Comments on: Canine Discoid Lupus: A Simple Effective Treatment

By: Chris Henning

Chris Henning — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:38:45 +0000

Jen,
Thanks so much for your response. I can’t find the sunscreen you listed, may not make it anywhere. Do you have an alternate sunscreen you can recommend that is safe for my dogs nose. I notice her nose gets dry/cracked if I don’t keep something on it. I’ll order the chapsticks but would like a sunscreen.
Thank you!
Chris

By: Chris Henning

Chris Henning — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:39:58 +0000

Hi Jennifer,
We adopted a sweet dog from a rescue almost a month ago. She looks like a goldie, collie, spaniel mix. We have had her to the vet a few times now for skin issues, the last visit I mentioned her dry nose and the vet said that she might have discoid lupus. She isn’t quite two yet. But, her nose certainly looks like many of the dog photos with discoid lupus. I’ve been putting coconut oil on her nose but not as consistently as I should. I give it to her more as a treat because she just loves it. Thank you for the wonderful article. I will indeed order some emu oil and coupled with the coconut oil maybe it will prevent it from getting any worse. You mention that there are chapsticks with coconut oil and sunscreen. Can you recommend a brand that is safe for dogs?
Thanks again for the great article.
Regards,
Chris Henning

By: Glen Mulcahy

Glen Mulcahy — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:49:46 +0000

Thank God for Google and websites like this – thank you from the bottom of my heart! We live in Indonesia and I am always battling with unexplainable health problems both for myself and my animals. I adopted Kwin about a year ago to keep Gidgi company. She is now coming up to 2 years old. I was told that she was rescued from pig hunters. Kwin and her sisters were found shut in a box. There is a belief that the female (animal) is of no use! She looks like a mix of German shepherd, Doberman, Greyhound and Australian Blue Heeler (smile). Although she is very sweet I decided that she should wear a muzzle if off the lead outside the garden. Shortly after I noticed she had a scrape on her nose so I stopped using the muzzle immediately. This was about three months ago. Since then I have had the vet check her nose at least three or four times and she could only suggested Vitamin E and the latest – anti fungal. No change!! Then in desperation I got googling(smile). Hey presto! Kwin’s nose is exactly the same as the pictures of dogs with Lupus(DLE). I doubt they have the test here so I need to try treatments that won’t hurt. I had already worked out that the sun was not helping. I have now been putting on a topical corticosteroid which has helped. I will now try the coconut oil as I doubt very much I will be able to get Emu oil here. When you say ‘corn’ are you talking about cereals or sweet corn? I give my dogs some commercially produced biscuit in addition to food I make myself. Thank you again, I will keep you posted. Keep up the good work!

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:05:17 +0000

I recently found out my White Great Dane has Lupus. So far the vet wanted me to use a topical treatment, but I have yet had any good results since it’s Mario wants to lick it and the vet mentioned that it would take 30-60 mins to absorb. This is major pain to say the least. How long does it take for the coconut oil/emu oil to absorb? any instructions would be appreciated!!

By: tish rourke

tish rourke — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:23:28 +0000

Hello, My dog Kobe is nine year old Chow/Shephard mix and was diagnosed with Canine Discoid Lupus two years ago.
I thought he had a sunburn on his nose, but it progressively worsened and wasn’t healing so I took him to our vet where he took one look at him and knew what it was. After a biopsy our worst fears were confirmed, Kobe had Lupus. I want to also add that I adopted Kobe 6mths old and we were living in Los Angeles where the temperature stays comfortable never to hot for the most part, however only when we moved to Modesto, located in the central valley of California where farming thrives in the hot to warm sunny weather did the Lupus surface.
Prednisone has been the primary form of relief, however the side affects are not good, bloating, constantly drinking water, overly hungry, no energy, and his little personality is just not there.
I have been searching for homeopathic remedies for this terrible disease.
I have tried vitamin E, Colloidal Silver, along with numerous herbs to no avail.
I ‘m so excited to try the Emu and coconut oils they sound promising and I will be back to let you know the results!
Thanks for the info.
Tish rourke

By: Snafunk

Snafunk — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:39:30 +0000

This is great! We are using it on our Lab/Shorthaired pointer mix…I will post when we see some results!

By: Destiny

Destiny — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:41:41 +0000

I can not wait to start Coconut oil on my German Shepard, Odin. Thank you so much for this helpful information!! He is currently on tetracycline and niacinamide, which he has been the past 3 years…I’ll post in a few weeks the results with the coconut oil!!

By: jen

jen — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:23:29 +0000

Thanks for stopping by. Let us know the results to see using this treatment.

By: jen

jen — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:22:20 +0000

Let us know the results you achieve. We manage Nemo with no outbreaks since we started using the Emu Oil. We use it prophylactically now. Give the treatment a week or so to clear the condition. There is no danger to your lab if she licks the oil off her nose. Best to you and your furkid!

By: John

John — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:07:13 +0000

Thanks for the tips. We recently rescued a Yellow Lab from the pound, she’s really sweet, but her nose looks like she rubbed it raw.

Thank’s to google, I found this article. The vet is recommending treating treatment for DLE… here’s hoping it works.