Itchy dog.....help needed I've had Yorkies in my life for decades, and in January was blessed to find my newest lil fella at a local shelter (forfeit). Had a good history and just under a year old, active and happy. But.........he is scratching and scratching....despite benedryl tried by my Vet recently. He does not have fleas or mites, so he suspects allergies. He has no rash, his coat is clean and clear, and he's active and healthy otherwise. I'm leaning towards food sensitivity, perhaps a corn allergy and just wanted to ask those on the forum if they've dealt with this and what has worked best. Thanks (and Laddie Boy thanks you too) :aimeeyork |
I would change his diet to a grain free diet, like Natures Variety, Innova Evo or some other High quality food without grains and take it from there.I also give my Harry boy who used to suffer from itchy skin and is now on Innova Evo regular shampoos with medicated oatmeal shampoo and follow with the matching conditioner, every little bit helps. hugs, and best of luck. Carmen in nj |
Poor little one Those 2 site might help you Is it Allergies or is it a Yeast Problem? Skin and Allergy Problems in Dogs Good luck |
You all will NOT believe this........but we have a diagnosis for my itchy adopted fella.. MANGE MITES....crusty ear tips and vet took skin sample as he suspected so much, and sure enough. Now its spread to my other Yorkie, but pleased the treatment is simple, and both rec'd an injection of derma to help relieve their chronic itching. Just had to share, as I never would've dreamed. |
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which type of mange is it? there is demodex and sarcoptic mange. demodex is common in young dogs. sarcoptic is contagious so if its that i would be very careful. |
sarcoptic......and I agree with the EWWWWWWW! LOL |
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oh geez. well be very careful because you can get it too and no one wants scabies. |
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what was the test like? does the injection make it all go away and was it expensive? |
Yes, using universal precautions as well for us....all bedding is being washed in hot water then in dryer for 45 mins., vacumming daily and religous handwashing. I work in the medical field, so I'm pretty aware of how to avoid transmission, and thankfully it was caught early. So far as the questions about my vet (who I'm very blessed to have, he's top notch) the care/treatment was as follows: Both dogs had a scraping done on tip of ears (as that area was flakey and inflamed from their chronic scratching) and under a microscope, he was able to show me the mites off both specimens. He recently attended a medical conference where mites and such were discussed, as the vetranary medicine field has had an over diagnosis of 'allergy, allergy, allergy', according to the speaker, and some vets were missing more straightforward symptoms/diagnosis. Both dogs received an injection of 'derm' I believe its called, for the itching, and given a treatment of 'Revolution' (which now will also subsitute their heartworm, as its an all in one treatment). For the first couple days, they remained on benedryl to assist with their chronic itching, but I've noticed over the last day it's susided quite a bit, and with bathing their ears with baby shampoo, they're showing good signs improvments. |
Wanted to post this for educational purposes, as I never would've believed MY family would have experienced such a nasty bug. Just glad its an easy fix. |
Thanks for making the effort to share what you've learned. Very helpful! (: |
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