Originally Posted by Jo P

Garry have you got any Piriton in the house. If you dont know what it is its for hay fever, allergies, prickly heat - that sort of thing. If you give your dog one tablet it will stop the itching - this will stop him scratching which causes a secondary infection. You'll still need to get him some antibiotics by the sound of it cos he sounds like he already has an infection but the Piriton will at least help him out overnight