Originally Posted by Gina Hamblin (Post 2774292)

This Ivermectin, isn't that whats in the Heargard medicine that we are giving him and also the Flea Medicine is supposed to help with Sarcoptic Mange. But I tend to agree maybe just maybe he still has mites!! We have been to 2 different vets one doesn't do the allergy tests so we went to another doc that does. Now he talked us out of it and sd. we need to do food trial. He also sd. the allergy tests are $350.00 and still do not make a complete diagnosis. No one has offered the scratch test, they talked us out of that too sd not definitive. THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL OF YOU. I WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS YOU JUST WAIT.

Originally Posted by Gina Hamblin (Post 2772757)

There has to be someone out there that has been through all this that we are going through. Did you go to the Dermatologist? and did it HELP? We are not rich people. Here is list of everything we have done, this is over a period of 6 months. When we first got Finn, doc sd. he had Sarcoptic Mange and we dipped him 3 different times. We have been treating ears forever and the panalog works but have to stay on it. They were clear, now are red again. We have never seen one flea on Finn, ever.
Benadryl
Zyrtec
Omega 3 fatty acid (on now)
Thyroid med (on now, vet sd. it was worth a shot to try)
Prescription Diet z/d (Food trial been on over a month)
Prescription Diet d/d (Doc wants us to try this)
Frontline Plus (always used to use this)
Comfortis (on now) just started this.
Allergy pills from vet
Prednisolone (didn't help)
Malaseb Shampoo (on now)
HyLyt Creme Rinse (on now)
Allermyl Shampoo
Oatmeal Shampoo
Allergy Shot
Steroid Shot
Tried Sulfur Powder mixed with oil
Tried Rinsing him in White Vinegar and water
Hydrocortisone Creme
Hydrocortisone Spray
vet sprays don't work either.
Heartgard
Cephalexin (makes him so sick)
I know their were other things but can't remember them all.
Eliminated everything in the house that it could be except carpet.

I know allergies are a shot in the dark but maybe just maybe their is something out their that might work. If he looks up at me one more day as if to say, "Mommy fix it, make it better! I will go crazy. :eek:
Vets will not give me temaril p, sd has allready been on practically the same thing. Mentioned Revolution, vets didn't want to try. etc. etc. Oh yea, we have 2 cats in the house too. They are healthy and always have been.

Thanks to everyone, again sorry for all this talk on allergies. I promise to quit asking.

Originally Posted by Gina Hamblin (Post 2774299)

Originally Posted by Gina Hamblin (Post 2774292)

This Ivermectin, isn't that whats in the Heargard medicine that we are giving him and also the Flea Medicine is supposed to help with Sarcoptic Mange. But I tend to agree maybe just maybe he still has mites!! We have been to 2 different vets one doesn't do the allergy tests so we went to another doc that does. Now he talked us out of it and sd. we need to do food trial. He also sd. the allergy tests are $350.00 and still do not make a complete diagnosis. No one has offered the scratch test, they talked us out of that too sd not definitive. THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL OF YOU. I WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS YOU JUST WAIT.

Originally Posted by Gina Hamblin (Post 2774292)

This Ivermectin, isn't that whats in the Heargard medicine that we are giving him and also the Flea Medicine is supposed to help with Sarcoptic Mange. But I tend to agree maybe just maybe he still has mites!! We have been to 2 different vets one doesn't do the allergy tests so we went to another doc that does. Now he talked us out of it and sd. we need to do food trial. He also sd. the allergy tests are $350.00 and still do not make a complete diagnosis. No one has offered the scratch test, they talked us out of that too sd not definitive. THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL OF YOU. I WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS YOU JUST WAIT.

Originally Posted by Gina Hamblin (Post 2774286)

We have been on the Food Trial now for 1 month and 6 days. The vet put him on Hill Prescription Diet z/d food. We have done very well but every now and then have had to slip a bite of cheese to get medicine down him and then a couple of times we have slipped with a little bite of plain chicken but that was great for us cuz we loved giving treats but we stopped it all! Now country doc sd. we might want to switch foods since the z/d isn't working he wants us to try Hills Presciption Diet D/D, so they have ordered it for us.

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 2772761)

Yes, I've been to a Derm, and yep - they were AMAZING!!!!! Seriously.

Okay, I didn't see Atopica in there...why wasn't that tried I wonder?

Are they sure the mites/mange is totally gone -- sometimes they burrow underneath the skin and live there, and a skin biopsy actually has to be done to see if they are still there. :(

Originally Posted by Wend (Post 2772942)

Have you had allergy testing done? Food allergies may also be an issue, and will need to be ruled out.

Originally Posted by Ellie May (Post 2773199)

Yowza, that's a lot of drugs.

The steroid shots and allergy shots don't work at all?

My guess would be that the mites never did get taken care of all the way.
Maybe I'm thinking of something else, but can't Ivermectin be used for that?
Isn't the a standard treatment? Not Heartgard but an off-label dose or am I thinking of something else...?

Originally Posted by vegasrush (Post 2815122)

Gabby has had allergies since we adopted her. I have been trying to find more natural or holistic approaches to treating her. I have yet to find the "miracle cure". lol. After reading about how much money people spend at the vets for medications that don't seem to "fix" the problem, I have been trying different treatments with a variety of results. I have tried a powder, similar to "Thorn-It" for drying out the ears. That alleviates the itching for several days, but doesn't really solve the problem. I have tried Zymox with cortisone and the ear cleaner. It seems to help, and does alleviate the itching. Benadryl upsets my dogs stomach and causes the runs. Using vinegar and water seems to do the best. I just received some Azmira Pau D'Arco (pow darko) which is a herb from South America tree bark. The trees do not grow any type of fungus and they have found it effective in the treatment of yeast infections. Will have to let you know if it works as I have just started giving it to Gabby yesterday. Azmira has other things to use with the Pau D'Arco, but I am trying one thing at a time. I also feed ZiwiPeak which is a very good food and my dogs all love it.....although it is quite costly.