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Baily's been biting his back side:( Hi Folks in Yorkietown! My Bailey had fleas a month or so ago and haven't found any lately, but he is biting his back and lower to his tail, as well as on his leg. I think this started before his fleas, so not convinced this is the related. Not sure if this may be an allergy or ??? Any one have any experience with the same or any thoughts on what could be causing this? He has been eating bully sticks and loves them but I have eliminated these to see if he stops biting. I feel soooo bad for him - I wish I knew the answer. Thanks in advance to all that reply:) Hope that you all have a great day! Cheers! |
Megan used to do the same thing, she had several allergies, I'd take him to the vet, and see what they say. Better safe than letting them itch. Cheers Quad:aimeeyork |
Dolly used to do the same thing and then I changed her food to canine caviar and it cleared right up |
If you've ruled things out and he's still scratching/biting like that, then I think the best thing is for you to take him to the vet. Have you been using the flea combs to check him? It also might be a seasonal thing. If you cut out all the treats, chews, environmental and he's still like that.. It could be the food. What are you feeding him? I think there are chances where dogs develop allergies just like humans. |
My first thought was fleas....then allergies...then anal glands....but what do I know?!!? :) Our Schnauzer used to do that sporadically - he used to itch his right ear with his right back paw, then lick that paw 'til it almost hurt....then it almost used to spread around the back end of his little body.... I truly think you should get him to your vet, see if they can identify the root cause, else you could be going round in circles....I wish you luck, and hope you can sort it out soon :) Sally + Harry :aimeeyork x |
My pup is doing the same thing. I think it may be allergy's. I switched him to Blue Buffalo and I am thinking it may be that, but he loves the food. |
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Like Sally mentioned, maybe it's the anal glands bothering him? |
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Peanut has been on the Open Sky for 9 months and I've never seen him so healthy. I would 100% recommend that product to any dog that suffers from allergies. |
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Sometimes the Bully Sticks can carry bacteria, just FYI. Sounds to me like he is having a food allergy. |
Maybe he needs wormed :) or it cud be his shampoo ,,,,, |
You may want to look at the ingredients of the food you are feeding and see if there is a potential for allergies there. maybe find something online or from some of the owners here on a natural home cooked diet. May I recommend a bath and then spray half and half distilled water and organic apple cider vinegar all over the dogs body especially the area he's biting. It will soothe and heal any irritated areas. What food are you giving him? |
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It will kill any internal pests and is 100% natural and harmless. Just don't get it up your nose or breath it in, so keep your face and your dogs face out the bag |
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The food that I have been feeding him is Iams for small dogs. Going out now to search for a better food with no corn, as I understand that Yorkies can have an allergy to this. |
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Regarding going to a vet, unfortunately I have yet to find a good one around where I live. I will search for that also. |
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I hope he gets better soon and you find a good vet! :) |
Anals or food allergies most likely. |
Whatever you do do not get his glands drained unless they are swollen or infected. Doing so regularly actually is not good for them. I discussed this with my vet as I've ward any groomers do it as part of their cut and blow dry service. Get ad good a food as you can if you are staying will kibble. No corn grain rice soy beet pulp "meat meal" (usually means dead animals ground up). Find one with mostly meats and fish. |
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Last night I went to our local PetSmart and spoke with a friendly, helpful and passionate about dogs employee:) He was so great I took the time after speaking with him to let his manager know. I ended up purchasing Blue Buffalo. Fed some to Bailey and he was so excited, he seemed to be as excited as they were his treats. It was suggested that we wean him off of his old food, which made sense. Having said that, he took out the old kibble and only ate the new. He knows good food when he sees it:) |
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See below about the food I bought. So far, he loves it:) |
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BTW - I checked the info on YT regarding the best food to get before I headed out to PetSmart last night. Thanks all!! |
Blue Buffalo - Compare Dog Food with our Dog Food Comparison Test if you do this little comparison you can get a coupon for the food |
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smart:thumbup::thumbup::):):) |
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Groomer's don't go all the way in, they express them from the outside. This does not get all the fluid out and they will fill up faster. Always, ALWAYS get their anal's expressed at the Vet. |
My vet won't express them unless they are full and does believe that regular, routine expressing may cause overfilling down the road with Tibbe. So we only do Tibbe's when he is scooting, obviously sitting and squirming, butt-biting, not eating normally. |
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