For the last week or so, Little Man has been chewing/biting at the base of his tail. At first I didn't think nothing about it, just chalked it up as doggie itches. So, I bought an itch relief spray. It works for awhile and then he's at it again.
Well the last 3 days it has really bothered him. I checked for fleas around that area and all over his body not finding one flea. I don't think its scabies, I'm not broken out. (I know about scabies. My best friend got them from her pets when we were kids and she passed them to me.) He's been wormed for all kinds of worms when he got his last set of shots on 3/28/08. I then thought it could be dry skin, but its not that either. I'm hoping its not his food. It's Nutro Natural Choice Small Bites Puppy.
Anyways, I called the vet, she said it could be a number of things
she said it could be a tape worm. I told her I thought it could be so I have been keeping an eye on his poop but I found nothing in there just poop. She said his anal glands may need to be expressed. She told me to bring him in this morning because they were dead and she could get him in as soon as I got there. I did which his vet is 20 mins from me and when I got there they busy as all get out. She got me back there and express his glands. She did say they were full. And she went off to another patient. After I paid my bill, I finally got to see her off to the side and asked what happens if he starts chewing/biting that area again. She said to give him a full dropper of childrens benadryl and that he would be ok.
Guess what he started doing again tonight...yep chewing/biting that area again
I didn't give it to him at that time but redirected his attention to his toys. About 30 mins into playing, he starts it again. This time he is chewing/biting furiously. I did give him some benadryl but not the amount she told me too. My dropper is 1tsp and I thought that was to much for him. He weighs around 8lbs give or take a few ounces. So I gave him about 1/4 tsp. It didn't take long to knock him out. If I would have gave him the full dropper like she said, I think he would be out for at least a day! He's just so miserable with area. I just feel so helpless! I don't know what to do or even what it is that is making him that miserable.
He's lost 5 baby teeth and he's got 2 more really loose that is just barely hanging in. Could that make him itchy? I don't know what it is, that's why I need ideas to what it could be. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance! Sorry its a long post!