A case of canine cutaneous listeriosis

The aetiology of dermatitis in dogs is often complex, and primary or second ary bacterial infections are common. In this report we describe a case wher e Listeria monocytogenes was proposed to be the bacteriological cause of a pyoderma in a 4-year-old Giant Schnauzer. The infection manifested as a cut aneous listeriosis with multiple pustulae on the dog's back. The dog was tr eated with clindamycin and recovered within 1 week. The source of infection was suggested to be a carcass or the faeces of a wild animal, or a decompo sed placenta from an infected animal.