Weird persistent scratching

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Originally Posted by TakeAChance

It is currently about 2:30am and Jade was up since 1:30 scratching her ears,chin, and muzzle again. My father in law slipped her a couple chicken cat treats this evening which is what I believe set her off tonight. I just replaced the comforter on the bed and she has since found relief and is happily sleeping. Ugh I have a feeling this is going to be a tricky allergy to pin down. My wife is going to get some some allergy medication tomorrow to give to Jade at night so she can hopefully find some relief. Last night was a much better night for her.


NOTE: please excuse typing mistakes I am currently typing from an ipod.

When the ears, face, and/or feet are involved, it is more likely to be food related (chicken is the #1 allergen in Yorkies), when there is a problem only with the muzzle, it's most likely the food/water bowls. It is possible she has both going on. Food allergies may take a month or more to resolve. They can also have allergies to dust mites (improvement on a fresh comforter?).




Hello and Welcome to YT!

Originally Posted by SueBee8569

My Roxi is almost 3 years old and does the EXACT same thing! I have tried everything for her, she rubs her nose and mouth on the carpet throughout the day and night. Her groomer suspected it was a type of fungus problem, and after much researching, I have just started her on coconut oil. This is only her 2nd day on it, but I've only seen her scratch once today. Good Luck, and I'll keep you posted about how things are working out here.

No plastic bowls, right?

Originally Posted by Macystar

How much of the coconut oil do you use? I have 2 Yorki's that bite at their feet just in the summer so I think it's grass when they go outside. I'm not sure if the oil would help but I have put it on their feet. I do know you are supposed to feed it to them but I wanted to see if it helped.

Here's a link to a thread all about Coconut Oil:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...conut-oil.html

[SueBee8569]

I have never used plastic bowls, and I switched their food a couple of months ago to Nutro Natural Choice-Grain Free, they love it, but it didn't help with Roxi's scratching. She also bites at her feet constantly, I used to think she was really picky about her nails, lol, but her groomer thinks this is also a fungus type problem. In the research I have done, it says to give them 1/4 teaspoon a day, and it should be extra virgin coconut oil. She loves it, and licks it right off the spoon. It does say you can rub it on the affected area ie. pads of their feet, but I have not tried that yet, she would probably just lick it off! This is day 3 and yesterday she only had 1 scratching fit, and so far none today. I'm praying this is the answer, poor girl looks so miserable when she's scratching her face.

[TakeAChance]

Just an update: We switched her to a stainless steel food bowl (to match her water bowl) and also started giving her 1/2 a teaspoon of non alcoholic children's benadryl before bed time. Last nights sleep was amazing. Not only did we sleep in, but Jade slept in right along with us. She was so full of energy this morning it was great to see. (Lately she has been so wore out during the day from being up all night). I also give her half a capsule of fish oil each morning with a few kibbles of her food (which she loves). She is still scratching some during the day, but I don't expect a food allergy to leave immediately. Here's hoping that in a month or so Jade is relatively scratch free .