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Originally Posted by chloe-mom  I was wondering because of skin allergies or other problems if your Yorkie is not allowed outside other than to ride in the car. She already uses pee pads indoors so that's not an issue. I have been having alot of trouble with rashes and itching. Then last night she had big quarter size whelps on her back. I'm thinking about not letting Chloe go out because she gets into so much. Last week alone she ate turkey poop, a couple tiny bites of a buckeye which scared us to death but vet said she didn't eat enough to harm her but still she had abnormal heartbeat from just a couple bites. She ate a mouse and carried another in her mouth yesterday. She also digs in the dirt and eats who knows what. I ordered her an agility dog tunnel a couple days ago for exercise. I'm getting so frustrated with watching her itch, we may have to do allergy testing to find the allergen. I hate to do that to her, though. Does your baby get into that much outside? |
When I got my first Yorkie, and did not know any better, I fed him Science Diet, because that is what the breeder and the vet told me to feed him. Around 6 months, he rubbed and rubbed on the sofa til he broke the hair off down his back to probably 1/4 of an inch. The vet said add fish oil to his food, but around that time I discovered Dogster, and learned I should probably switch to a grain-free food. I switched to Merrick (but now feed Wellness), and he has never done that again. I just wanted to mention this, because diet could play a part in your baby's rashes and whelps....as for the other part, I would get an x-pen or make a dog run where she could have a safe place outside, in addition to supervised walks