3 Jan 2011

Acne in Danes



What can I do?

From my experience I have noticed that Acne can come from a few things such as the food/water bowls aren't clean on a daily basis, the dog food isn't agreeing with their system, they like to play in the dirt a lot and are not wiped down immediately, or they like to eat poop and their chin gets messy.  I am sure there are other things that may cause this, but like I said this is from my experience and talking with my vet.



The way I got rid of the problem was first getting antibiotics from my vet and then trying to keep the bowls and their faces as clean as humanly possible, feed a very good food (that has less fatty meat  content), and try to keep their faces as clean as possible.

Manuka honey works here too but if you have other dogs in the household they will lick it off as it is rather yummy to them. I give a tablespoon each night if really bad and smother over the face. 

Most pups and young dogs out grow this as they reach adulthood.