Dog Has Itchy Red Spots on Lower & Upper Lip

May 30, 2013

Hi Kevin,

From the photos of Jasmine, with the pustules localized to her lips and because she is very itchy, I suspect she may have a contact allergy to her plastic food bowl.

If you are feeding her from a plastic food dish, it would be best to switch to a stainless steel dish, which would be ‘hypo-allergenic’. The plastic scrubbie may have triggered something, if she was chewing on it regularly. This does not look like bug bites or poison ivy.

(You might wish to make her water bowl stainless steel or ceramic also.)

It may take 7-10 days to see an improvement, once you switch to a non-plastic food dish.

If you are NOT feeding her from a plastic food bowl, she may have what is called, ‘Puppy Pyoderma’ which is an auto-immune problem triggered by vaccines. This would be a bit more complicated to treat homeopathically, but it can be done.

It would involve improving her diet to a RAW diet, NO dry food, immune supplements, NO VACCINATIONS, NO toxic flea/tick products, and treatment with homeopathic remedies that fit her symptoms.

Of course, it would be best to have her seen by a ‘local’ veterinarian, or even better a holistic vet!

Click here to find a holistic veterinarian in your area. Another resource for vets knowledgeable in homeopathy is AVH.org.

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Take care,
Dr. Carol Jean Tillman

DISCLAIMER: The above should never replace the advice of your local veterinarian, as they have the ability to evaluate your dog in person.

Thanks Doc. She already has a metal food dish though.My next question is that, can this be related to not getting her vaccines on schedule? Were a few weeks late on that. Also my wife just put tick stuff on her could this be from that?

May 31, 2013

Hi Kevin,

Good, if Jasmine is eating from a metal dish and drinking from a not-plastic water bowl, then it must not be a contact allergy.

DO NOT give her ANY vaccinations while she is sick with this skin problem! Being *late* on the vaccinations did not contribute to this condition.

Applying a flea/tick product may have contributed to weakening her immune system, making her more susceptible to developing this problem.

Can you bathe her and remove as much as possible? You may need to use Dawn Dish Detergent to get all of oils and toxins off of her. (Dawn is used to remove the oil on birds that are caught in an oil slick.) Rinse it off, and shampoo her a second time with Baby shampoo or oatmeal shampoo.

Supplement her with some Immune support,

1. Missing Link Canine Formula
2. Immuplex from Standard Process
3. OrthoMolecular Specialties, Mega C Powder

Please keep us posted by coming back to this page and clicking the ‘click here to add your own comments’ link below.

Take care,
Dr. Carol Jean Tillman

Related Pages:
– Dog Skin Conditions,
– Dog Itchy Skin,
– Dog Skin Rash,
– Dog Skin Allergies,
– Ask a Vet Online Library – Dog Skin Rashes, Marks, Spots, Lesions & Patches (including itchy skin and mange) Section,
– Ask a Vet Online Library – Dog Hair Loss Section

DISCLAIMER: The above should never replace the advice of your local veterinarian, as they have the ability to evaluate your dog in person.