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02-21-2008, 08:03 PM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member | What can I do To get Jeter to stop chewing the hair off on his leg I have caught him doing this a few times in the past few day's. He was at the vet's for a weight check and I asked about it and they checked to see if he had a rash or anything and he just has dry skin. I use Fresh and Clean oatmeal and baking soda shampoo and conditioner on him.
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02-21-2008, 08:06 PM | #2 |
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| the vet didint give you any help on it sounds like dry itchy skin you might try going to petco or a pet store like that and look for some anti itch spray or cream for him hopefully that will help hun
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02-21-2008, 08:23 PM | #3 |
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| Oh no I am not sure but I hope you get it resolved soon. Hugs vic
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02-21-2008, 10:13 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Not really, they told me he had dry skin, we talked about food but he gets a great food and then we talked about how often I bath him and it was suggested that I might be over bathing him I have been giving him a bath once a week but this week he got 2 because he got a bit muddy when the snow started to melt. I did notice he was just doing this to his front legs, not his back legs. I will definitely look into some cream or spray to see if that helps. Thank you for the suggestion.
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02-21-2008, 10:17 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Thank you so much for the kind words, I just hate for him to be so itchy that he would be chewing off his hair I feel bad for him and I wish I knew what to do to help him. I also feel guilty thinking that I could be over bathing him and thus caused the problem myself.
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02-21-2008, 11:19 PM | #6 | |
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02-22-2008, 07:45 AM | #7 |
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| Sounds like maybe he is either having problems w/ dry, itchy skin, or maybe allergic to something in the food he is eating. I would try switching his food out and seeing if that helps. Also, you can try adding some flax seed oil to what he is eating. This will help w/ dry skin. (Plus, it's good for their coat and has other healthy benefits as well.) Make sure that you are using a very gentle shampoo for now when you give him a bath...maybe even try something like a J&J baby/kids shampoo. |
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