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Please Help Me! Capone had been scratching and scratching. He's misierable and it hurts me to see him like this. The vet said it was allergies, but nothings working not shots or pills or anything they've recommended. It breaks my heart to watch him scrtach and whine. His hair is falling out. It's not noticiable but I find clumps of brown fur in my bed and theres silver fur everywhere and yorkies are supposed to be non shedding. I'm so sad for him, does anybody have any home remedies or anything that could help? Please. any suggestions would help. |
What kind of food do you feed him? If it has corn or corn by products that can make him itchy and scratchy. Has he been allergy tested? Has he been tested for mites? Have you looked over him good, and I mean good, for fleas? They can be hard to see so you may have to get him wet to see if he has fleas but they can cause flea dermititis and that would be similar to what you are describing. There are certain areas of the country with terrible flea problems right now where they normally don't have trouble. |
Okay, the antihistamines didn't work, right? Then what did they go to? Steroids? If yes, how long has he been on them? Has a skin scraping been done for mites? Or a trial of ivermectin or selamectin? Cytology been done (tape the skin and look at the tape under a microscope)? Yeast infection been ruled out? |
Sorry to hear about your puppies allergy issues. It is hard to watch them be so misreable. You might want to reasearch putting him on a raw diet. I have heard a lot of success stories of dogs with skin and allergy issues resolving after eatting raw. Allergies are a product of a comprimised ammune system and the raw apparently builds the system up and in turn resolves a lot of issues. I am sure others may have expereince with this as I have only heard of these stories. Good luck;) |
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Try removing the chicken and the rice...one of my girls gets very itchy and licks her feet a lot when I feed her chicken and rice. There are also better dry foods you can feed...eukanuba isn't a very good food. |
I went through this with Lilo. She was itching herself all the time, to the point of making herself bleed and scab. I finally had to bite the bullet and spend the money and have her allergy tested (the skin one, not the blood). Turns out she is allergic to everything outside, different trees, weeds, dust mites, dust, molds/fungi, and the list goes on. She has been on allergy shots and a perscription strength antihistamine for about a year and is doing much better. She has her flairups when certain things are in bloom, but they are nothing on what they were. Find a dermotologist in your area and see what they think....good luck, i know it is hard!!! |
forgot to ask.....have you tried eliminting certain things from his diet? i tried many foods before we got her tested. that will be the first thing the dermotologist will ask. start with chicken, as that is the most common protein dogs are allergic to. you have to eleminate it 3-6 weeks before you can see a change sometimes. |
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You may be dealing with airborne allergies, not food allergies, though. Inhalant allergies are far more common. If his symptoms don't improve with a switch in food, I'd consult a dermatologist like Lucirbc mentioned. |
How often are you bathing him and what are you using? I recommend using Selsun Blue shampoo to help with the itching. You might need to use it every other day until the itching is under control. |
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Do food allergies just appear out of no where? He loves chicken and I've always fed him that even before the itching started. I will try to get rid of it and see what happens. The vet has been no help in answering my questions, it's very frustrating. |
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I know it's not the best, but its one of the few he will actually eat. I bought a vey expensive bag of wellness and he never would eat it only a few kibbles a day so I went back to the eukanuba. He only eats kibble about 2-3 times a month. Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm going to cut out the chicken and see what happens now. |
Food allergies can develop over time. Try eliminating chicken. Read all labels, treats and everything. Give it a good 3 weeks before you give up. Also, try and see another vet. I honestly cannot believe that he/she has not recommended to try another protein?!?!?! When Lilo started with this, i had to go to another vet, and we love him. He had us start with the food and then we ended up at ther dermo about 2 months later....pm me if you have any questions. I learned alot going through this process! |
In addition to removing chicken from his diet I would also recommend adding Omega 3 & Omega 6 oils to his food. Good luck with this, I know first hand how miserable this can make them. |
this might help with the itching but only short term. Burned flour just put some of it on a skillet and shove it around until it turns brown then let it cool and brush it into his fur and on his skin it should relieve the itching for a few weeks and give you some time to find out the problem |
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I would reinforce what everyone has said regarding Chicken Remy is a case in point. He also became very itchy... I have since eliminated all chicken and beef from his diet. Big difference. He eats NV Raw - Rabbit, Lamb, Venison proteins. Occasionally when I still homecook, I give him fresh salmon, he also likes rock fish (striped bass), or buffalo. One final comment. I used to use BioGroom oatmeal shampoo thinking this was best for his skin. I have to say, I think it made the issue worse. I now only use shampoos that are made from natural oils (example: Dog Whisperer Natural Dog Shampoo Chamomile / Lavender... this is not the only brand, but it is a good example and among those I've used). These shampoos have little "sudsing" action for those of you that may love the suds... but for Remy the natural oil shampoos seem to be much better for his skin. Also, I do an apple cider vinegar rinse on him Good luck! |
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Your baby appears to be allergic to chicken....then as stated above it could very well be the shampoo your using....try a good medicated shampoo from your vet....make sure you rinse shampoo out thorougly, then rinse again with a 1 part vinegar to 10 parts water rinse..... |
chester has allergies to the enviroment, usually if has been given the temaril p if it helps, then it is the enviroment not the food. I use salmon oil on his wet food and that has helped, I use the all free and clear for laundry, bounce with no perfumes and dyes, more frequent bathing if it is the enviroment helps and apple cider vinegar mixed with water will help, anything with corn, soy and wheat are the big allergens and flea bites as well. |
If none of the good suggestions above help I would go to a dermatologist and see what they can offer. My Cali had terrible itching and after doing the allergy blood testing which showed up nothing and the food elimination diet they put her on a medicine called Atopica and she is scratch free and her coat has completely grown back in. I would only do it if all else fails. I hope you can get him some relief it is so hard to see them so miserable. |
I haven't given him any chicken and I'm just waiting to see if it will help. I wanted to try fish but I didn't know what would be a good fish for him to eat. I usually stick to just lean meats. What kind of fish is good for him? |
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Try Dr. Bonners Baby Mild Liquid Soap...TRUST ME!!! It will soothe his skin and condition his hair. It's FABULOUS for babies and dogs with skin problems or allergies. If you don't have a health food grocery store that sells it you can order it online. www.drbronner.com |
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