He's such a small dog that switching to regular raw would be quite cost effecive.
But several of the kibbles on the leerburg list have a grain-free variety (wellness, orijen, innova, prairie)that would be worth checking out. Prairie even makes frozen raw nuggets and patties that wouldn't cost too much to feed a small dog - probably 50 to 75 cents a day.
Well here's what I don't understand,
This dog has had this problem all summer you say. Well that's been about 3 months for crying out loud.
WHY hasn't this dog been to the vet?????!!!!!!!!
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Quote: randy allen
Well here's what I don't understand,
This dog has had this problem all summer you say. Well that's been about 3 months for crying out loud.
WHY hasn't this dog been to the vet?????!!!!!!!!
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I think the mystery of this poor dog has been solved, fleas.
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Quote: connie sutherland
The vet will take a "scraping" -- either scraping off some skin cells with a dull blade or lifting them with something like sticky tape. ... You will want to write down everything for the vet visit -- where he itches, the fact that you found flea dirt, and the ragged ear-edges. ... The base of the tail may well be fleas alone -- the ragged ears need a scraping.The dog needs a vet visit.
JMO. Ragged ears are classic for ear mites and other parasites.
What I will do for Quincey is get him a grain free food, and put him on revolution, which is against fleas, ticks, ear parasites, worms. This should do the tric. and take him to vet.
Edited by Jennifer Schnegg (08/24/2009 06:15 PM)
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Revolution always doesn't work against fleas. My dog was on revolution & still got fleas. Never saw fleas but found the fleas dirt & turned red when wet. The Vet gave capstar for 2 days & had to do a huge cleaning of the house. Itching stopped with in the 2 days & has mild itching now due to his allergies but that is being controled with grizzly salmon oil. He's totally off his prednisone & hydroxzine. So try the salmon oil & definately have him treated for fleas if you found flea dirt.
hi, I took Quincey to get ears out. The vet says they are ok. No inner ear mites. I didnt think to ask about other mites. When I got home, I called her back and said Q should also get a skin scraping.She said he did not. I know what Q hair usually looks like. She also said dogs sometimes have hair thing and changes in hair growth. I dont beleive her. What should I do. Go to a different vet for an opinion? I dont know if my vet will only do a skin scraping if there is an obvious bare patch or what.. It takes 2 1/2 years for Q hair to reach his chin from his ear.
Is he still itching all over, are his ears still ragged?
If yes then a second visit either with this vet or another one is in order.
And don't forget, you can ask for a skin scraping whether the vet thinks you need it or not, after all its your money!!
hi, he is not itching all over any more. I think it was the fleas and maybe food. In spots his hair is changing back into his puppy hair color he had when he was a puppy. That is a nice change after the grain free dog food switch. The hair has been slowly thining out and looking raged. Cant really say when it started.
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