[starlightbowl]

My dog is petrified of storms. Something about them scares her. Every summer (storm season), my dog gets a skin bacterial infection called Superficial Pyoderma. My vet says her immune system is lowerd due to her extreme stress/fear and the natural bacteria acts up on her skin. Which means every year I must take her to the vet and buy the same antibiotics and steroids, which we have just done again recently. I was wondering if there were any over the counter remedies I could use. I'm trying to get advice from other vets or professionals in the field because I'm starting to wonder whether if my vet is legit on the treatments, or is he just taking advantage of the fact that I'd pay anything for her? Isn't it true that she will eventually become resistant to the antibiotics since she has been on them so much? I heard that humans can become resistant to antibiotics. I just want to know if all those pills are really necessary, or if there is an over-the-counter treatment.