Thanks Guys... Went to the vet today...

[Marina]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

What is she eating?

She eats everything!!!

She is on Natures Variety Lamb and Oatmeal(I thought the oatmeal would help her skin. She will never just walk up and eat the dog food though so...... in the morning she gets about 5-7 bran flakes on the dog food to get her started. For dinner I usually give her a small peice of meat (turkey, chicken, very rarely fish) or a veggie if i have soup i give her the veggies from there...

As snacks she gets bully sticks, fresh veggies, yorkie yummies, and some more stuff probably. Im not sure how i would be able to figure out what shes allergic to but i have a feeling its the Natures Variety. Ill bring the ingredients with me to the vets.

[Marina]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

AZ. has fleas like anywhere else. http://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/insects/fleas.html

There are many ways to keep fleas off the pets without all those chemicle's.

http://lowchensaustralia.com/pests/bites2.htm

I know she def. doesnt have fleas.... since she started shedding i have been using a flea comb to brush her almost daily because the regular comb does not get enough of the loose hair out. This week however, I shaved her! She is about 1/4 of an inch long now (was about 1.5 inches). I had to shave though to get a better look at the scabs and this way there is less hair around also.

[Marina]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

When I had a terrier mix he didn't start with allergies until he was seven
but when I took him to the vet's they did skin scrappings and sent them
out to test for whatever they showed.
Here is what came back and what they said he was allergic to:
1. Horse hair
2. Dog hair (how can you be allergic to yourself)
3. Duck feathers
4. Grass
5. Oak Trees and some other's kinds of trees
6. Dust
The list went on and on. I didn't know weather to laugh or cry!
They put him on a steroid called azium (s) and I was never able to
get him off of it. He became addicted to it until the day he died at
16yrs. He has sores all over him. You couldn't even pet the poor dog.
I hope you get answers. This was 12yrs or more so hopefully times
have changed.
Good luck,

Thats TERRIBLE!!! But yes i have heard about dogs (esp. our hypoallergenic ones) are allergic to pet dander. Shes never around other dogs though so that def wouldnt be the problem. There are 2 dogs in my house downstairs(I live in a 2 floor house) but they are never together.

[ckuz13]

Yes arizona has fleas but not like california..Fleas love to breed in cool grassy areas... I have been here for 15 years and have never seen one flea..seriously... Or maybe I have ocd...haha..