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puppy iches and scratch all the time? need help ASAP Please... i have a 6 and a half month old puppy and he have dry flaking skin and he's scratching a lot. i took him to the vet and they gave him relvolution to treat it but it dont seem to be helping. some people told me that relvolution is too strong for a puppy his age. can anyone help me out? |
What do you wash him with? If it's human shampoo try getting him a specially pH-balanced puppy one. |
It could be a food allergy |
First thing to check is the shampoo/conditioner that you're using and if you're rinsing REALLY well. Second is the diet. What are you feeding? |
Try EQyss Micro Tec shampoo, sometimes that helps. If not, try a good medicated shampoo, Malaseb is good. When all else fails, back to the vet for a skin scraping. Don't we love spendind $$ at the vet.LOL :rolleyes: |
i use oatmeal shampoo for puppy and i feed him eukanuba puppy food mix with baby food: chicken, beef, and ham..i took him to the vet already and they give him revolution to treat it but he still iches and he have like flake on his skin |
Hi I would suspect it could be the food. Don't ever feed ham or pork products to Yorkies. It can create some really serious digestive problems. Your little pup could be allergic to the beef or chicken. There are also some hypoallergenic dog foods on the market. Although he is a puppy, six months isn't too bad to take him off puppy food. Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato often will work well, it comes in tinned and dry food. You can mix a bit of the tinned with the dry. An oatmeal shampoo might be a better way to go or you can try Head and Shoulders but mix it with water first, lather well and rinse well. Often it will clear up the flaking and calm the itching. |
Revolution is for fleas. Does your little one have fleas? I agree with Lorraine ...stay away from ham/pork. Look for a dog food that does not have a lot of corn and you can also pick up amino-acids from a PetStore. I use Salmon Oil for this but I know there are other products. |
I've read on here that the foods with high corn product content can cause this itchy skin problem. I would definitely take a look at the food you're feeding. That could be the simplest answer! All the great shampoo/conditioners in the world may not make a lick of difference if it's the food that's causing the itching. I also give Tatum the salmon oil on top of her food in hopes that it will make her coat grow faster and nicer but she's never had itching so I don't know how it works for that. Good luck! |
no he doesnt have any flea or tick. the vet give him the revolution for his ich. the lady tat i got him from tell me to feed him the baby food with his food. the vet say tat there is noway a puppy his age should b scratching like tat. his only 6 and a half month. he scratch all day and drag himself on the carpet. |
wat brand name food should you guys recommend me using for him? i use Eukanuba puppy food. |
I see you are in Arlington and was wondering about your vet. Revolution is for fleas. I have 4 yorkies under 1 year and I feed Eukanuba and Natural Balance mixed. It really sounds to me like you need to see a different vet. If you dopn't know onw, let me know and I will recommend the best I know in this area! |
the vet give me the revolution for his ich or for his scratching, but they didnt find any flea on him. i was goin to take him to a diff vet on monday to check to see wats wrong wit him. plz let me know which vet is good around arlington. the vet that i take him to say tat its could be a disease tat he could catch from other dogs and could lose all his hair. they did a lab test on his skin but couldnt find anything wrong with him. i think he had this problem befor i bought him. the lady i got him from work with a vet and they say they check him out but notin wrong with him. i call her back to check on other dog but she say noting wrong with them. i think she is lying to me. well hope to hear from u asap on the vet u recommend.. thank you.. |
I have seen several vets in the area...the year I have been here, and was NOT impressed. The vet I finally found is awesome and she has plenty of time for your baby and shows her love and concern for them. Her name is Dr Kelly Gibbs 1461 East Renfro Burleson, TX 76028 817-477-7387 I am sure she would get you in right away tomorrow. She is easy access right off I20 thru Arlington to Burleson. When you call tell her where you live and the receptionist will give you very easy directions. Also she is NOT a high doller vet and I just know she will get to the cause of your pups problems and solve them. Good Luck |
when you go to vet Ask her about the " chicken and rice kidney cleansing diet" since she is both itching and scooting now. (anal gland problem) She may just express the gland for you and recommend some different food. Glad it's a lady vet because the men can be a bit much with their large findgers if they have to go up in at all to see if they expressed all of it. |
thank you for all the help |
Please let us know what happens at the vet tomorrow! |
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The vet prescribed Childrens' Benedryl tablets. You might want to ask your vet about allergies and Benedry. The tablets get split in fourths, and the dosage would depend on your Yorkies size. This is just a guess though, and I am probably way off base as to what your furkids problem is. Please drop us a note and let us know what you found out. Good luck! |
Jazzie battled the itchies since she was 3 mo old. Everytime I took her to the vet he gave her cortizone shots and it stopped the itching immediately. But knowing cortizone is a steroid I got worried and took her to a veterinary dematologist and had her tested for allergies. Believe it or not she is allergic to (in order of most sensitive to less): 1. CATS!!! 2. Dust mites 3. Seasonal pollens So, out went all the carpet to eleminate the dust mites. Covered the beds with hypo-allergenic matress covers, and finally had to step up the cleaning and dusting including washing her bedding once a week. It really helped. She is now on Natural Balance Duck & Potato formula and I give her over the counter antihistamine (on the advice of the doctor) on higher wind days. She has been itch free for a while now. |
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It was awful - all she did was scratch. He told me to give her 1/4 of a tablet of Children's Benedry every 8 - 10 hrs., and it works. I don't think she has a bad case of allergies though. You may want to ask your vet about it, as the dosage depends on the weight of the dog. Please let us know how you made out at the vet appt. |
sorry take so long to write back. i just recently take the puppy to a new vet and have them check him out. they did another skin scaping test and the found scapies on the puppy. it wasnt any allergic problem. the puppy had it b4 we pick him up from. so now we have to treat him with revolution to kill the scapies. |
if any1 that lives in texas or anywhere, i wouldnt recommend this lady to nebody. her website is caddocreekkennels.com. i know her puppies is cute and everything but its not worthy to buy a puppy and have to waste all this money on the vet just to treat a puppy wen its not ur fault. she sold the other 2 sister to some1 and i just hope the dont catch the scapies that my puppy catch. thanks for all the help everyone. |
Raven use to itch like that alot too. The vet also prescribed childrens benadryl tablets (1/4 of a tablet). That worked really well. I also changed her food, she was eating Little Ceasers, now she eats Purina Healthy Benefits. Good Luck - Kim |
My puppy stratches like mad also. |
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my puppy itches a lot too. i have to go get some children's benadryl. |
I use K-9 advantix, it treats fleas, ticks, and miscidoes. (don't think I spelled that right). but it sounds to me like it may be the shampoo that you are using. Or possibly even an allergy. What type of shampoo are you using? And what type of food are you using? I would ask the vet for a recomendation on the shampoo, and try that first. Also when you bathe him, make sure you water is not really warm. Just luke warm, almost cool. The water itself can make a huge difference! Their skin is very sensitive. Hope that this helps a little! |
wow!~ guess I should have read further before posting!! That is bad! I know that people can get scabies as well. I wonder if you should treat yourselves, and your home, kind of like head lice??? |
scabies is an sarcoptes mites. it can only get from skin contact with another that have this problem. its hard to find this mites. i have to take him to 2 different vet. the first vet didnt find the scabies but she give me Revolution to treat it neways. the second vet find a dead scabies on the puppy and they give me Revolution to treat it. its like 70% of the time that u cant find it with skin scaping. |
wow, thats interesting information! Thanks for sharing! Hope your baby feels better! |
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