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| My dog has recently started itching. It's not fleas or ticks. It's a skin issue. Do you have any suggestions? I've used a soothing shampoo but it's not helping. She's rubbing herself raw. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Get her in an Oatmeal bath, soak completely for 30minutes, towel dry, don't rinse. And then let her air dry. An oatmeal bath every other day until the itching stops. Then go to twice a week. Then once a week.
ETA You can find oatmeal bath packets back in the health and beauty aids at walmart. It will say Exzema soothing oatmeal bath. It's by Equate and comes in ready to use packets.
Edited by IRunOnFaith 2016-11-02 5:53 PM
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| It could be a food allergy. Alot of dogs will scratch, lick their feet and legs, or in more serious cases lose hair. Ear infections are also a sign. If you aren't already, I would try something WITHOUT grain and try to stay away from any proteins with wings (chicken, duck, turkey, etc). And read the ingredients very carefully because alot of foods use chicken fat as a preservative that will still cause them to react. Taste of the Wild is awesome and easier to find than some other foods, as well as being decently priced.
I managed a corporate pet store for food sensitive pets for about 5 years. I have a ton of suggestions if you want to PM me feel free :)
Edited by TimeFlys885 2016-11-02 6:01 PM
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| My lab would itch all the time. I put him on Purina Salmon sensitive skin and stomach and after a couple of weeks he quit itching. |
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| Go to the vet and get her allergy tested or just the shot, its cheaper to do the shot and see if it helps than to test and go through all that and then buy the shot.
We bathe our bulldog in an anti-fungal shampoo from the vet, stops the itch too.
Oh, and Benadryl. Couple of pills(25mg) a day will help her out.
Edited by FlyingJT 2016-11-02 6:14 PM
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Location: North Dakota | If it's the first time it's been happening it can be seasonal allergies. Allergies with dogs have been terrible this year. I am a dog groomer and it seems like all I hear is allergy issues with dogs this year. I would give benedryl or zrytec for 10-14 days and see how your dog improves... I have my one french bulldog who has had terrible allergies all his life on some herbs to help his allergies. It works better than the benedryl ever did but if it was just a short term thing I would try the benedryl first. |
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Location: Florida | Are you feeding Purina dog food? Some dogs react to Purina with itching. Go for all organic, no dyes. |
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| I've taken her to the vet. Put her on mess 2x a day. It's helping but so expensive. She eats science diet dog food. The shampoo I've used is oatmeal based but I just got it and have only used it once. Maybe after a few more times it'll start soothing. Thank you for the ideas. |
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Location: on a hill | o yeah - 2016-11-02 7:42 PM I've taken her to the vet. Put her on mess 2x a day. It's helping but so expensive. She eats science diet dog food. The shampoo I've used is oatmeal based but I just got it and have only used it once. Maybe after a few more times it'll start soothing. Thank you for the ideas.
Get her off the science diet and switch to grain free. She's prob allergic to the corn in the food. |
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| What is a good grain free feed? |
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Location: North Dakota | Grain free is all there is too it. Many foods are claiming to be grain free but still have terrible ingredients. I have found fromm to be a good food for my two French Bulldogs or also grandma lucys freeze dried food is also a good one I've had good luck with. |
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| I can get taste of the Wild at tractor supply. I'll try this. Maybe the science diet isn't working for her. I haven't been feeding it that long so maybe that's the cause.
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Location: Pacific Northwest | My lab had terrible skin problems. I switched her to Taste of the Wild (Pacific Stream flavor), and then she had a prescription shampoo & leave-on lotion from the vet. When she would start to itch I would bathe her and apply the lotion, and give her a Benadryl. As long as I stayed on top of it she wouldn't scratch herself raw. If I let it slide even a little she would chew bloody holes in her legs and scratch holes behind her ears.
I work at TSC. If TOTW seems too expensive, the store brand 4Health are all no corn, no wheat, no soy. And the ones in the darker bags are completely grain free. I've never personally fed 4Health but it's by far our top selling dog food. |
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| If it's a food allergy it will take some time to notice a difference. I would give it about a month and if your dog is still itching I would say it's something else. If you feed treats and the allergy is bad you should switch to grain free treats too. |
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| I just switched mine to the 4 health and they love it! My only complaint is that they mislead you a little with the bags. |
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Location: Florida.. | she probrably needs meds if its raw in areas.. steroids and or antibiotic= convenia shot .. |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | One of my dogs has had it so bad he lost much of his hair. We tried everthing, grain free, sensitive dog food, sterioids, finally a new product was released this spring it is called Apoquel. One bottle cost me $160.00. Its expensive but worth it, it works wonders. I have to feed 1/2 pill twice daily. Friends I know feed 1/2 pill ever other day with no problems. Dosage is based on severity of symptoms. He is a much happier dog and his hair is growing back. |
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Location: South Dakota | Adding Coconut Oil to a quality dog food, seems to help my Blue Heeler. |
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| The vet put her on Apoquel 2x a day. And after just a few hours she itching so bad. |
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| TimeFlys885 - 2016-11-02 10:23 PM
I just switched mine to the 4 health and they love it! My only complaint is that they mislead you a little with the bags.
Do you mind explaining mislead? |
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