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calkins I would change from ceder bedding and try it. I know he's been on it his whole life but I cant use ceder in the dog houses because they break out and it kinda looks like that

different brand of cedar chips??? some dogs are allergic to cedar, though you said your had used it for a long time with no issues. Also some folks develop allergies to things they were not previously allergic to later in life?? Different bedding?, different feed? reaction to a med like an antibiotic? Good luck, Paul Conway.

Three way punch.
Clean out box.
Sprinkle 7 powder all over bottom.
Fresh/different bedding.

10 billion baby bottoms cannot be wrong.
Sprinkle a whole bottle on top of bedding.
Put Ole Number 1 back in box.

Jerry

Thanks for the tips guys, I'll try some of them and let you know how they worked.

The problem we have found is to get a dog to stop scratching and chewing on itself long enough for the rash to heal and stop itching

I'll give you a tip that we have used twice now as a last resort, but use at your own risk. A product called Blu-Kote which can be purchased at most any feed store, the label says that it is an antiseptic, germicide and fungicide. The label also says to not allow the animal to lick itself once you apply it.

Well we did not catch the part of not allowing the dog to lick. The result was the dogs mouth became blue and the mucous membranes became severely irritated. The good part was that it stopped him from licking and chewing on his rash and the rash healed and the hair grew back. It happened again about a year later and we applied it again and he did not offer to lick the area and it quickly healed and the hair grew back again. My husband called the manufacturer of the product and they told him there will not be any adverse long term effects only it is not pleasant for the dog and reccommended using a cone over their head.

Well we think the dog going through the discomfort of having its mouth irritated was not such a bad thing as he learned if we put it on there he shouldn't lick it. But that is us and our dogs are working animals and only go to the vet if it is a life or death issue. We try to do as much vet work as we can an if something becomes a chronic problem my husband just will not deal with it.

By the way the male was a walker hound and I cannot recall ever having any skin issues with anything other than light colored dogs. Not anything against walker hounds and we own a half dozen, just a comment.

Another thought is something my husband always brings up when a dog starts getting sick or has health issues. Everytime he reminds me of this dog or that and how it lived its whole life and was never sick a day in its life and never set foot in a vets office. Don't get me wrong we will sure put the money in a dog if it is a good one and important for his breeding purposes but we do try to do as much ourselves.

That is why I believe this section is the best of this whole site.

Good luck.

I agree, this and the training section is pretty helpful. Thanks for the help.

Try putting that Cortizone 10 Ointment on it. Ive had a dog with similar problems and it sure helped with the same looking rash. Takes the redness and heat right outa the rash and after a week or so with daily applications was gone. He periodically got it back so this wasnt a cure. But it did help alot. dgarrett