Allergic Reaction
 

I took Missy to the groomers on Saturday. By Saturday night she had red blothces on her tummy, her neck, her private area looked irritated and her ears were red with little bumps on it. As soon as I noticed I took her to the emergency hospital. The vet said it was an allergic reaction, most likely to the shampoo they used at the groomers. They gave her an injection of benadryl and perscribed children's benadryl. I had to take her back the next day because she was still so itchy and miserable. She scratched her belly so much she made it bleed. :( :( :( And she keeps rubbing her ears on the carpet. They gave her a shot of anti-inflamitory and told me to keep giving her the benadryl. Her belly, neck and private area seem better, but not her ears. The vet said it was definetly not an ear infection, just the allergic reaction.
Has this ever happened to you? Do you have any suggestions on what may help sooth her itching??
I called the groomer and they used Groomers Edge shampoo and The Stuff spray.
I usually use Earthbath puppy shampoo and detangling spray and have not had any issues.
Please help! I hate seeing Missy so miserable. She didn't even want to eat. :(

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry she had such a reaction!
Crosley is somewhat sensitive to shampoos so we tend to use a very gentle formula or an oatmeal shampoo, but we have never had that type of reaction.
I wonder if you gave her an oatmeal bath if that would help calm the itching.
I hope she's better soon!

Thank you Reese1.
It was her first time at this groomers as I usually groom her at home. She needed a trim and I don't know how to do that so I took her to a place that is really great. I feel so bad! If I hadn't taken her, she wouldn't be suffering. :(

Don't blame yourself. If Missy never showed signs of allergic reactions to other things, how were you to know? Do you have a cone to keep her from irritating her boo boos? I would try a nice cool bath with the oatmeal shampoo, or another mild doggy shampoo. I hope Missy feels better!

I do have a cone from when she got spayed! Great idea. Can I use neosporine on her where she drew blood? :( I'm afraid to give her a bath with shampoo! :( what if I make it worse????

it could be two things she was burned as that will make them itchy so was she shaved? If so that is not fun it happened to my non-allergy dog and i have an allergy dog and allergic reactions are not fun :( Did you re- wash her with the earth bath to get it off her? Also i would put her in a tshirt to protect her from breaking the skin - i do this with my allergy dog and i did it with my dex when he was burned by groomer and it helps protect the skin when they itchy - if it is a burn the benedryl will not help :( Go to whole foods and get calendula as that helps with burns to sooth them

I would wash this off it may dry her out but you need to get off what they put on her - coconut oil also helps with the hot spots where she has itched
I would use coconut oil over neosporine as neosporine has petroleum in it and not safe to lick and coconut oil works well for hot spots i use it all the time

i would use what you always use nothing different as some dogs are allergic to oatmeal and oatmeal can be drying

what i do is wash mine then take them in just for nails and trim like supercuts :) but i have a mobile groomer come to home and i help with grooming so they are not as stressed - yep over protective mommy lolll

She was just supposed to get a trim, but they dd end up shaving her. :( I rinsed her with warm water but did not use shampoo as I did not want to irritate the reaction further. I will keep one of her tshirts on her to keep from itching her belly. Thank you for the suggestions!! I am going to go buy some coconut oil right now!
If she's still like this tonight, I am taking the day of tomorrow an taking her back to the vet :(

get the calendula too as sounds like she was burned :(

can you send some pics on here as I can tell you what i think as have dealt with allergic reactions etc before --usually if it is allergic reaction they get hives so why i think it is more of a burn - is the benedryl helping ?

it ok to use coconut oil on broken skin. The benadryl helped but not with the inside of her ears were the worst of it is :(

That poor lil girl. I hope she gets better soon. Nothing like that has ever happened to me. Hope the itches go away really fast.

I was thinking about that too after I posted. Better to stick with what you know won't hurt her. I have used Neosporin on Kaji's chest when he got those nasty rope burns. I had to put a shirt or sweater on him so he wouldn't lick it. I wouldn't put some on her ears, because I think they're a sensitive area, but tummy, back, pretty much anywhere else that I can cover with a soft tee would be ok.
Did the groomer tell you why they shaved Missy? Her hair was so nice!!

yes i use coconut oil as it is a natural antibacterial and antifungal and heals the wounds quickly so any broken skin i would use that and any burns i would use calendula

how did she do after you rinsed her ? I would use cool water as warm can open pores and allow allergent into skin

I had a Schnauzer when I was little that could never be shaved...only cut with scissors. He would always have an allergic reaction for the razor. I am not sure why as I was really young, but we only had his hair cut after that and he never had another reaction! :)

Was there a certain kind of coconut oil to get? I think you may have told me before, but i forgot to note it somewhere. I should get some to put in the doggy first aid kit. Did you say Whole Foods has it?

Is Missy feeling any better yet?

Sorry to hear that your baby is hurting. I would probably bath him in his regular shampoo to get anything off him, using cool water. Then put on a t shirt to keep him from hurting himself more. I hope he feels better soon.

Don't rinse her in warm water. Use cool water as cool as she can stand it. But, do a rinse of 1 part vinager to 10 parts water. This is a natural antibacterial. Then rinse with cool water. Because she is scratching, which is making matters worse, you need to keep on eye on her open wounds to make sure she doesn't develop a staph infection. Yes, you can use Neosporin or a like triple antibiotic....but, not often, you want those wounds to dry up. If she continues itching badly. I low dosage cortisone shot might be needed. I don't recommend them and most good vets administer them with reservation, but will when a dog is that uncomfortable.

What about the ears? Am I right for thinking ears are more sensitive?

Has Missy gotten any better? Sorry she's hurting... :(

I need a "doggy first aid kit" what kinds of things do you keep in there?

There is a Benadryl topical that you can purchase to alleviate the itching. However, I usually keep Chris Christensen's Peace and Kindness on hand at all times.

i use this too it has colloidal silver in it

nutiva from whole foods is fine for topical - I use another brand for internal and topical but you have to order it online

Here is a link to a list from YT http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...g-dosages.html

I don't have all those things in the link. I basically have a peoples first aid kit, and then added to it, hydrogen peroxide, nutrical, diarsynal paste (for diahrea, works great), liquid (kids) benedryl. For the canned pumpkin, if you buy a can, get a melon baller or small spoon and make little balls and freeze them, so if you need to give pumpkin you don't have to waste the rest of the can.

Update
 

I just want to thank everyone for their great advice! I am now armed with Nutiva, Calendula ointment and children's benadryl.
Missy's doing a lot better. Scrathcing and rubbing her ears on the carpet is way down. She still does it but not very often Don't know if this is just normal scratching or still because of the irritation. I'm still nervous because she's almost back to her normal self but not quite. She's eating, but not as much as usual. She's still as energetic as ever though!! :) I've been using the coconut oil on her belly and the belly scratching is almost gone! Where she drew blood is drying up. Her ears are not pink at all until she scratches or rubs them! :( And then they stay pink for soooo long. I will try the Celendula on her ears today and see if that helps.
Again, thank you all for your help! I seriously don't know what I would do without you all and YT. Sometimes you just need more than what your Vet tells you, ya know?

I would not put calendula on the ears it is for burns only - you can use the coconut oil as some use this for an ear cleaner but put a little on cotton ball and gently wipe the ears - i think she might have an ear infection so if it continues have them swab the ears and check for yeast or bacteria infection - the benedryl will not help for an infection- it will only help from an allergic reaction to combat the histamine release in the body

what happens is they itch which releases the histamines so the more they itch the worse it gets like when you scratch a mosquito bite the more you itch the more itchy it gets same effect so i have to hold dd walk her in my arms get her to calm down when she gets an itchy attack or have her lay on my lap until she calms down and that helps alot