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04-21-2006, 10:27 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, California
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| Puppies constantly scratching This is my first post and I'm hoping to see if there's any ways I could help my 2 yorkie pups from their misery, as I seem to be running out of options. I bought two 9-week old yorkie pups about 4-weeks ago, and have been visiting the vet almost every week since I got them. I bought Skittles and Twinky from a breeder and took them to the vet for their first check-up the day after and was told that they were healthy and had no problems. A week later I took them back to the vet after I noticed that Twinky have been scratching the ears and found red spots inside the ear. The vet ruled out ear mites and said that it's red from the scratching too much, which the vet gave me some ear drops. The itchy ears went away, but a few days later Twinky and Skittles started scratching their rear, hind legs and stomack to a point that it has crusty scabs, so I went back to the vet and both of them checked for fleas/ticks which came out negative, in which point the vet prescribed them antibiotics in case it is caused by some bacteria on the skin. Even with the antibiotics, the itching spread to other parts of their body as I notice more flaky scabs. I put pajamas on them which they were all day to prevent them from further scratching and damage to their skin and hair. After reading another thread about the allergy to corn, I changed their food from Eukanuba Dry and Science Diet to Merrick's Puppy Plate. It seems that they are still itching and now have a slightly wet stool. I also shampooed them with oatmeal shampoo and gave them 0.50cc of Children's Benadryl, and they still itch. I've washed all their clothes and made sure not to use fabric softener as they may be allergic to that too. But they are still itching. Last night at 2am, the puppies woke me up and when I went to check on them, I found that both their pajamas came off, and they've been scratching to the point that Skittles has a 2-inch diameter red patch on his left back, has left some hair matted and some bitten off. Twinky seems to have been scratching in various parts of her body, but not as bad as Skittles. I will be going to the vet again today. I've just never had this problem with my soon to be 2-year old 7-pound yorkie Mochi. I'm just so worried for my new pups as they are both only 1-1/2 lbs at 15-weeks old. |
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04-21-2006, 10:36 AM | #2 |
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| Here's a link about skin allergies you might find helpful. http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/health/allergic.htm |
04-21-2006, 10:43 AM | #3 |
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| problems Pups rarely develop an allergy this young...and both is a real surprise. Have the vet do a scratching for mange..best wishes |
04-21-2006, 10:54 AM | #4 |
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| Yes sounds like mange to me with the crusty patches and since both of them have it. |
04-21-2006, 11:12 AM | #5 |
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| Thank you for article and the advices regarding the mange. I will have my vet check for that. I just wish I can give them something for relief from the itch. I'm so worried that I can't even concentrate at work. |
04-21-2006, 11:17 AM | #6 | |
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04-21-2006, 11:22 AM | #7 |
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| Have you contacted their breeder? Just in case she had an outbreak of something, and it didn't rear it's head until after you had purchased the puppies? Or maybe the parents have an allergy to something . . . maybe the breeder could help with advice on how to treat the problem? Good luck! I know your poor babies are miserable.
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04-21-2006, 06:03 PM | #8 |
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| I think that I would contact the breader as well. But in the mean time I would check for the mange, and have them allergy tested if they don't have mange. Some dogs are allergic to everything from foods, to grass. You just never know. Please keep us updated on your little ones! I will say some prayers that they get back to good health!
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04-21-2006, 10:28 PM | #9 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, California
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| I took Skittles and Twinky to the vet and had them skin tested and the result was negative on dermatitis, fleas/tick, ear mites and mange. However, the vet suspects sarcoptic mange since they may not have seen on the portion of the skin tested but may be somewhere else on the skin. She says those sarcoptic mange are very difficult to find, so she's treating it as if they have it. The vet gave me all kinds of meds to use at home. They also had to shave off about 2"x3" of the matted portion of Skittles left back that he's been bitting. Poor baby. When we got home, I gave them Atarax (1/4 tablet) orally to help reduce itching. I then shampooed both of them with the Chlorhexaderm shampoo and lathered it on them for about 10-minutes which was suppose to help with the itching and get rid of most of their crusties. Then I applied Revolution <5# Puppy Kit to kill any mange, ear mites, fleas/ticks, etc. After I fed them, I gave them Clavamox antibiotics to prevent infection on their wounds. So far it seems to be working, and they finally stopped scratching. I just wished they didn't have to shave off Skittles hair. I hope it grows back quickly. |
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