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08-15-2017, 04:55 PM | #1 |
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| Extremely Itchy With Severe Allergies Hi everyone. I have a 2 year old Yorkie who has really severe allergies. Her quality of life has become very poor and she is constantly itching herself. Shes seems like she is always in a lot of discomfort and sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night to the sounds of her itching herself and crying. This morning she spent half an hour itching herself so aggressively and with so much force that it brought me to tears. She has a lot of hair loss on the sides of her body where she itches herself often. Her skin is also red and appears very irritated. I've taken her to the vet who suspects that she has an allergy to protein. I've previously fed her Rayne Clinical Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo-Maint kibble which is a kibble with kangaroo protein. I've heard that this is one of best kinds of protein to feed dogs with allergies since it is such an uncommon protein. We went through an entire bag and she didn't do well on it and was still very itchy. Currently she is eating Royal Canin Hypoallergenic Hydrolyzed Protein for small dogs. Again, she is not doing well on it and still is very itchy. I've fed her cooked salmon before which seems to help with the itchiness. Now I'm wondering if I should search for a low protein salmon based kibble or should try to find a vegetarian kibble? Can anybody recommend kibble that has worked well for their Yorkie who has protein allergies? Could her allergies possibly be to something other than protein? Any insight or suggestions from somebody who has dealt with a really itchy Yorkie before would be great. |
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08-15-2017, 07:03 PM | #2 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| If the prescription food isn't working then it's probably not food allergies. Food allergies are actually rare. I would treat for environmental allergies. You need to get this baby on apoquel or cytopoint shots. You can't just let her suffer like this.
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08-16-2017, 04:06 AM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Dog food I had a little brown poodle with bad itching. Took her to the dermatology Dr and he put her on venison. She got better. You may need to find a good derm dr. To work with. You need special shampoos . I will pray for your Yorke to get some relief. She could be allergic to grass or something .most of the time it's the food |
08-16-2017, 06:55 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | It's very odd for the vet to assume food allergies since they only account for about 10-15% of allergies in dogs - it's usually a total waste of time, just as you saw here. Meanwhile, your sweet kiddo is still itching. But hang in there. She most likely has enviro allergies (pollens, grasses, dust, whatevs...) - which for many are year round (ie, dust!). If you suspect year round symptoms, then try Apoquel or Atopica or Cytopoint - these modulate targeted cells in the immune system to either reduce reactivity or block chain reaction that results in symptoms. *** For this level of itching you're describing - honestly, I'd try Apoquel first - bc it acts faster during the ramp-up phase, and bc it's particularly effective for severe itch cases. Apoquel and Atopica can be *miracles* for allergy dogs - seen it here a million times! Or, discuss the injection Cytopoint - given every month for allergies - it's new and there are amazing reports for it! Read this thread: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html
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