Wyatt has always seemed itchy, but I'm not sure what's normal having never actually owned a dog.
I mean, how often do they scratch? Rub their face on stuff? Roll around and scratch their back? Wyatt was doing really good for the first couple weeks and has been noticeably scratching his face more. I'm basically trying to gauge if he's being a dog or if he is still eating something that's bothering him.
My dog is very itchy but he has very bad allergies. He is constantly rubbing his face on the carpet and the sofa. He takes benadryl two times a day and often rubs his face raw. I have to get him to stop licking his feet every night in bed.
I read this as "How itchy is your dong". I may be getting old, but apparently I can still be immature, LOL. I need a nap and a tissue for my weepy eye.
My dog is allergic to fleas so really itchy. If there has been a flea on him within a week he will scratch himself raw. Benadryl, hydrocortisone spray and an itch soother for dogs from Burts Bees are always near me. My other dog scratches less than five minutes a day at various intervals.
My dog is allergic to fleas so really itchy. If there has been a flea on him within a week he will scratch himself raw. Benadryl, hydrocortisone spray and an itch soother for dogs from Burts Bees are always near me. My other dog scratches less than five minutes a day at various intervals.
This is helpful. How much would you say your allergy ridden dog scratches?
I do notice Wyatt is most itchy when he first wakes up. He has a whole night of itches to tend to!
What about head shaking? I notice that's picked back up again in the last week, too.
I'm going to die if he is allergic to peas. His old food was pea heavy, and H has still been giving him garden snacks. I told him to stop, to see if this subtle uptick in itching goes away. Although if it doesn't, I'm at a loss...
Head shaking could be his ears need cleaned or he has an ear infection. Do they look red inside?
Not really. He has a yeast infection in January, which was treated but I feel like it kept reoccurring. I brought it up to the vet and she said they were just waxy. I've been using a cleaner once a week since, but I notice the head shaking is back despite a recent cleaning.
Crash is pretty itchy, more so than my previous dog of the same breed. So I think it varies based on the dog. We give Crash Frontline and bathe him with some medicated shit the vet gave us, and it seems to keep it at bay. If he gets into something (he's allergic to certain types of weeds and crabgrass) we give him benadryl, but not everyday.
Head shaking could be his ears need cleaned or he has an ear infection. Do they look red inside?
Not really. He has a yeast infection in January, which was treated but I feel like it kept reoccurring. I brought it up to the vet and she said they were just waxy. I've been using a cleaner once a week since, but I notice the head shaking is back despite a recent cleaning.
My sister's lab gets ear infections fairly often and head shaking is the most obvious symptom. She also has several allergies, is on medication, and scratches herself multiple times per hour.
My dog is very non-itchy. I may see her scratching once a day or even less.
1 of my dogs was very itchy and had recurrent yeast infections in his ears (head shaking was constant). Switched the food to P.urin.a sensitive skin and stomach (or something like that) and he has been PERFECT ever since. So that worked for me!
My dog is super itchy. She has allergy issues and scratches/rubs herself all the time. She also used to frequently get ear infections and skin breakouts. We changed her to a hypoallergenic prescription food (that costs $70 per bag, ouch) and that cleared up her skin breakouts.
The routine that I have her on now seems to really work: -Bath every 2 weeks with a prescription shampoo -Ear cleaning every 2 weeks (hasn't had an ear infection since I've done this) -Apoquel daily and increased to 2x/day during flare-ups (tried Atopica and it didn't work) -Benadryl PRN
I know in theory she shouldn't need Benadryl if she's on Apoquel but I guess it is what it is. There were times where I felt like she scratched every waking moment of the day. She would keep me up at night scratching. Now she just does it occasionally throughout the day. I think she scratches more than a normal dog but it is such a huge decrease from what she was doing.
Post by Doggy Mommy on Aug 4, 2015 16:45:54 GMT -5
My puppy is 12 weeks. She still scratches at her collar and there's a spot on her side she is always biting at. It definitely isn't constant but maybe every hour or two? Sometimes she'll stop if I distract her with a toy.
My puppy is 12 weeks. She still scratches at her collar and there's a spot on her side she is always biting at. It definitely isn't constant but maybe every hour or two? Sometimes she'll stop if I distract her with a toy.
My dog is allergic to fleas so really itchy. If there has been a flea on him within a week he will scratch himself raw. Benadryl, hydrocortisone spray and an itch soother for dogs from Burts Bees are always near me. My other dog scratches less than five minutes a day at various intervals.
This is helpful. How much would you say your allergy ridden dog scratches?
I do notice Wyatt is most itchy when he first wakes up. He has a whole night of itches to tend to!
He itches at least ten minutes an hour when he has been exposed to fleas, even with benadryl and the sprays. He has had a yeast infection on his back from biting and that took a long time to diagnose.
My biggest problem is that the other dog does not notice fleas so I have to check her really thick fur often.
When I do clear the fleas it takes two weeks for him to slow down on his habitual scratching.
My O dog was super itchy for years. Finally we had enough because he would literally drive us crazy with the itching. He was allergic to wheat. Whoops. He developed the allergy when he was four. Poor thing.
Then my golden was allergic to beef.
They basically only can eat Fish protein food.
How did you figure all of this out? Trial and error or testing?
One of mine does a good bit of scratching and head shaking from time to time so I can't tell if it's a food allergy or environmental. I think it's more likely the latter, though, bc it's not continuous.
My O dog was super itchy for years. Finally we had enough because he would literally drive us crazy with the itching. He was allergic to wheat. Whoops. He developed the allergy when he was four. Poor thing.
Then my golden was allergic to beef.
They basically only can eat Fish protein food.
How did you figure all of this out? Trial and error or testing?
One of mine does a good bit of scratching and head shaking from time to time so I can't tell if it's a food allergy or environmental. I think it's more likely the latter, though, bc it's not continuous.
Allergy testing can be hit or miss.
Change up your dogs food with a new protein and carb source. It may slow or stop the itching, and that may be your answer.
My puppy is 12 weeks. She still scratches at her collar and there's a spot on her side she is always biting at. It definitely isn't constant but maybe every hour or two? Sometimes she'll stop if I distract her with a toy.
This comment is worthless without a picture.
I'm always happy to show off my puppy!! She's a 12 week old whippet named Isla.
How did you figure all of this out? Trial and error or testing?
One of mine does a good bit of scratching and head shaking from time to time so I can't tell if it's a food allergy or environmental. I think it's more likely the latter, though, bc it's not continuous.
Allergy testing can be hit or miss.
Change up your dogs food with a new protein and carb source. It may slow or stop the itching, and that may be your answer.
Yeah, I've switched it up a few times, including cooking for her exclusively, & it hasn't seemed to help. But, DH is such a sucker for their begging that he feeds her enough crap that it would interfere with my trial & error approach anyway.
Post by shortcake2675 on Aug 5, 2015 5:35:21 GMT -5
Eating chicken and peanut butter, Sanka (Pyr mix who loves mama more than his Pyr sister) itched all the time, chewing on his feet. Once we eliminated chicken in his dog food and the treats of PB, he rolls in the grass daily, scratches occasionally, but doesn't itch nearly as much and doesn't chew on his feet. Beamer the Newf scratched her ears all the time when she had yeasty ears. We used Blue Power Ear Treatment and put her on a fish based food. It solved the yeasty ears.