Meeko took a visit today to the vet for itching so much. He had itched a large sore right behind his ear. She said to use children's benadryl 12.5 to help with the itching. I got him the FastMelt chewables. She also said that it needs time to heal. Since he will not listen when told "no", she said to put a baby booty (sock) on his back leg to keep him from clawing at it. She said that she rarely recommends ointments because more of it ends up on the furniture than gets into the dogs skin. She says to stick with baths once every week or two at the latest. And apply Advantage flea control two days after each bath.
(Side note: she told me that the box for bigger dogs has EXACTLY the same thing as the box for smaller dogs, just more of it. Meaning the tube last about 5 times longer for $4.00 more. She told me just to apply one drop per pound.) |