Allergies?

[KeiGirl]

Originally Posted by gracielove

The thing you describe with the ears sounds very much like ear mites or yeast or both. The mites cause a brown crud in the ears and so does yeast. Has that cleared up. You usually have to treat longer than one week for ear mites.

I am concerned about a vet that would put a puppy on benadryl without even knowing what allergy he is dealing with. Did anyone mention the possibility of mange to you? It is a totally different type of thing than ear mites and has to be treated differently. She would have had to have been exposed to mange in order to get it. If there is hair loss around her eyes I would want a vet to check it out. The poor puppy cannot live on benadryl. Whatever the problem in needs to be addressed properly. Maybe a different vet? To check for mange the vet does a scraping of the skin and looks under a microscope. Ear mites have to be diagnosed by microscope also. You cannot see them with the naked eye.

I checked her ears yesterday and today. There's nothing there. Her ear isn't even red. There is no odor. But the hair inside has grown back some. I don't see crud or anything brown. By the time I took her to the first and the second vet, she had already taken the medication and was done taking it. Both vets looked in her ears and said her ears looked healthy. Neither mentioned mange to me. The second vet looked at her skin because I complained about the scratching. Also when I took her back where I got her from (before both vet visits), the guy looked at her skin and said her skin looks healthy. She hasn't been around any other dogs. She's the only one here. If she had mange when I got her, I would think it should be worse by now, right? I got her at 8 weeks. She's 19 weeks now. On her second visit to the first vet, I told him about how her ears had odor and that she was given the medication for mites/yeast, etc... He looked in her ears and said they were fine. I remember being relieved when he said it. Could mites hide where they can't see them through the scope? Maybe I should see a third vet. This is sooooo confusing to me and frustrating. I'm so concerned for her health it even bothers me when someone plays rough with her. I'm positive there is a change around her eyes. My daughter even noticed. I guess my husband's blind. Well, I do have photos up. I wanted to have a big close up for you all to see. Since I wasn't sure if I could add 900x600pixels photos here, I created a photo gallery on one of my websites. MyaMyMorkie I posted only 8 photos but they are from Feb, Mar, and Apr. If anyone of you don't mind viewing them and tell me what you think I would truly truly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

[gracielove]

I do see what you mean about the fur being a little thin above the eye. The skin looks healthy though. It could just be because she is growing. I don't see redness and that is what I would be concerned about.

Is she still scratching at her ears? If there is hair inside the ear canal you should pluck it out with your fingers. They sell a powder that makes it a little easier to get a hold of the hairs. If she is not scratching at her ears I would not think she still has mites.

[KeiGirl]

Originally Posted by gracielove

I do see what you mean about the fur being a little thin above the eye. The skin looks healthy though. It could just be because she is growing. I don't see redness and that is what I would be concerned about.

Is she still scratching at her ears? If there is hair inside the ear canal you should pluck it out with your fingers. They sell a powder that makes it a little easier to get a hold of the hairs. If she is not scratching at her ears I would not think she still has mites.

Sometimes she does. She rub at her eyes, she scratches on side of her face like under her chin, and she scratches the sides of her. I have some dog spray for itching but I don't give it to her much since she licks her hair sometimes. I don't want to hurt her plucking out the hair so I think I will let the groomer do it when I take her back. I gave her some more Benadryl this morning. I haven't noticed any scratching as of yet since giving it to her.