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Sophia has been biting her skin 3 Attachment(s) :( A vet visit is in order for Sophia. She had a little brown spot on her arm about 2 weeks ago. She had a nail trim scheduled anyway, so I pointed it out to the vet techs. They said it just looks like she's been chewing on her arm so I should watch it. If it doesn't get better, then come back! Well, it went away for awhile. This weekend she's been really biting herself on both arms and her legs :(. She has a bunch of spots now! It looks like several little tiny bruises. Poor baby! It just pains me to see her itching and biting her own skin:(:(:(. I've attached pictures. If anyone has a better idea of what it is, please let me know :confused::confused: I am really really really hoping its not her food. It took forever to find a food that doesn't upset her stomach. Keep Sophia in your thoughts please! I'm not sure if the vet is open tomorrow, but I'll call bright and early like I always do, just in case they are open :thumbup: |
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It seems like she gets more itchy when it rains, which makes me feel like it may be environmental. But I don't know :confused::confused: |
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Riley just recently had an allergic reaction to some food after he had been eating it for about 4 - 6 weeks. The vet said it could take that long sometimes for them to have a reaction. He was allergic to the grains in the food. I switched him to Acana and he has cleared all up. I was going to say maybe it is environmental..... Riley also has them but he only gets round marks on his tummy. ?!?! I am able to give him 1/2 a benadryl twice a day if I need to. |
I seriously doubt that this is from food. I would ask the vet. It looks to me like her harness is also causing some irritation. Maybe the whole thing is related? Oh, that third picture sort of looks like she might have a staph infection. Since this is on her legs and belly, I would be more inclined to think it is from grass. When they scratch, they end up with infections. Definitely needs to be seen by the vet imho. |
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I am always so nervous about skin/staph infection. Is there anything that can be done to avoid this..... :confused: |
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How to Treat a Canine's Skin Staph Infection | eHow.com |
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Riley has got one or two round dry spots before with his allergies and I usually rub some Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil on them and they go away.... Also the vet said he had dry skin so I started giving him Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Pet.... that seems to help as well. |
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hoping it isn't anything too serious. Keep us posted!! :) |
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Aww poor Sophia:( Jada has food allergies and it is heartbreaking when you see them so uncomfortable. I hope the vet can find out what is causing it and it is nothing serious. |
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Poor baby...hoping this is nothing serious...keeping you and Sophia in my prrayers. |
Oh my goodness Linda!! I had no clue dogs could get staph too!!! :eek::eek: I sure am learning a lot about staph lately. I too just found out that staph is naturally on the skin. Poor Sophia! I hope you get to the bottom of this soon. I think a vet visit is the best thing! |
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Are you seeing changes in the texture of her skin where it's discolored? Does she keep herself awake bc of scratching? |
Thanks for all of the comments & support, it means alot :). I'm keeping my fingers crossed the vets are open tomorrow!! Quote:
She doesn't keep herself awake scratching. She usually scratches when we come in from outside or when she just wakes up. |
Poor baby! Looks like Sophia is definitely allergic to something. Sending prayers that you can get in to see the vet tomorrow and find out what it is. Max's mysterious black spots on his inner legs that I posted a picture of on your thread when Sophia had the rest splotches, they were diagnosed as a grass allergy. His spots were not itchy. He had them once last year and once this year, and the doc gave him antibiotics both times. I pray Sophia is all better soon! |
Ugh vets closed today :( sophia just woke up and hasn't been biting or scratching yet. So that's a good sign! |
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I think Sophia should be fine for another day, it's not getting any worse. |
Question what areas of her body is she biting? I am asking because Lizzie bites her feet and I freaked out. I talked to my breeder and vet. she had no rashes, flaking, or soars. The vet told me a lot of dogs have allergies and this is away they react I noticed more in the spring an fall months. If you have ruled out other causes it may just be a pollen allergies I even notice Lizzie sneeze more when she does it |
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My Gidget bites herself, too. The vet has told me it is a nervous tendency in small dogs and he wanted to prescribe her Amitriptyline for obsessive/compulsive behavior. I really did not want to go that route and I know for a fact it is not her food, so I treat the bites with zymox topical ointment, it is relatively cheap and you can get it two day shipping through amazon. It works wonders for the sores and to keep them at bay I use the zymox shampoo and rinse and it seems to really help, so like you I do not think it is a nervous tendency, I think it is environmental! |
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I know this is a really dumb question but does she have fleas? Sometimes even one or two fleas can cause lots of skin damage if the dog is allergic to them. Hope it is something easy to fix. Good luck. |
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I am referring to the typical skin infections that they often get. |
Thinking of Sophia today. Sending positive thoughts for her when she sees the vet. Glad to hear she wasn't itching or biting today. |
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