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cazzy 10-16-2017 12:04 PM
itchy dog
 
Hi all my little one started itching and biting near her bottom so she has been wormed anul glands done and flead but still itching but mostly at night i spoke to a vet through my insurance company she thinks the flea stuff hasn't worked and said she may still have fleas as not all flea stuff work called into my vets today they said had i also flead the house and i have not so done it today so see how we go but still don't understand why she does it mainly in the night what do you think guys

Wylie's Mom 10-18-2017 02:29 AM
How old is she?

Why do you think it's fleas?

cazzy 10-18-2017 12:30 PM
she is 9 and just assumed it was fleas as she dosent really itch that much so thought it was fleas biting her

Christineward 10-19-2017 05:01 PM
Hello there my name is Christine and I'm totally new to this YT... I know my tea cup Yorkie miss Vivian Rose is 7months and I take her religiously to get groomed every 24 weeks and she itches alot I took her n got Medicaided shampoo and use chai deep cond. And it seems to work well. They have told me that Yorkies have dry skin

cazzy 10-20-2017 12:49 AM
Hi Christine thank you someone i was talking too yesterday said that it might be dry skin i just dont understand why she scratches mainly at night will try moisturizing shampoo and conditioner tho thank you x

Lovetodream88 10-20-2017 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by cazzy (Post 4741799)
Hi Christine thank you someone i was talking too yesterday said that it might be dry skin i just dont understand why she scratches mainly at night will try moisturizing shampoo and conditioner tho thank you x
If there is no fleas it’s probably allergies not dry skin and the only way to make it better is an allergy medicine.

cazzy 10-31-2017 09:20 AM
Hi i had her to the vets just over a week ago he checked her all over no fleas everything fine she did have ear wax in one of her ears he said maybe thats why she was shaking her head a little he gave her steroid tablets for 5 days she stopped them 3 days ago now itching has started again just at night just dont understand it

Lovetodream88 10-31-2017 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by cazzy (Post 4742262)
Hi i had her to the vets just over a week ago he checked her all over no fleas everything fine she did have ear wax in one of her ears he said maybe thats why she was shaking her head a little he gave her steroid tablets for 5 days she stopped them 3 days ago now itching has started again just at night just dont understand it
I really think its allegies

Wylie's Mom 11-02-2017 03:41 AM
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Originally Posted by cazzy (Post 4742262)
Hi i had her to the vets just over a week ago he checked her all over no fleas everything fine she did have ear wax in one of her ears he said maybe thats why she was shaking her head a little he gave her steroid tablets for 5 days she stopped them 3 days ago now itching has started again just at night just dont understand it
Please learn about how allergies work in dogs:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html

sandy simpson 11-02-2017 05:11 AM
Dog food
 
I would see if the food is causing itching. My Jojo was itching. I changed his food and rubbed some coconut oil on his itchy leg. Also get shampoo. My vet told me to use hexaderm max shampoo. It helped. Right now he is eating lifes abundance dog food that I ordered on line. Real good dry food. Still using hills id wet food. Will change that. Hope this helps.

Lovetodream88 11-02-2017 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by sandy simpson (Post 4742322)
I would see if the food is causing itching. My Jojo was itching. I changed his food and rubbed some coconut oil on his itchy leg. Also get shampoo. My vet told me to use hexaderm max shampoo. It helped. Right now he is eating lifes abundance dog food that I ordered on line. Real good dry food. Still using hills id wet food. Will change that. Hope this helps.
Food allergies are rare

sandy simpson 11-02-2017 09:12 AM
Dog food
 
I had an itchy poodle and spent over 1,000 bucks to see a dermatologist vet. He said put her on a venison diet. Her skin got better. Some dogs are allergic to corn. My friends Yorkie is allergic to poultry. I would look into changing the food. I did read where some dogs itch on royal canin. Wouldn't hurt to check food out.

cazzy 11-02-2017 10:01 AM
thank you will be looking into food i think first i still just dont understand why only at night she will itch

cazzy 11-02-2017 10:03 AM
thank you sandy i'm going to go down the food allergy root first but also i have got some shampoo from the vet so will see how we go

Lovetodream88 11-02-2017 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sandy simpson (Post 4742333)
I had an itchy poodle and spent over 1,000 bucks to see a dermatologist vet. He said put her on a venison diet. Her skin got better. Some dogs are allergic to corn. My friends Yorkie is allergic to poultry. I would look into changing the food. I did read where some dogs itch on royal canin. Wouldn't hurt to check food out.
Food allergies again are very rare. If a dog was truly allergic to a certain food they couldn't have a food that was made in the same factory that made foods with the allergen because it would end up cross contaminated. If a dog had a true food allergy they would have to be on a prescription food that is made not to be cross contaminated. Like humans with peanut allergy's can not have anything made in a plant that makes peanuts or things with peanuts in them. Its the same thing.

Lovetodream88 11-02-2017 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by cazzy (Post 4742335)
thank you sandy i'm going to go down the food allergy root first but also i have got some shampoo from the vet so will see how we go
Please read the link Ann provided. Food allergies are rare and it is generally environmental allergies not food allergies. Please listen to those of us that have been down this road.

Wylie's Mom 11-03-2017 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88 (Post 4742338)
Please read the link Ann provided. Food allergies are rare and it is generally environmental allergies not food allergies. Please listen to those of us that have been down this road.
:) I don't know why most people always want to go down the food route first when it's the least logical route to go.....?!

Happens almost every time!

Lovetodream88 11-03-2017 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4742359)
:) I don't know why most people always want to go down the food route first when it's the least logical route to go.....?!

Happens almost every time!
Yep. Callie has IBD which is caused by food allergies. Before the diagnosis I tried every brand and every type of food and it never worked because they all come in contact with all ingredients used in that plant so a dog who as a true food allergy can’t eat any of those kind of foods. People just don’t get it.

ladyjane 11-04-2017 08:29 AM
I agree with Lovetodream88.....food allergies are not as common as environmental. Most vets do not start with food....that is a royal pain to do...and in the end, it is usually environmental. You can do blood work to see what she is allergic to, but I would only do that if I were planning on doing the injections to desensitize.

I don't do the testing any more. I have two pups with allergies right now...one of mine and a foster. They both have had injections of Cytopoint....it is a new med and is getting rave reviews. It does not have the side effects that many of the allergy treatments have.

This link below explains the percentage of food allergies in dogs. It also discusses symptoms of food allergies...and it discusses food trials. They are a pain in my opinion and if the poor thing is itching while you are trying different foods it is a pain for them...they have to be on the various foods for 12 weeks! Given the small percentage of 10% there is no way I would do it.

Food Allergies & Food Intolerance in Dogs

ladyjane 11-04-2017 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4742359)
:) I don't know why most people always want to go down the food route first when it's the least logical route to go.....?!

Happens almost every time!
Yes, because people believe everything they read on the internet! They don't care who writes these things....they read over and over that chicken and grains are bad for dogs. They don't look for research proof of such claims...they just believe it because some unknown person/ self proclaimed dog food expert said it. Makes me CRAZY. I recently posted a link to petdiets.com and was told the vet was trained by the dog food companies. I had to laugh...she has credentials that you can read on the site...and anyone with even half a brain would realize no dog food company would have paid for all of her education.

If I had a nickel for every person who told me their yorkie was allergic to chicken, I would have a nice chunk of change!
Illogical is an understatement.

ladyjane 11-04-2017 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4742319)
Please learn about how allergies work in dogs:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

zlumanglas 11-05-2017 09:36 AM
With my pup, she was on RC then she stopped eating that and I switched to Wellness then she stopped eating that so I tried Blue Buffalo. She did fine with RC and Wellness, but when she was on Blue Buffalo, her skin got really dry. Because of her dry skin, she scratched more. So I think the food they eat do have an impact on the itching -- in Ella's case, it wasn't an allergy (I think). I ended up getting her a cytopoint shot while I worked on getting her skin better. And cytopoint was great!

CentralNH 01-01-2018 12:03 PM
I still think REAL FOOD is far better than commercial dog food. My girl itched at night also...turned out to be laundry detergent we used for bedlinens. Now we wash our bed linens in vinegar , bakingsoda and water no more itching at night been months now. It is usually environment not fleas or food.

Lovetodream88 01-01-2018 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by CentralNH (Post 4747467)
I still think REAL FOOD is far better than commercial dog food. My girl itched at night also...turned out to be laundry detergent we used for bedlinens. Now we wash our bed linens in vinegar , bakingsoda and water no more itching at night been months now. It is usually environment not fleas or food.
I have my own allergies to detergent so we use the free and clear. I think real food is great to when you do home cooking but you have to be sure to use supplements and a recipe from a vet nutritionist.

CentralNH 01-01-2018 03:19 PM
We used free and cLear also but after 6 years she has become allergic to it.. cause of her itching


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