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Originally Posted by kassiemacy  Macy is is scratching and gnawing at her back, back legs and bottom. She has done this to the point of having no hair there. We feed her beneful wet & dry food and give her beneful treats. This has happened in the past and the vet will give her a shot and it helps for a while, but I need to know how to keep this from happening over & over. We know she has allergies to fleas, so she is sprayed with Adams spray. I bathe her with oatmeal shampoo once a week. Could nerves be part of this? There's been some tension in the house lately. I'm at my wits end.   I'll try just about anything to keep my baby well. |
its the food. she needs to be in a high quality food and beneful is not a good food. As soon as you switch you should start noticing a difference. however keep in mind it could take to up to a month to notice- I would recommend Natural Balance white fish. It's a GREAT food with high quality ingredients. When you make the switch make is SLOWLY and keep in mind her poop might be loose for a while- her body is woring on getting rid of the "crap" and it is cleansing itself.
Don't bathe her as often- try to make it every 2-3 weeks. The bath dries her skin out.
If she is having a particularily difficult day- you can use Children's liquid dye free benedryl to take the edge off- don't use it regularly or it will loose its effectiveness- the benedryl might make her drowsy as well.
But you NEED to change the food to see a difference.