My Pitt Bull has bumps all over her body!!??

[bellasicily1]

She was fine this morning and this afternoon, then when i came home tonight i let her out of the crate and there are dime sized bumps all over her body!!  i don't know what this is or what to do about it.. but i can't afford to take her to the vet right now - i just moved from new york to california... I gave her some benadryl and put some anti-itch cream all over her body for now... i know it's not fleas cause she has had them before and never had an allergic reaction and i know it is not the food she's eating because she has been eating the same food for 4 months and the same brand but in puppy chow before that since she was 8 weeks old.  i feed her purina.  can anyone help?  anybody know what is wrong with my baby???

[ZanKing]

Ok....after spending $1200 in vet bills for my Pit/American Bulldog mix with a white coat....it is called Vasculitis. It iS an auto-immune disorder. It can be genetic or allergy related. skin biopsy (a doggie dermatologist) came back as food allergy. (Note..I moved, had the dogs kenneled..so I think stress added to this) however, he was prescribed Pentoxyfilline. After 2 months, and a good quality fish based food, he was better. Sometimes some itching ( benedry helped). This is actually serious, it looks like a few small bug bites, on legs, then moves to neck, shoulders, back and stomach. He felt very hot the other night (but in Texas it is hot out) this morning he has huge, pus filled bumps on his stomach. A severe reaction to...I am thinking ..peanut butter ( which I but in his Kong.) He is 6 and never had issues until I moved to a different county. The vet suspected grass allergies, or recent rabies vac ( no) or food.  Refered to above dermatologist.  So what happened? He went to another kennel for a day or two, and probably had a delayed reaction to ingredients ( he can't really eat beef, chicken, bison, turkey, or lamb) in their food ( note,  I should have taken his own food.....)
Initially, last fall, this looked like hives, spread all over his body, within two days ruptured into huge open sores that looked like cigarette burns on his head, ear edges where scanned and red..he was a mess. And now, it has happened again...back on Pentoxyfilline, Benedryl, Prednisone...with a wash down of cool water with baking soda...I was lucky and kept extra meds on hand from before. If it doesn't stabilize by Tues ( today is Sat) then back to doggie derm.  Again, Vasculitis is common in pets and people, can be genetic or allergen...a biopsy is needed for proper treatment. Hope this helps.....take grains, soy, corn, etc., out of their diet, feed a more expensive, but higher quality, limited ingredient food. While you pay more upfront, the vet costs are reduced down the road....

[animallover94]

i have a chihuahua mix and he got them a few months ago, my mom freaked out becuase hes her baby so we took him to the vet, my guess is she didnt know what happened to him either but to be on the safe side she took him a medicated bath and gave him injected fluids in the skin. basically treating it like if it were a flea allergy. he was fine after that although my mom has strong doubts it was a flea allergy because he has no fleas!! anyways she left it like that 400 bucks wasted, now he has them again and shes trying not to freak out because she cant afford to lol..for a while now we have all been monitoring what he eat and how much he eats of it and the bumps come back after he eat excessive amount of human food. so now poor guy is back to STRICTLY eating his food. my best guess is human food could be the cause

[zeke1961]

I've raised the breed since 1979. Two dogs in particular had severe summer grass allergies. Fine all winter until the mid spring weeds emerged. Tiny bumps developing first around the head behind the ears and beneath the (arm) pits. If left untreated, these would spread rapidly and intensify to the point of acute hair loss and scabbing patches. Prednisone, starting with an initial 10mg dose once daily for the first two days, then to 10mg every other day for the next four days, and finally settling into a half dose (5mg) every other day till the end of the season (around mid october). It's crucial to follow these step down dosage instructions. But with that treatment, both dogs, previously suffering miserably, could spend the summer as if completely allergy free, with the most healthy skin and coat imaginable.

[Breezy9]

My 1 year and 2 month old brindle female pittbull approx 55-60 pounds is breaking out in huge bumps all over her body and face. Im assuming its from human shampoo, my husband gave her a bath with my good shampoo and this occurred not to long after, or it could be these new treats we bought her. I gave her one and a half pills of benadryl last night and it seemed that it had relieved a little, but this morning they were all the same size as before, and still has red puffy eyes, and itching again, she didnt sleep all night, and today i gave her 2 more, shes just laying in the deck window all day sun bathing , not doing much of anything! WHICH IS SO UNLIKE HER, she is very hyper and UP !! Im freaking out and need advice P L E A S E !
PS- I KNOW FORSURE ITS NOT FLEAS.

[deadgamegrrl]

Have you taken her to the vet? You may need to get a skin scraping to check for fungal or bacterial problems.

Blue is a good food, much much better than pedigree! However, if your pit has an allergy to the main protein in the Blue, it won't matter. Try switching to another high quality food (or a different Blue food) that uses a different protein source (ex. fish instead of chicken)

Good luck and keep us posted!

[concernedpittydaddy]

I fed my pit bull pedigree marrow bited now she has bumps i changed her food to. blue. suppose to be the best she is.itching the locations are on her back face and other places what do i do? I don't think they are fleas can some suggest something?she is one year 8 months old