[mscat]

I am so glad your little one is ok! I do not think I would of been able to handle the same situation as well as you did. Reacting as fast as you had probably helped him so much without leaving even more damage inside his tummy. you have been through a lot, hopfully things will settle down with your babies. things happen in a flash, especially accidents like this one. My shh tzu also had a bout with severe itching and hair loss las month, it was only her so whatever was causeing it was not contagious. I took her to our vet and they did 4 skin scrapings on her, she also had been chewing and biting herself, she was highly uncomfortable and most of her hair underneath her tail was raw . Turns out she had a bacteria infection. The vet placed her on 2 different antibiotics and instructed me to bathe her twice a week with a special shampoo I got from him. I cannot tell u the name of the infection , but it is common especially in pug nosed breeds like Miely,but it can happen to any dog. Scary part is that this is a underlying condition, meaning it is brought on by something else. The vet thought it was from getting out of her heat cycle and her hormones were out of whack, we know it is not due to her thyroid, she weighs 10 lbs, which is on the smaller size of the shih tzu breed. Anyway she finished her medication in 2 weeks but I am still bathing her with the shampoo he gave me twice a month and their has been no more hair losss and very little scratching. Suzi our yorkie never had it, her hair is beautiful, Miely on the other hand had a medical shave down, but is looking better now and the sore spots have all healed. No special diet was required and she seems to be back to her old self.