Please help me, I have a white and cream 9 year old Shitzu that is suffering from skin irritation ......?

Question

I have all kinds of tests with the vet..he does not have allergies, he is not stressed. Its almost like a yeast infection underneath his arm pits. He spends all day licking and biting. The benedryll lotion and pills don't even touch it please help

Answer 1

What does your vet say??????

Get a second opinion from another vet if you don't like the vet you have now.

Good luck

Answer 2

I have a puppy that was in and out of the vet's office for something similar. He bit and itched his skin so much that he had bald spots. I learned, after all the benedryl and pills and tests and shampoos and whatnot, that dogs can have extremely sensitive skin, even more so than you and I. A dog can get one little flea on him and go berserk for hours, tearing up his skin, trying to get relief. It was not until I used the Frontline on him that his itchy skin got better. I also do not shampoo him too often. I use an oatmeal shampoo on him every two weeks. Try Frontline for a month, and see if that does not help. You will note the difference in 3-4 days, if you use as directed. You get it from your vet. (I tried similar remedies, but they were not effective--stick to this name brand). Poor thing. I hope he finds relief soon.

Answer 3

I agree 100% with LA_P on the food issue. I have switched 2 dogs to all natural food, Royal Canin, and had 2 friends do the same. Crockett had hot spot and excessive shedding. After switch, neither! Rugby's dandruff went away, Sophie's allergies went away and energy went sky high. Brindey is doing great. I will never feed Purina or grocery store pet food again. If you search online, the nutritional value is darn near nil on grocery store pet foods, we are feeding our animals the equivilent of cardboard. I would rather have my pet have a happy healthy life with satisfying meals, and also save on grief (shortened life) and vet bills later! They are loading grocery store pet foods with preservatives that are highly supsected of causing cancer in our pets! Iams, Science Diet, One, etc.

Answer 4

First of all if I was dealing w/ this I would find another vet. He should be helping you discover what is going on with your dog and giving him medication to help with his situation not just doing allergy tests. Your dog has got to be miserable!! Since I don't have much info on what all has or hasn't been done and what else is going on, here is a site for you to do some research. I hope it helps give you some additional clues to what may be going on. http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/itch.html

Answer 5

I don't know if this will help your shihtzu, ours didn't have skin irritation, but scratched and licked a lot so when we give him a bath we put epson salt in his bath water. It seems to sooth his skin and makes his hair really soft...He doesn't lick half as much after these baths! We just let him stand in the water, which goes up to his belly and get the epsom water all over him, then bath him with johnsons no tear baby shampoo.

Answer 6

my dog had a similar condition and I also thoght it looked like a yeast infection. I went to our local feed store and got a product called " happy jack kennel dip II" you dilute like 2 tbls in a gallon of water and put the dog in the tub and pour it on them. It stopped the itching immediatly and started clearing up the infection within a day or two. you can also buy this product online at redhillgeneralstore.com you can also use this to treat the dogs bed and the yard. Good luck to you and you dog.

Answer 7

I would find a new vet and get a second opinion. You might call around to see if there's one in your area that specializes in or has a good deal of experience in skin conditions for dogs. If your vet doesn't see that kind of thing much, it wouldn't be unusual for him to not be able to figure it out, but he should be referring you to someone who might be more qualified.

Answer 8

helloMy Shih Tzu Petra(passed away 5 years ago an old lady)Had a similar thing on her back,my vet and a friend of hers from another practise could not get to the bottom of it. then one of the nurses suggested tea tree oil spray.Available from pet shops she said it might be worth a try, as it had worked for her German shepherd who chewed himself raw through eczema .it worked! Petra still had the odd bout of it now and then. but it always got rid of it. I always keep a bottle now just in case for my other dogs.

Answer 9

does he lick and bite until there is a raw spot? my dog did the same. it was what they call hot spots. i had to do 3 things. first,i had to get paramite dip,sold at vet shops. it treats the spots like mange then, i got benadine hot spot remedy and rubbed it on the spots, theni sprayed hydrocortisone spray on them to keep them from itching. in two days the hair was growing back. i hope this helps.

Answer 10

it may be a food allergy. if your feeding the typical grocery store kibble(purina,science diet, eukanuba) they're all high priced garbage. have ur vet test the skin for infection and then switch to a high quality dog food.