is necessary to appropriately treat any underlying disease in order to succeed in eliminating the acne long term. Most cases of canine acne can be controlled.
Mild forms of acne may just appear as reddened bumps on the skin. More severe cases may have larger hard lumps, sometimes associated with a draining tract.
It is not always necessary to treat acne. When it becomes a problem, it will often respond to treatment with a shampoo containing benzoyl peroxide. Dogs may be sensitive to gels or shampoos containing greater than 2.5% benzoyl peroxide. In really severe cases, antibiotic treatment lasting several weeks or even short term treatment with corticosteroids may be necessary.
Reply:A) Science diet is vet endorsed because vets are paid to endorse it. Vets are there to make money, never forget that. I would not reccommend using SD. Try Artemis, Wellness, Chicken Soup, Canine Caviar, Merrick, Innova Evo, Nature's Recipe, or Nutro Ultra instead.
B) Dogs do get acne, it's pretty much the same as humans, if you switch to a high quality food, particularly a skin and coat formula, it may get better or go away altogether.
Good luck!
Reply:no
Reply:It is very common in pups, and usually has nothing to do with their diet. Make sure her food and water bowls are kept scrupulously clean. Metal bowls are better, since it is impossible to sterilize plastic.
I would wipe her food bowls down with a dilute solution of Javex (2 tbs. Javex to a quart of water) to disinfect them after she has eaten.
Reply:I'm not sure but I've heard that flaxseed oil is good for a dog's skin and coat.
Reply:sometimes the acne will go away, sometimes not. try changing her food, it might b something thats in the food shes got now thats missing something that she needs. plus make sure that her skin isnt as oily. that will add to the occurance of the acne. and i think as our own doctors would say, dont pop them.
i had a lab/roti cross dog that had the same problem, he had it the first couple years that we had him but it went away. we just had to brush his hair and keep him as clean as possible. and he hated the water lol.
Reply:One of our dogs has a similar problem. He breaks out on his chin all the time. We discovered that in his case, his chin is usually quite dirty after he eats and drinks. The simple solution was to wipe his face clean after he eats or drinks. While not 100% effective, it made a huge difference.
Your vet is right, it's nothing to worry about and he might outgrow it.
Reply:My dog had the same thing. I was using plastic food and water bowls. When I told this to the vet she said to get stainless steel bowles and to keep them very clean. As soon as I did this the acne went away. If you are using plastic bowles get rid of them. Also Canidae is a much better food than any of those.
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