sudocrem on a dog?

[GingerWizard]

Is this ok? I am looking after my fathers dog for 5 days, and he has got a bit of mange in his outer ear and groin. Is developed over the past 36 hours, I took him for a swim in the sea today but its not helped and he made his ear bleed whilst scratching. He was very restless untill i used a tissue to wipe a lot of sudocreme on his sore bits. He is now asleep and totally chilled (is this death slowly onsetting)

My father has some medicine bath wash stuff from the vet, but i have no keys so the sudocreme is a interim measure. he seems very happy now i just do not want to do any harm.

Thoughts?

[Ian_S]

i'm no vet, but can't see the harm, our vet told me to give immodium to one dog last week for the runs, and beechams cough medicine for the other

[Jasandjules]

Yes it will seal in a cut etc but in an ideal world hibiscrub.

[GingerWizard]

Jasandjules said:

Yes it will seal in a cut etc but in an ideal world hibiscrub.

sorry what are your saying? Is this bad, should i bath him? Its a west highland terrier.

[Superficial]

Hibiscrub is a cleaning wash that get rids of any bacteria, hence why it's so good for rashes etc. I've used sudocreme on a dog of mine before with no problems, but she also had a jab from the vet to counteract the problem from the inside too. I don't think just washing from the outside alone will be enough if it is mange.

[bexVN]

No I wouldn't use sudocrem it's unlikely to make a difference in this case, though not likely to do much harm, yes hibiscrub but well diluted.

Mange is very itchy for a dog, there is not much that can be done about it until the problem clears up, however on some very sore patches steroid and antibiotic creams can be used (from the vet) sometimes oral antibiotics needed to clear up secondary infection.

Not often that washes are used anymore to treat mange, Stronghold is very good at treating it, (drops on back of neck once a month or sometimes more frequent for 2-3 months check with the vet) unless it's already been tried and unsucessful.

Avoid the sea for now.

[Jasandjules]

GingerWizard said:

sorry what are your saying? Is this bad, should i bath him? Its a west highland terrier.

Sudocreme is ok if it doesn't get too matted up in the fur but in an ideal world get hold of some hibiscrub and use that.

Silly question, but is it a flea allergy? Because you will need to treat the place as well? Need to treat the cause as well as the effect or else the poor pooch will be hurting for a long time with mange.

[bexVN]

bexVN said:

No I wouldn't use sudocrem it's unlikely to make a difference in this case, though not likely to do much harm so if you feel it did soothe then fair enough but it's not going to clear the condition, yes hibiscrub but well diluted.

Mange is very itchy for a dog, there is not much that can be done about it until the problem clears up, however on some very sore patches steroid and antibiotic creams can be used (from the vet) sometimes oral antibiotics needed to clear up secondary infection.

Not often that washes are used anymore to treat mange, Stronghold is very good at treating it, (drops on back of neck once a month or sometimes more frequent for 2-3 months check with the vet) unless it's already been tried and unsucessful.

Avoid the sea for now.

The sooner he gets proper treatment for his Mange the quicker the recovery, it is a horrible condition for them, don't leave him untreated, get him seen/ treated today. Mange should not be a recurrent condition unless low immunity or keeps coming into contact with an infected animal.