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Poodle Scratching Too Frequently
Hi. I have a 5 year old female toy poodle who has been scratching
frequently since July. She seems to scratch under her mouth, collar area, behind the front legs and sometimes she'll turn around and start gnawing at her back. Then, right after the scratching, she'll sometimes shake herself off (as though she were wet). She had a skin scrape done but they couldn't find any parasites, fleas, etc. The vet put her on a special food diet (Royal Canin RC Sensitivity) for about 9 weeks. No improvement. I tried Benadryl (antihistamine), no improvement. An oatmeal shampoo for about 4 weeks, no improvement. The fur on her back is dry and coarse compared to her head and legs. I went to another vet to get a second opinion and she upped her Omega 3 capsules to twice a day (from once a day). As well, she gave her a shot of Ivermectin to see if that would help reduce the scratching. It didn't. She's also on a different food diet now (Medi Cal Hypo Allergy). The next thing on the list is a skin biopsy (done here) followed by skin allergy tests. There isn't a place here (or in this province) that can do skin allergy tests, so I'd have to drive 6 hrs to the next province. Could it be something environmental? I haven't done anything different in the house other than painting it in the summer (water based paint); which the vet said shouldn't be a problem. Anyone run into something similar to this before? This is driving me, and my poor dog, crazy. I've seen a product called Skin-Eze on the Internet. Does this stuff work as advertised? Any help greatly appreciated. Thnx. |
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So how do you determine if she has an obsessive compulsive disorder?
Sometimes she really scratches hard so it definitely looks like something is bothering her. |
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