Hello and thanks YT friends for all the advice. Bella went to Vet today as followup from Jan 30 skin issues. All that I've Learned: with hopes to help someone else.
1. Bella's hair was thinning on backside & back legs only. She had couple of black scabs on shoulder area. Simplicef was prescribed. Now the scabs have cleared. Itching still exists!
2. Itching started about the same time as 1st heat cycle? I waited because my stepdaughter was interested in me breeding her. Her yorkie is getting older.
3. Bella is possibly having false pregnancy signs? It started before Jan 30 and she is still swollen. The Vet explained that some swelling will be permanent after 1st heat cycle and continue to get worse with each cycle. Did not realize!
I will probably have her spayed within the next month. I wanted to do all I can for the skin issues first.
4. Anal Glands were a little full. She was doing the scooting on carpet thing.
5. I was alternating ML and fish oil capsules, but read Vit E was also needed? Vet prescribed 3V caps, (I got the Liquid skin formula). It has all the needed supplements containing Fish Oil, Omeg-3, plus Vit E.
I think I'd read that on YT too. Wish I'd bought that first.....
6. Her hair looks healthier since I've changed her to Wellness & Chicken Soup for the Puppy. Also now using MinkSheen shampoo. Love It! Big improvement. Plus, I know the supplements are helping.
So much to share, but I still need advice from my YT friends....please.
The Vet has prescribed Temaril P to see if this will alleviate the itching. She suggested the skin scraping, but since I'd started seeing improvements from all the changes, I wanted to wait until maybe when I have her spayed. The Temaril P is a lower dosage of steroid and antihistamine. She doesn't think Bella has mange because she doesn't have complete hair loss, just thinning, and it's not all over. She also said she's been proven wrong before too. Anyway, I hate to give Bella this med at such a young age, but if it's just to get over this, it will be worth it, I guess. Opionions??