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dwerten 06-20-2010 07:35 PM
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As of now she is finally eating! She had a little Blue Buffalo left in her bowl, so we added Natural Balance with VitaGravy. Well she ate NB, but left the Blue Buffalo and gravy alone! She acted so happy and normal after! However, because she didn't eat her old food she had bad diareah yesterday, and today she is constipated. She's still scratching when she doesn't get a pill so I'm not sure how effective they will be, because she can't take them forever.
just try to transition but I would not put the gravy on it if you can avoid that - so she is itching more with less meds? Most likely environmental as it is bad this season and I bet you are worse than our area as you get more rain in northern cal

AGirlWithWheels 06-21-2010 08:52 PM
I'm happy to report she is finally eating and pooping normally! She won't touch the gravy so we are taking it back. She also won't eat her Blue Buffalo anymore and only picks out the NB, but she seems to like it.

However, she is more ichy on less meds. Today she doesn't get a pill but she will tomorrow, and she is scratching like mad. We actually shaved her body yesterday and gaver her a Schnauzer haircut, and you can see the hot spots on her shoulder and back where she scratches the most. I called the vet today and asked if I can put a cream on her, and the nurse said a Benadryl cream or a Cortizone cream. We put a shirt on her today to stop herself from scratching and that worked well, but we took it off when it got too hot and all she did was scratch herself. It's a good thing we shaved her, because it looks like we will have to keep a lot of shirts on her this summer to stop herself from scratching so much. Poor thing :(

dwerten 06-21-2010 09:00 PM
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I'm happy to report she is finally eating and pooping normally! She won't touch the gravy so we are taking it back. She also won't eat her Blue Buffalo anymore and only picks out the NB, but she seems to like it.

However, she is more ichy on less meds. Today she doesn't get a pill but she will tomorrow, and she is scratching like mad. We actually shaved her body yesterday and gaver her a Schnauzer haircut, and you can see the hot spots on her shoulder and back where she scratches the most. I called the vet today and asked if I can put a cream on her, and the nurse said a Benadryl cream or a Cortizone cream. We put a shirt on her today to stop herself from scratching and that worked well, but we took it off when it got too hot and all she did was scratch herself. It's a good thing we shaved her, because it looks like we will have to keep a lot of shirts on her this summer to stop herself from scratching so much. Poor thing :(
shaving was not good ;( if you shave them it makes them more itchy - best to keep hair long as it protects their skin . It is like a protective layer of the skin.

Cortisone thins the skin. Use the coconut oil nutiva it is a natural antifungal and antibacterial as it was the only thing that helped dd heal quickly after using neosporine and hydrocortisone creams that made her worse. Keep a shirt on her to protect her skin so she does not bloody herself

AGirlWithWheels 06-21-2010 09:25 PM
OK, I'll grow her hair out but she was scratching so much it was getting really matted and she wouldn't let us brush it anymore. It was looking a little ratty. I can at least see where she really scratches though, because before her skin just looked pink, but now I can see where it's red and where I should apply the cream. Should I get the raw coconut oil or extra virgin?

dwerten 06-22-2010 05:29 AM
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OK, I'll grow her hair out but she was scratching so much it was getting really matted and she wouldn't let us brush it anymore. It was looking a little ratty. I can at least see where she really scratches though, because before her skin just looked pink, but now I can see where it's red and where I should apply the cream. Should I get the raw coconut oil or extra virgin?
get the nutiva organic raw coconut oil. You can keep the hair mid length so just past the chest area.

here is the length i keep dd but she always wears tshirts also to protect her skin

dwerten 06-22-2010 05:31 AM
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just so you can see how bad she was and coconut healed this up fast- this was a reaction to a vet shampoo

AGirlWithWheels 06-22-2010 09:52 AM
Thank you for all your help, I really appreciate it. I'm ordering the coconut oil today along with some puppy tanks from PetEdge to cover her body.

I'm waiting for another vet call too, because she is just not acting right. She won't play and is shaking. I was looking at her hot spots last night when I noticed some black circles, and upon a closer look it's dry blood and scabs from scratching. She's also starting to go bald in those areas. I can only imagine the scabs on her face, because she scratches there a lot too, but she has a lot of hair on her face so I can't really see her skin that well. I'm going to request some blood work.

dwerten 06-22-2010 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by AGirlWithWheels (Post 3172129)
Thank you for all your help, I really appreciate it. I'm ordering the coconut oil today along with some puppy tanks from PetEdge to cover her body.

I'm waiting for another vet call too, because she is just not acting right. She won't play and is shaking. I was looking at her hot spots last night when I noticed some black circles, and upon a closer look it's dry blood and scabs from scratching. She's also starting to go bald in those areas. I can only imagine the scabs on her face, because she scratches there a lot too, but she has a lot of hair on her face so I can't really see her skin that well. I'm going to request some blood work.
yeah you need to make sure her liver is ok to be taking medications as that is the safest thing to do - if you do blood work do a full panel along with pre and post bile acid testing as the bats test the liver more thoroughly

AGirlWithWheels 06-22-2010 11:52 AM
OK, I'll ask for those tests. I was at dinner when the vet called last night, and I missed it so I hope she doesn't wait to call back at the end of the day again. Holly is just shaking like a leaf.

dwerten 06-22-2010 11:58 AM
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OK, I'll ask for those tests. I was at dinner when the vet called last night, and I missed it so I hope she doesn't wait to call back at the end of the day again. Holly is just shaking like a leaf.
poor thing - my dd does not shake on temarilp and my dd has mvd liver disease but it is very mild. When they do the blood work do the add on also for 6 panel thyroid as hypothyroid they can be cold. Just want to make sure you have a good base line to what is going on - hang in there

She could be cold because you shaved her too - is it cold up there now? Maybe put a long sleeve tshirt on her - i would get some from that lady i buy from on ebay - i love those

AGirlWithWheels 06-22-2010 09:21 PM
Which lady on ebay? We went to the vet today and our vet said no more Temaril or steroids, and put her on antibiotics. She said if she is still shaking on the antibiotics and her skin does not clear up, then we will do blood work. Holly is acting normal tonight, and the shaking has stopped so I hope it lasts! It's actually warm here, and we've had her in a shirt for the past 2 days. We took her on a walk and she was happy as could be, and has been fine the rest of the day. Now we are just waiting for her to eat, so she can take her new meds.

dwerten 06-22-2010 09:26 PM
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Which lady on ebay? We went to the vet today and our vet said no more Temaril or steroids, and put her on antibiotics. She said if she is still shaking on the antibiotics and her skin does not clear up, then we will do blood work. Holly is acting normal tonight, and the shaking has stopped so I hope it lasts! It's actually warm here, and we've had her in a shirt for the past 2 days. We took her on a walk and she was happy as could be, and has been fine the rest of the day. Now we are just waiting for her to eat, so she can take her new meds.
ok when doing antibiotics give 1/2 meal then med then 1/2 meal to keep from getting stomach upset

I hope she does better soon

On my link i posted the lady from ebay i get the shirts from

AGirlWithWheels 06-23-2010 02:11 PM
Thank you! She is doing much better today. Still slightly shaky, but nothing like she was before. I haven't seen her scratch all day either. She ate breakfast, and I had my boyfriend break out the antibiotics as soon as she started eating.

dwerten 06-23-2010 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by AGirlWithWheels (Post 3173755)
Thank you! She is doing much better today. Still slightly shaky, but nothing like she was before. I haven't seen her scratch all day either. She ate breakfast, and I had my boyfriend break out the antibiotics as soon as she started eating.
glad she is doing a little better :) that is a good sign

AGirlWithWheels 06-24-2010 10:59 AM
She is still a little shaky, but still no scratching today :). She does shake her head and body a lot so I'm not sure if she's trying to scratch, because she's been wearing shirts all week and can't scratch herself or what. I couldn't find the ebay lady on your link, but oh my gosh you could have your own ebay store! You have so much cute stuff, and don't get me started on your Hello Kitty room!

The Nutiva raw coconut oil should be coming by Mon or Tue, and I lifted up her shirt and her scabs are coming off, so I don't know if that's a good sign or not, but I think it's slowly starting to go away.


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