Can 5 days of dog eczema meds cure it? Are they safe for kidneys?
Updated on September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 3 years and 4 months old
He is suffering from skin eczema recently develop so I took him to vet and vet prescribed medicine CEPHALEXIN 600mg, TRYPSIN BROMELAIN & RUTOSIDE 238mg TRIHYDRATE , ITRACONAZOLE 200mg all medicine twice daily for 5 days so my concern is does this medication can cure eczema ? Also dog weight is 39 kg and this much of does twice daily can damage his kidney or liver or not? Is this medicine ok to cure eczema in just 5 days?
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Hello. There are all different causes of skin eczema, but if your veterinarian put you on a combination of an antibiotic & anti-fungal medication, I would guess Bruno has a pretty serious skin problem. If he does have a fungal element to his skin disease, I just do not believe 5 days is long enough to do anything at all. Sometimes, these things need to be treated for 6-8 weeks before a cure is achieved. Does Bruno have any underlying organ dysfunction. I was not familiar with the trypsin , bromelain, rutoside preparation, but I found a paper where it was used to ameliorate the course of chronic renal failure in a rat model. Without knowing the exact diagnosis of Bruno's condition I cannot comment on your veterinarian's course of action. Perhaps he is just being cautious, but in my experience, most of these skin issues do take quite a bit more time to resolve than 5 days. Stay in close contact with your vet & follow all recommendations, but the actually drug amounts that were prescribes are reasonable to use over time. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.