I need help with my Boston Terrier's skin rash.?

You need to get some advice from your vet before you do anything else. If he has a rash it might not have been fleas- in which case the extra chemicals in the flea bath would have been a mistake.

Try rinsing him off with lukewarm, plain water to make sure you got all of the shampoo off- if there is anything left over it will make him more itchy.

There's no way of knowing what the "cure" is until you know what is causing the rash- it could be a skin infection such as a bacterial skin infection or demodectic or sarcoptic mange, it could be allergies, it could be another type of skin problem such as flea dermatitis...there are SO many options.

Don't make your puppy suffer more than he has to- especially since he's a pup- call your vet! And don't give him anything else until you get to your vet.

Boston Terrier Skin Conditions

Two things that may help are an oatmeal bath or a bath with cortisone shampoo. For the oatmeal bath you can just put the oatmeal in a sock and run water over it. If you want to try the cortisone shampoo it's available at the pet store. Aside from those two options, I would refrain from baths until the rash has healed. Normal baths will dry the skin out further. If you don't notice any improvement in a week or two, call your vet. If it gets worse, call your vet.

My Boston had a similar problem, her skin was all itchy and irritated, especially in her armpits on her front and hind legs [or should I say legpits??]. The vet said her skin was getting too dry, because it was summer. She developed an inflamation from all the scratching and had to take antibiotics for a while. We started to give her fish oil with vitamin E supplements daily, and her condition improved a lot after a few weeks of taking fish oil. Now we switched to these pills Skin & Coat Support from PetNaturals, they contain vitamin E and fatty acids and don't smell half as bad as raw fish oil does. She still scratches occasionally but much much less now, not to the point that she gets sick from it. Also when she was scratching a lot we used to spray the areas she was scratching with Dermoplast [antibacterial pain relieving spray], in order to relief her itching and reduce her risk of getting an infection. And the vet prescribed her some shampoo that was supposed to moisturize her skin. Hope it helps :)

two of my dogs had a skin rash on their belly, chest and legs, the vet said that they probably had a wheat allergy, also we fed our dogs on tinned meat dog food, we changed their food to dry dog food, we buy wainwrights from pets at home, their rash has now gone, if we feed them tinned meat now it gives them gas and gives them a rash so they don't eat it any more, the dry food they eat is good for dogs that have wheat allergy's, sensitive skin and sensitive stomachs. If you have any sudocrem rub it gently into the rash area, make sure it is rubbed in properly and that your dog does not lick it off, this will help to sooth the effected area on your dog

The "flea bath" was probably to harsh for your dogs skin. Talk to you vet about how to treat fleas, and what you can do for skin conditions. Dry skin can often be helped by fish oil supplements, allergies may require a change of diet.

It is important to always consult a qualified veterinarian for proper treatment of canine skin conditions.

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this site will help you. they specialize in dog skin that has problems. I've done grooming and gone to their seminar to learn about the products they sell. you have to find a groomer near you that sells the stuff, cause they don't sell to the public. there's a groomer search on the site. look at the pictures of dogs they have helped!!

I suggest you get some input from your veterinarian. He's seen it before AND he went to school for a long time to learn how to handle it.

I know someone who has dealt with his issue before. Its called a VET...Call your vet for recommendations and an appointment.

What are you feeding him? I really recommend that you take a look at http://www.thedogfoodcoverup.com/