I just got an 8 week old chihuahua puppy, that has hair missing from scratching. What can I put in her temperarily to relieve this NON-STOP itching until her vet apt.? (Monday is the earliest hey can see her.)
2007-09-13 07:27:39 · 6 answers · asked by stephanie f 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I have two chihuahuas and it is the food you are feeding her she might be allergic to her food and it is causing the scratching . I now feed hollistic food and that is the only kind mine can and will eat without throwing up or scratching . But first off give her a bath with an oatmeal shampoo or an all natural shampoo and then get k9 advantix you can purchase both at petsmart . I reccomend you do this and you will see the itching stop . good luck .
2007-09-13 07:37:43 · answer #1 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My puppy scratches too and she is a chi mix (mut I know). We switched her food. She was on Purina One Puppy and we are just about finished switching her to Canidae. I think it may have been the corn or wheat, but I'm not sure. I'll find out for certain once she's on the new food for a few weeks. Seems like the itching is going away a bit, but she's not all the way on the new food yet, so hard to tell. If it's fleas, wet her down, lather her up really well with Dawn dishwashing soap, let it sit 15 minutes and rinse (extremely well). That killed fleas on my baby when I got her. Now she's on Frontline.
2007-09-13 14:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by cinney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a chihuahua puppy also and we found her a shampoo at PetsMart specially formulated to help with itching although of course now i cant remember what its called sorry! its in a yellow tube and smells like coconut!
2007-09-13 14:39:31 · answer #3 · answered by *iN LoVe* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walmart sells all kinds of wonderful products that help with itching. I also have a chihuahua that has that problem.
2007-09-13 14:37:25 · answer #4 · answered by Jessie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does she have fleas? If she does, the best I can think of for quick relief is using Dawn and sprinkling garlic in her food, to repel fleas.
2007-09-13 14:36:28 · answer #5 · answered by raticals.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use benyidrel 25 mg twice daily
2007-09-13 14:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by Richie K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋