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DarthDerrick · 07-14-2011, 01:58 PM

Hello all, I'm new here and glad I found this place. I have a Yorkie named Toby. He's a sweet little 4 year old.

Toby has not stopped scratching though for sometime. My wife and I have tried everything. We thought at first it was just dry skin, so the vet gave us some special shampoo. Then we found fleas, so we've used flea shampoo, flea collars, frontline, pet armor, capstar, and sentinel. We vacuum all the time. We've had two humongous professional flea sprays done on our backyard. We have no carpet at all - just hardwood, tile, and concrete.

He scratches with his back legs all the time on his sides and behind his ears. He chews around his tail a lot. He constantly licks his paws. He has little red marks on his belly and the inside of his legs. His hair gets pretty oily pretty fast.

I hate it. He's such a sweet and lively dog and he's just suffering right now. Any ideas at all? He eats IAMS food right now, but after some reading, I'll be changing that tonight.

07-14-2011, 01:58 PM	#1
DarthDerrick YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 3	Help! Yorkie with itchy, hot skin! Hello all, I'm new here and glad I found this place. I have a Yorkie named Toby. He's a sweet little 4 year old. Toby has not stopped scratching though for sometime. My wife and I have tried everything. We thought at first it was just dry skin, so the vet gave us some special shampoo. Then we found fleas, so we've used flea shampoo, flea collars, frontline, pet armor, capstar, and sentinel. We vacuum all the time. We've had two humongous professional flea sprays done on our backyard. We have no carpet at all - just hardwood, tile, and concrete. He scratches with his back legs all the time on his sides and behind his ears. He chews around his tail a lot. He constantly licks his paws. He has little red marks on his belly and the inside of his legs. His hair gets pretty oily pretty fast. I hate it. He's such a sweet and lively dog and he's just suffering right now. Any ideas at all? He eats IAMS food right now, but after some reading, I'll be changing that tonight.