9 Responses to “Does your Weimaraner have skin problems?”

1. By rols on Apr 10, 2010 | Reply

   get this checked by a vet i had a dog that had a similar sounding problem and it turned out that it was a type of excema..also had a dog that had light colored coat and she was getting sunburn blisters..

2. By MissFred on Apr 10, 2010 | Reply

   Could be flea dermititis, food allergies, mosquitoe bites…

   Worth having a vet check it out.

3. By tlctreecare on Apr 10, 2010 | Reply

   Weims are prone to allergies. They can be food or from other stuff.
   One person I work with the dog was allergic to the stuff she put into her vaccuum cleaner to maek the house smell nice. Once she stopped using it the dog was fine.
   Start with food feed something with no corn or wheat or soy these are the big allergic things is most dog food.
   Look at what you use for cleaners in the house and what is your dog exposed to.
   Allergies take time and patience to find out what is causing them.
   Just look very carefully at what you do in your home and what the dog is exposed to. You can also have allergy testing done on your dog. It can be expensive but if it works it sometimes is a fast easy fix.
   Good luck.

4. By Michelle Wilson on Jul 13, 2010 | Reply

   Hi,

   I have a 4 1/2 mth old weim and she has some skin problems. She gets boils which then dry up and scab falls off along with her fur. After a few days the fur grows back. At the moment her back is covered with non puss boils. I am feeding her Bento puppy food. Can anybody suggest a remedy.

   Thankyou

5. By jemke1 on Jul 15, 2010 | Reply

   My Weimaraner had a similar problem from time to time and it was caused by an allergic reaction we think to tree pollen sometimes just a few bumps but at times it would get out of control and her skin would become infected. At her age you will want to consult your vet but My Weimaraner has responded to antihistamines and medicated shampoo if treated at the first sign of a problem. It may also be caused by food or chemicals (see the other comments to this post).
   Good Luck With You New Girl !
   Linda at myweimaraner.com

6. By KMC on Aug 5, 2010 | Reply

   In the same boat & frustrated!
   My 9 month old female weim – Maisy – has the identical problem. It started when she was about 5 months. She would get 3-5 bumps (about the size of a pea) on her trunk and overnight it could turn into 50-60 bumps. Within a few days it would turn into small almost little pimple bumps and then scab over. I have taken her to the vet and she has been treated from everything including allergies, staph, and they just got a positive test fro ringworm. She has been on clavamox, a few different cephalosporins, as well as antihistamines and prednisone. We are starting a month of fluconazole and doing medicated baths 2x per week. I feel so badly for the dog. She is sweet as can be but must be miserable. I have also be thru 3 food changes…all no grain and nothing is making a difference.

   Any recommendations on food and the type of medicated shampoo you are using would be welcome. Also do you keep your dog on antihistamines year round. The tree pollen where we live is horrible. I think I am going to take her to the allergist as well.

7. By jemke1 on Aug 5, 2010 | Reply

   Hi “Same Boat”,
   My Weimaraner’s allergy problems are from tree pollen and yes we do keep her on antihistamines much of the year.The tree pollen here (Florida)is a year round problem oak and pine being the worst.It starts with the paws and progresses to bumps. If we allow it to continue her feet and skin become infected and then must be treated with antibiotics. Keeping her pollen free is almost impossible but we have had some success by bathing her 2 times a week, washing her paws when she comes in from outside, wiping her coat down with a damp cloth, using a steam cleaner on floors and recently by putting socks on her paws, and as silly as it sounds, the socks have worked the best – bought toddler socks with anti skid pads on the soles and after some discussion she has learned to wear them. Outside they keep her feet out of the pollen and inside they keep her from licking her feet. Of course they must be changed
   frequently but it seems to be helping a lot.
   We have used two brands of shampoo both prescribed by our vet and both contained Miconazol Nitrate 2% and Chloroxylenol 1%.

   Good Luck,
   Linda at myweimaraner.com

8. By thomas on Dec 1, 2010 | Reply

   Actually i got really lucky. I am lucky to live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the LSU Vet school is not far from my house so i took my dog there where they took a skin scrapping and sent it to the microbiology lab and they put my dog on a specific antibiotic called clindamycin for a month an a half along with Temorol-P steroid for the frist few weeks, hylyt shampoo 2 x per month bath then wait 30 hours and put on advantage flea med. They also gave me malacetic wipes to wipe his feet daily and epi otic ear wash a few times per week and they put him on Royal Cannin Rabbit and Potato food cost $56 a month but he has been scab free for about 3 months now. I don’t give him any food but that dog food so i am thinking it was something in his food causing all the problems. They also gave me ivermectin 1% which is heart worm liquid instead of flavored tablets.

   So it cost me $56 a month to keep from having to bring him back to the vet all the time where it was costing $100′s, so if you can try brining your dog to the closest college Vet School if they have a small animal clinic and see if that helps or just try the rabbit and potato food.

   I hope this helps I looked everywhere and tried everything and this was the only thing that helped him! Good Luck

9. By Cherie Wilson on Mar 4, 2011 | Reply

   Hi – reading these, I know I’m a year late on responding, but my Weim (now 2) had the same boils all along her back. Vet didn’t knoww what they were as all tests came back negative. At that time we were feeding her Canidae then switched to Orijen (both grain-free). After another year of this happening, we switched her to a raw diet (Urban Wolf) – she hasn’t had skin problems this past summer and she’s never been healthier. I’d recommend giving it a try.