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Taking Uni to the vet tomorrow =/ She's getting worse with her itching. She's now got about 5 or 6 welts on her body. I put CO on them, and I give her a tiny bit to eat too. I always keep shirts on her now bc of all the scratching. Her hair breaks off so easily. I haven't given her any thing different to eat. She's on NB fish and sweet potato. Should I ask for a steroid shot? Last time the vet recommended Missing Link. Didn't do a dang thing. She doesn't have fleas, her hair is so thin it's very easy to see down to the skin, and no flea dirt. The only thing I can think of is I had started brushing her teeth again, but with an old tube of CET. Can toothpaste go bad? Could that somehow trigger a flare up? She's always been itchy, but lately it's gotten much worse. It's been cold and rainy here, but the week before that, hot and dry. =/ What else should I ask the vet for, and what should I try to remember to ask him. |
Poor Uni. :( I don't think the toothpaste would cause this, but you should buy a new tube (I need one too). I don't have any advice to offer, but wanted to send well wishes and prayers that the vet can figure out what is going on. |
Sorry I don't have any advise but I will be praying that the vet appointment goes well and that they can figure out what going on. |
Heidi has been on Taste of the Wild - i decided to try NB this time & within an hr she started itching. She ate it a few days, all the scratching kept going on. I took her off NB & put her back on TOTW - 4 or 5 days later the scratching stopped. I got to thinking maybe it was a coincidence, so i gave her NB as her training treats one night -- it all started all over again. She had some NB in the past that didn't bother her at all. Maybe they've changed something in their ingredients? Its been 3 days now since the last time she had NB, and once again the scratching as almost completely stopped now. I got rid of the whole bag of NB and will not be using it again. It might be worth holding off on it a few days & see if it makes a difference for Uni too. |
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I mean the venison, not fish & venison. |
Ok thanks. Uni will eat anything I give her now, so at least I'm not worried about her turning her nose up at something new. I'll talk to the vet about it, and give it a try. She's almost due for a new bag of food anyway. |
I hope Uni's feeling better soon. |
thank you, me too! |
That's so sad. I hope you can find something to give her some relief soon. |
I hope Uni gets some relief soon:( I know how frustrating allergies are. Jada can't eat much of anything without itching. So far the only kibble I have had luck with is the Natural Balance LID Sweet Potato and Venison. I know any type chicken makes her itch as do any grains and fish gives her loose bowels. It might take a shot to get Uni some immediate relief, I know that during two of Jada's worst episodes a shot was all that worked. I also keep a prescription of hydroxyzine on hand if she starts scratching a lot. It seems to keep the itching from getting out of control, but I only use it if she has been itchy for a day or so. I hope the vet can do something to give her relief tomorrow. |
I was hesitant at first to get the shot, bc I wasn't finding out what was causing it, but I know the shot will give her the much needed relief. Perhaps if at least some time for her skin to heal. |
I'm sorry Uni is so itchy. Hopefully the vet can help her out tomorrow. What does her skin look like? Does it appear dry, greasy, flakey red, inflamed, little red bumps all over, a few scattered red circular areas, or just the welts caused by her nails? How often do you bathe her and what do you bathe her with? What is her water in take like? |
I hate the shots, but the two times she had them she was itching so bad it was horrible. My vet told me her reaction to chicken was comparable to a human being allergic to poison ivy. I keep socks on her back feet now also when she is itchy. It has kept her from doing a lot of damage to her skin and hair. |
Poor Uni. Hope she finds relief soon!! |
Poor Uni. I hope she gets to feeling better soon. |
Hopefully she can get some relief from the vet...that itching must be horrible :( |
Poor Uni!! I hope she gets some relief soon. |
A while back NB changed their formula for sweet potato based food and added white potato. I noticed almost immediately that she began scratching like crazy. Maybe it's the white potato that she is allergic to. Have you tried the Brown Rice and Lamb? Even the Lamb eventually started causing a problem with Pebbles. Why does it have to be so hard to find a food that doesn't make them scratch and uncomfortable :( I just changed foods again and after an hour of looking at labels I picked a Merrick food. But that was out of desperation. It was the only food that I could find in the entire store that didn't have white potato as a top ingredient. It really is deceptive the NB called their Sweet Potato and ______ a LD food when there is also the white potatoes added. When I questioned the rep she told me it was a cost issue and it "shouldn't make a difference". Well it did....:( |
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Oh no!!! Poor Uni. I hope you find a solution to her itchiness. |
Sounds like what happened to my Brandy. I switched her food and she itched constantly for a week. No bite marks so I was certain it was the food and changed her back. She was still scratching. Took her to the vet and she had mites :eek: She was given a shot and 2 days later the scratching stopped. I have always used Revolution on her for flea treatment but it needed a prescription. Last month I bought something different at Petco, thinking it was basically the same. Huge mistake, it didn\'t control mites, which Revolution does. From now on I will only use Revolution. Good luck and hope it will be an easy problem to solve. |
I dunno about mites. Uni always has itched, she\'s just itching so much more now. Well see what the vet says tomorrow. :( |
Poor Uni:( I hope you are both able to find something and get some relief. I know how frustrating it can be finding a food that works. A RX diet has done wonders for Taycie. I was truly at my wits end trying to find something that would work. Taycie\'s face was a mess:( Along with other things. Hugs for sweet Uni |
I\'m so sorry to hear that Uni is so itchy. Poor thing. Hope the vet can help her. |
Some pups are allergic to Oatmeal based shampoos for itchy skin... Maybe ask the vet about doing some skin scrapings... although sometimes things are missed on scrapings... maybe tomorrow you\'ll get lucky.... |
Poor Uni! :( I know Gizmo has been itching up a storm lately becasue of the cold weather. I made instant oatmeal, stood him in the tub, and coated him with it. He looked like a cookie. I also put a little bit of Mink Oil in the warm warm and then rinsed off the oatmeal. I then bought some spray hyrdo cortizone by..Ah I think it\'s derma pet or something like that, and sprayed it over his coat when he got out. Needless to say he\'s not overly itching anymore and being his booger self. Hopefully it\'s just a mild food allergy, and little miss long-legged Uni will be back to her adorable self! *hugs* |
Ok guys back from the vet. I\'m posting from my phone so bear with me. After talking w the Dr at length we decided to do the steriod shot and antihistamines. Sent me home w mediated shampoo that I must bathe Uni 2x weekly, I was doing only once a week. Prednisone and chlorpheniramine tabs. Also got her annual bloodwork done, heartworm test, heartguard plus, and her nails did. LOL she was such a good girl. So far no scratching yet since she got the shot. Oh also that bump on her elbow, was a tick! Omg:eek: it was there a long time! I had no idea. Never seen one in real life before. :( So Dr wants to see her again in 3 wks to follow up. I really like this hospital. Dr stayed explaining options and everything for nearly an hour. For a bit over $300 not too bad. I felt like we were taken good care of. |
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