We have a 16 month old boxer and female dog just lately when you stroke her back she uncontrollably twitches her skin and if you continue stroking starts using one of her back legs as if to scratch. We treated her 2 days ago for fleas but it seems no better.
2007-01-14 08:02:14 · 7 answers · asked by davnette.boxers@btinternet.com 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Hi Annette!!
My best advice to you is to bring the puppy to your regular veterinarian for an exam.
"Sensitive skin" - dandruff in puppies can be as simple as dry skin flakes which bathing and good nutrition and care may help with (if the puppy has been neglected) or it can be other conditions such as mites, lice, or seborrhea and skin infection which is best treated by a veterinarian.
Your veterinarian should be able to help sort through all the possibilities and provide you with the best possible treatment for the correct diagnosed problem.
Look article: Homemade Dog Skin Care Recipe
http://askedweb.com/askedweb/Homemade_Dog_Skin_Care_Recipe/
Jason Homan
2007-01-14 22:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she currently on any flea medications? If you do use a flea shampoo on a dog that already has had a monthly flea treatment, it may be possible to overdose, and therefore have this reaction. I know that this poisoning is much more common in cats, and normally caused when people apply dog flea products to cats. If this is the case- you probably wouldn't have a leg to stand on in court. This poisoning can also be caused by other insecticides, such as surface sprays, flea bombs, insect sprays, etc. It would be unusual for a dog to overdose on just the flea shampoo without having been contaminated with another dose of the poison coming from somewhere else (eg. flea treatment, insect spray) You would have to discuss whether it was the shampoo and only the shampoo that caused the problem, and then go from there. Once you have consulted your vet, I would definately contact Hartz and complain to them about the problem- even if it did work out to be caused by an overdose of using too many pesticides- there should be warning labels on the bottles instructing that these products are not safe for cats, not safe when used in conjunction with other pesticides, etc)
2016-03-14 05:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by Carmen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a food allergy. What type of food is she on? Try a sensitive skin diet or get a prescription diet from your vets. It takes about 3 months to show a significance difference. Food allergies show up mostly when dogs are young
2007-01-14 08:06:04 · answer #3 · answered by patsfan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I owned a female boxer that had an auto-immune disease that caused her skin to be very sensitive. Her skin was very dry and itchy and would get inflamed. It also had a tendency to get infected if she scratched. There was no cure and we kept her on steroids to help control the inflamation. Eventually the side effects of the steroids and the progression of the disease killed her. This started when she was approx. 10 months old. I would keep an eye on her and take her to your vet if she starts to scratch and the skin looks red and inflamed.
2007-01-14 10:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by bamagirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four Paws Magic Coat. A shampoo. It's a Natural Oatmeal Shampoo.
2007-01-14 08:08:05 · answer #5 · answered by bridget s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with a dearhound,it turned out to be a food alergy i was feeding a complete dry dog food based on wheat he was alergic to gluton. I swapped him over to rice based dog food with chicken and within two months he was a different dog.Always see a vet but hope this helps.good luck.
2007-01-18 06:33:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be dry skin - try adding some oil to her diet.
2007-01-14 08:10:20 · answer #7 · answered by anwen55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try giving her benadryl. the dosage is 1milligram per pound, so your puppy would probably only need a quarter of a tablet.
2007-01-14 08:10:52 · answer #8 · answered by mycatslinky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋