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Nov 05, 2010
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I just went through an ordeal with my english bulldog. He had lesions that were similar looking to the lesions on your boxer. At first the vet assumed it was a bacterial or fungal infection. After treatment with multiple antibiotics and cipro we decided to biopsy the lesions as they were worsening. The result of the biopsy was calcinosis cutis. (calcium granules that form within the skin) there are many causes of it with the biggest one being Cushing's Disease (or overproduction of cortisol within the dogs body) In our case because of the allergies our dog has had he was being treated with prednisone (doses that ended up being too high) and it caused the Cushings. It is too long to explain on here but know that if your dog is cushinoid it could cause hypothyroidism too. Cushing's can also cause hairloss, skull like appearance to the head, etc. It is a simple blood test to determine if a dog has either medically induced Cushings such as our dog did or the natural form. You might look up the disease and symptoms to see if your dog displayed any of them prior to the treatments you've tried. Good luck.

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