Mastiff acne

[ozman]

Hoss has "mastiff acne" under his chin. At times it bleeds a little , almost like a scab. I try to keep his mouth/chin as dry as possible for an EM. I've cleaned it with peroxide and put neosporin on it. I've also put coconut oil on it as it has many healing properties. Not much of a change, in fact maybe has a few new out breaks. Any hints or tips, and is it something they ever out grow?

 

[mountainfila]

my dogs were getting pimples and i tried to keep it clean and dry but to no avail, so i started washing their bowls everyday and it has seemed to go away, so maybe try keeping his bowl extra clean and see if that helps, also if feeding in plastic switch to stainless steel. mine still get the odd one every now and then but not like they used to. my male was really bad , at one point his chin was one big bleeding pimple patch and nothing i did worked, until i started washing the bowls.

 

[raechiemay]

I think I've heard stainless steel bowls will help the acne but I'm not 100% sure

 

[Jakesmum]

Jake has had acne since he was about 8 months old (he's just over 13 months now), I wash his face with mild soap and water and he has always had stainless steel bowls that I clean constantly. It doesn't help that even though I do all of this he still rubs his face on the ground. Somedays it looks like it's clearing up, then other days it will look like it's getting worse. I am hoping right now it's just his hormones and after I get him neutered next year it wil clear up. From everything I have read and been told by other mastiff owners these dogs are prone to getting acne.

 

[Crystalanya]

We went through this too. Wash out his bowls. Use stainless steel or ceramic (a bit dangerous with a mastiff puppy, Gummy Bear broke my lab's ceramic bowl) and they usually outgrow it. Morty had it for a few months. You want to keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't get infected (if it gets cyst like: large, hard, and numerous), but other than that, it's fine. It should clear up over time.

 

[Smart_Family]

Ditto to the stainless steel. We also give echinacea and that seems to help.

 

[ozman]

We do use stainless on all his bowls. We've been putting them through the dishwasher a few times a week but i'll try every day to see if that will help. Thanks for all the tips.

 

[ruby55]

Ruby gets it really bad after a heat cycle. Ruby & Sunny play bitey face occasionally & then they both break out. We use a neem/tea tree oil soap, hot water, & a washcloth. Rinse in cold water. Since we're in Florida, we just turn the hose to mist & rinse their face outside. Then dry really well. We also try to keep them dry, & wipe their faces after eating too. Stainless steel food bowls & water buckets. The bowls gets washed every time they're used; the water buckets once a day.

 

[masteneo]

man we were talking about this in another thread. It calls to mind a medical article on pups that stated that pups tend to get this acne a few months after weening of there moms . this was being caused by the drop in avaliable calcium in the diet. So the article recomminded giving pups tums to get this problem remedied. how much and how often i cant for the life of me recall. as I said on the other thread , i will be out hunting for the original article.

 

[jersey girl]

My 11 month old Corso has had pretty bad pimples a few times. Bleeding, swollen the whole 9 yards. The first time the vet put her on an antibiotic and they cleared up. Since I am not a fan of frequent antibiotic use this last time the vet perscribed Mupirocin 2% Ointment. IT WORKS GREAT!! I had it filled at my local pharmacy, but I think you can get it online. I applied it 2x a day for a week and they are gone. Mupirocin works by inhibiting the growth of bacteria. On humans it can be used to treat a Staph infection, and it's safe for dogs. After each feeding I also use Mal-A-Ket Wipes to wipe her chin and mouth off.

 

[DanielOlaf]

mine still get the odd one every now and then but not like they used to. my male was really bad , at one point his chin was one big bleeding pimple patch and nothing i did worked, until i started washing the bowls.




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[awestruckgsd]

I agree stainless steel bowls that are cleaned daily and keep the chin as clean and dry as possible...This may sound silly to some but we have gone to wearing bibs during the day and they really help with catching a lot of the excess drool if you have a real drooler like we do...LOL Good Luck

 

[Jakesmum]

After reading all of these posts I have been vigilant over the last couple of weeks making sure to dry off Jake's chin after everytime he drinks and/or is drooling and his acne has almost completely cleared up.

 

[Eliz]

stainless steel bowls and burosol...antiseptic poweder mixed into a solution applied with a cotton pad and keeping the chin dry helps my guy out a lot!

 

[Amanda F.]

Jax had it constantly until just recently, he is 1 1/2 yrs old. I have tried everything. The only thing that ever really worked was antibiotics but it would always come back. Someone suggested I try apple cider vinegar/water and it has cleared up just as well as it did with a round of antibiotics.

 

[Calvin280]

I have tried washing stainless bowls daily.. Acv .after each meal....coconut oil...he barely drools so I know thats not the issue. Once he had them bad the doctor gave antibiotics which cleared it up. His face starts to look good looks like they are drying up then it gets bad again bleeding..it looks so gross. The vet also gave Headline flush ..I'm trying to use this and it's not working either. He is 13 months. Perhaps it's the raw bones I was giving him?

 

[dantesmom]

Dante had acne on his chin since he was 2 months old, at one point it was all red and swollen and looked painful. Once we stared to keep him on stainless bowls and HANDWASH them DAILY with dish washing liquid (make sure you don't leave any residue on the bowl), COMPLETELY dry them before you put food in there, it went away. Dante also tends to drool a lot after he drinks water and I wipe his chin dry GENTLY with napkin too. Basically keep bowls clean and his chin dry.

 

[marke]

you could try a low strength benzoyle peroxide gel/solution/lotion from the drugstore ...... make sure it's lower percentage , i think 2.5% , it's been a long time but i do remember it worked with a bullmastiff i had ............ i was told the higher percentage solutions might cause an irritation themselves . the cleaning and stainless bowls stuff i also did .....he did grow out of it

 

[Nik]

Diesel (our mastiff/ddb mix pup) gets one here and there. Oddly enough it is my cat that gets it really badly on his chin. Getting rid of all plastic bowls help but did not clear it up entirely. We still battle with it with the cat. Diesel's pimples have been becoming less frequent though. I haven't the slightest clue why as nothing has changed for him. Maybe just a shift in hormones.

 

[ZekieTheCorso]

Jax had it constantly until just recently, he is 1 1/2 yrs old. I have tried everything. The only thing that ever really worked was antibiotics but it would always come back. Someone suggested I try apple cider vinegar/water and it has cleared up just as well as it did with a round of antibiotics.

My boy gets it and I would like to try the water/vinegar mix. What was the mixture 50/50? I also feed him raw marrow bones and was curious if that is effecting the acne as well. My other two ACD and GSD eat the marrow bones and are not affected. I would like to try this before antibiotics.