Ear Margin Dermatitis?

Hey everyone! Happy holidays! =)

My poor Kerby has had greyish crusty scabs on the tips of both of his ears and lesions on his feet for about three weeks, and after two vet visits and a visit to a new vet we found out that he had ear margin dermatitis as the result of an allergic reaction to his recent Lepto vaccine.

Have any of you guys experienced anything like this with your corgi? Supposedly ear margin dermatitis is usually a floppy-ear thing, so I find it odd that he would have it. The vet told me that it will probably recur throughout his life. =(

If anyone has any stories or info to share, please let me know! I don't know of anyone else who has experienced this with their dog.

Thank you! - Laura ^-^

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Permalink Reply by Snickmom on December 19, 2011 at 10:32pm

I noticed Snickers had little tufts of hair coming off her ear edges/tips a short time back. Since she had mange as a pup I was worried that she had gotten it again and took the whole crew of dogs to the vet. They had been real itchy, too. The vet said it was a reaction to her rabies shot and it would get better on its own, which it quickly did. He said the first clue was that the lesions were symetrical between the two ears. The itchies were from a flea outbreak. He didn't say whether she would continue to have a reaction to the shot; she is 4 years old and this has not happened before.

Is Kerby feeling better? He is adorable and your photos are great!!! Check out the Corgi Photographer's group, we would love to hear your tips!

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Permalink Reply by Laura on December 19, 2011 at 11:37pm

Interesting! I guess there are more adverse reactions to shots than I thought. His are symetrical too. Actually, we should have been on the alert for anything more after the original reaction to the shot - poor Kerby's face and body swelled up so much, even his tongue! I was so upset that I've been watching him like a hawk ever since.

Kerby's feeling great, thank you! Fortunately he only seems bothered by the itchiness, and that hasn't been keeping him down at all! It just looks so painful, the lesions cover such a large area - almost the size of a quarter. Your dogs are so sweet!! What cuties. I'd love to join that group, I love taking photos and Kerbs is my favorite subject. =)