Hello!
This is our dog Bodhi
https://imgur.com/Zf9RSmP
Bodhi has a skin problem and it makes her miserable. She scratches a lot, licks her paws, and is unhappy. We've taken her to vets and dog dermatologists but nothing has helped so far. We're reaching out to yorkie owners on the internet in case anyone can help. None of our other yorkies have had this problem, we don't know what else to do.
The problem: Her skin flakes(on her back, not her stomach) and she smells awful year round, bathing only helps for a few days. Sometimes she gets pustules and dark or red spots on her stomach, on the inside of her hips, and around her genitals. The spots sometimes look scabby.
Picture of her belly:
https://imgur.com/PRMiR1H
The the dermatologist said she might be allergic to fleas, they later said her skin is producing a bacteria which would account for the smell. They haven't been able to fix the problem but they've certainly charged us a lot of money. We'd pay more if we thought they would ever figure it out but it's been a year now.
What we have tried: The first vet said it was a food allergy and recommended a grain free diet. We tried several grain free diets and they didn't work. We tried raw dog food too.
We also stopped using shampoo and just used Dr. Bronner's soap.
She has had flea problems before, whatever we're giving her now seems to be helping with that.
We originally were using topical Revolution to control fleas but the dog dermatologist said Revolution doesn't really work. They put her on 1.3 ML of Vectra(topical) and 140 mg Comfortis(oral). We alternate between the two of them, every two weeks she gets one, then two weeks later she gets a different one.
In the beginning we think the meds might have helped. The pustules seemed lessened at least, but now it's back to normal.
If anyone can help us, we(especially Bodhi) would be so grateful. Thank you.