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Help! My puppy has skin rashes!

Sunday, August 24th, 2014

My puppy has skin rashes and he always scratches his skin until it bleeds. What should I do? What could it be?

Please help me.

Lorraine

Jersey City, NJ

Can my dog get lyme disease from a kennel?

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

I boarded my dog at a new place.   A few days after she got home she started limping and was lethargic.   I took her to the vet and she tested positive for lyme disease.

She is on antibiotics and is fine now, but I can’t help blaming the new kennel.  Could she have been bitten by a tick from another dog at the kennel and developed symptoms within a week?

Thanks.

Chlea

Is pyoderma in dogs contagious?

Monday, November 12th, 2012

My puppy has it and I’m just wondering, while he is being treated, should I keep him away from other dogs? Or is it not contagious?

Dog aural hematoma

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

Ruffa just developed a hematoma on the end flap of her ear. Actually, it takes up nearly half her ear in under an hour, about 2 inches long by 1.5 inches across.

Her appointment to be spayed and have her tumor removed is in 2 weeks. The vet insisted it be three weeks after her heat cycle. Is it okay to let the hematoma go that long?   We’re calling the vet in the morning, but can’t seem to find an answer on how long is too long.

Please help me with my 10 months old pitbull

Friday, July 27th, 2012

I have a pit bull dog, whos only 10 months old… When we first got him he never scratched at all but after several months he began to scratch. It started off mild & after a couple of weeks it became severe. He scratches and scratches, and scratches to the point were he bleeds, or begins to go bald in certain areas and it’ll look red and really aggitated; he has also become very sensitive to the touch and tends to whine from time to time if he’s in pain. He doesn’t like to stay outside long because of flies, nor does he like for people to rub on him a lot because it causes him to constantly shake. Also when he itches or shake large flakes that looks like dandruff falls off or sits on top of his coat. We try to keep him from scratching as much as possible but we also know how much it bothers him so from time to time we’ll give him some leeway to scratch, or else he’ll just sneak off and do it somewhere else. Another thing he does is bite scratch and lick on his paws until they become puffy and red; sometimes it sounds as if he’s eating himself alive which really disturbs and saddens our family to see/hear. The vet has told us that he does not have fleas and my family and I have tried everything from, rubbing him down with different types of oils to giving him baths every 2-3 days but still nothing has worked and the itching seems as if it’s not becoming any better. I don’t know if dogs can get eczema, can this be some sort of summer allergy because he’s never itched and scratched during the cold months, or is this just a bad case of some sort of dry skin reaction? Were all just really confused, and it saddens me to see that he has to keep suffering everyday. We really need some help/ or suggestions! PLEASEEE, or we may have to consider to just give him away to the pound :(.

Is there a home remedy for my dog skin problem?

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

I have a male pit.  He has fire red rash on his chest and swollen feet.  I already took him to a vet  and the staff said its bacterial infection. After medication his sickness went away but rashes are still there. I notice heat makes it more reddish.  I have many shampoo’s and different foods. Nothing works. Can anyone help me?

 

Ross

 

How do you know if a dog has a fur problem?

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

When I get home from work my dog always smells like he hasn’t had a bath in weeks but I give my dog a bath every other day. Does he have some kind of fur or skin problem?

 

 

Thanks,

Sue

4 y/o Basset with atopic dermatitis

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

I have a 4 y/o basset that has been diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. I don’t want to continue with the steroid treatment my vet prescribed because I know it has severe long term side effects.

I have him on antihistimines and I also have a teatree oil and aloe spray for his really itchy spots. We have also been giving him baths in oatmeal &  aloe shampoo and conditioner.

He just seems miserble as his antihistimines wear off just before his next dose time.

What can I do to help him?

The steroids had nasty side effects while he was on them.

I don’t want to put him back on steroids and I have an alternative medicine book on dog allergies but I don’t know what to do right now.

Any advice out there?

Thanks, Dori

After dog outside her face is swollen

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

I have a small 18 month old female collie. Around 20 – 30 mins after taking her out on an overgrown track (grass, nettles etc) her face began to ripple and swelled to more than twice its size within seconds, in front of my eyes.  Her eyes were ‘Chinese’ looking and she basically looked like a Staff Bull Terrier. She did not seem distressed, was eating and drinking as normal and swallowing and barking OK.  The swelling has gone down quite a bit this morning and she is still eating OK.  She has been up this track many times, but not for a couple of weeks due to the overgrowth.

Could this be a bite or sting?

Jacqui

Collie with dry, itchy skin

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

I have a 12 year old Collie with very dry skin itchy.  She’s always scratching and biting her lower back.  Besides wearing away her fur and driving me crazy, I’m getting concerned.

My friend suggests adding fish oil to her diet to help.

Does this sound like a good solution?  I’ve tried so many other solutions and nothing is working.

Thanks