I'm very happy to hear the good news about your Chewy! As previously discussed, Systemic Yeast is a long battle and flare-ups do and can happen! Because of this, I keep my own dog in a very short puppy cut so I can monitor his skin better but if you'd like to regrow Chewy's hair now, I guess that'd be fine.
The red hair you described happened to us also. The texture of the hair was different as well. This is a side effect of the baking soda and/or vinegar. So while the hair coat suffered a bit through treatment, it is a necessary evil to kill off the yeast toxins emerging through the skin! I guess the really vain dogs could use the black on black shampoo from Chris Christensen, lol.
All joking aside, Chewy's hair may need to be re-shaved a couple of times after treatment has ended before the coat will go back to normal. Keep a close eye out for new outbreaks of sores. How's the feeding going?
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Originally Posted by Michmill  I have a new puppy! Not really, lol. Chewy is like a whole new person ( to me he is human, he has such attitude).
He has such energy lately and is running around chasing the other dogs and giving them hell. Which is something I havent seen him do in a long time. I am so happy, He doesnt spend his days scratching and eating himself any more. I cant thank you guys enough. I do have a question.... I have noticed on the skin where it has changed colors like from scaring where he scratches alot the hair is turning red. Any one else seen this? Its mainly on one side, his left side above his shoulder in about three patches. its odd. But he is so happy, so I cant complain if he has splotches of red hair, I can say he has natural highlights when his hair grows out. lol. Oh, How long do I have to keep him shaved down? Other than the occasional scrathes he does he doesnt have sores any more from the yeast. I assume it would be ok to let it grow and if we run into trouble just shave it down again. |
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