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Tricepextension · 02-16-2014, 12:09 PM

Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on what could be causing one of my pups to be constantly itching. She's 4yrs old and she's a yorkie/papillon mix. She's not had itching issues in the past. I've checked her for fleas and found nothing. I've given her two baths in oatmeal shampoo. She's been on the same food since I got her (so doubt it's a food allergy).

She did recently go on a trip with me to Florida. And the itching started the day we got home. Its going on two weeks now. I noticed two small bumps about the size of a bug bite on her that day, but again no live fleas to be found. She is mostly itching and biting on her back legs and also up her sides a little. Today she's scratching so much she's pulling small tuffs of hair out.

Any thoughts on what could be causing the itching??? Dry skin maybe? Although I haven't seen any dry patches.

Thanks for any help!

02-16-2014, 12:09 PM	#1
Tricepextension Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Roanoke, Va Posts: 19	Reasons for constant itching? Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on what could be causing one of my pups to be constantly itching. She's 4yrs old and she's a yorkie/papillon mix. She's not had itching issues in the past. I've checked her for fleas and found nothing. I've given her two baths in oatmeal shampoo. She's been on the same food since I got her (so doubt it's a food allergy). She did recently go on a trip with me to Florida. And the itching started the day we got home. Its going on two weeks now. I noticed two small bumps about the size of a bug bite on her that day, but again no live fleas to be found. She is mostly itching and biting on her back legs and also up her sides a little. Today she's scratching so much she's pulling small tuffs of hair out. Any thoughts on what could be causing the itching??? Dry skin maybe? Although I haven't seen any dry patches. Thanks for any help!