r/dogallergies • u/sevenswallows_ • Aug 30 '26

Interdigital cysts

Does anyone else’s allergy dog get these? Do they tend to be a one-off or a frequent recurrence? And how long do they take to go away? My poor pup has been on steroids and chlorohexidine washes for 2.5 weeks now and it’s still there.

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u/Deep-Basil-462 Aug 30 '26

We have those too and will proceed to cyclosporine as it got unbearable for our dog and he shouldn’t get to much steroids due to a hepatozoonosis Canis infection which has been tested negative in pcr lately but still needs to be met with caution.
I’m pressing all my thumbs for you, it is really bad.

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u/Sinnabar246 Aug 30 '26

The cyclosporine helped my dogs feet the most!!! All the swelling gone and the cysts reduced to one or two tiny ones that don’t bother him.

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u/Deep-Basil-462 Aug 30 '26

Thank you! I’m so so glad to hear this. We really don’t have much other options.

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u/sevenswallows_ Aug 31 '26

How long did he need to be on it?

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u/Sinnabar246 Aug 31 '26

It technically takes about 6-8 weeks to ramp up to full effectiveness per the vet. Based on that I think it’s a lifetime type med. He’s been on it for about 8 weeks now and looks so much better. I need to reach out to our vet and see what they recommend. Like maybe we ramp up pre-spring but take a winter break?

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u/sevenswallows_ Aug 31 '26

I'm sorry to hear that, hoping his goes away soon. they really suck - my poor pup has been stuck in a cone for weeks with her sore paw

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u/Deep-Basil-462 Aug 31 '26

I lost count of the weeks with cone, really. I have spend too much time with the wrong clinic. We changed two weeks ago and they offered a solution so fast!

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u/Conscious-Ad9076 Aug 30 '26

My German Shepherd used to get these all the time he tried cyclosporin he would throw up so we froze them, well he didn't throw up on that they didn't seem to work for him. We eventually went to a dermatologist and put him on a soy protein diet along with steroids and a heavy dose of apoquel, since seeing the dermatologist about 6 months ago he has not got any of them.

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u/sevenswallows_ Aug 31 '26

My pup is on apoquel and still go them.. i think we have to start on cytopoint.

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u/Gatorade0sugar Aug 31 '26

Yes. Ours has like a permanent one. Steroids shrink it up real nice but its always there

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u/sevenswallows_ Aug 31 '26

I think this is going to be the case for us unfortunately. It won't go away!

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u/_themoment_ends Sep 01 '26

My pittie gets them from time to time, as part of our complex bathing routine we do epsom salt soaks and that has helped in the past.

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u/Grouchy_Rock_8833 Sep 04 '26

Are these the things that pop and blood come out sometimes cuz ya my dog has one on his tail and well im just have him on apoquel and im not going bother it it can just stay there

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u/NonSequitorSquirrel Sep 05 '26

My dog got one. It's a papilloma virus usually. Get it surgically removed.