I have a 3-year old female blue heeler (Australian Cattle Dog). Her coat is medium length and coarse, and she has a softer shorter undercoat. She does not have fleas or ticks, and (almost) never scratches up near her head. But she almost constantly scratches her back (just above the tail) and belly by chewing on them - to the point she is missing patches of hair. I've used itch stick, which is supposed to help heal the dry skin, soothe the itch and make it taste bitter to prevent chewing, but she just rolls onto her back and kind of does the twist until the medicine is gone. She also sometimes scratches her back this way. She's miserable and is getting scabs on her back from so much chewing.
Is it time for a neck collar that just won't let her turn her head back to her butt? I've used a cone collar before but she's smart and strong and the cone didn't last two days.
2007-10-30
10:22:05
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mrscjr
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