[missy1]

Hello, I was wondering if any of you might know why my boxer has what looks like fever blisters.  Do dogs get fever blisters, and if so what can I do to get rid of them?  Thanks for any help.

 

[Skyboxers]

If you had a pic of it it would be helpful. But boxers are known to get acne on there chin and cheeks.
Samantha

 

[sharonL]

Check out this thread:

http://www.boxerforums.com/modules.php? ... light=chin

 

[missy1]

As soon as I can find the USB cable for my camera I will upload some pics.  I thought it was just acne at first, but in the last day or two she has had a bad "breakout" under her  jowls on the side of her chin.  She is about 15 months old.

 

[Skylar]

I had a boxer pup and a great dane pup that both had the same thing. Vet called it puppy acne. I can't remember if he gave us anything to put on it or not but it went away on both with no future problems.

 

[BurningRiver]

Could be puppy acne. All of my puppies have gotten puppy acne when they were younger. They also get acne after they've been shaved for shows if I haven't cleaned my clippers recently. Try cleaning the area three times per day with witch hazel, and wash his/her mouth after meals. If feeding from plastic bowels, switch to stainless steel, as plastic can harbour bacteria.

 

[boxerlove]

Ziggi had that too and it went away......looks pretty bad for a while and we didn't think it was going to go away but all of a sudden it did and he hasn't had it again.  His was mostly around 13months.