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Dakotazeb wrote:My 7 month old female Brittany has been itching, scratching and biting at herself since I got her about a month and a half ago.
Dakotazeb wrote:I picked up a 6 month old female Brittany 2 weeks ago. The dog had lived in an outside kennel until she came to us so we have been working on house breaking her.
polmaise wrote:More likely to be Lice as has been said.
It may also be an idea to ask the wife if she uses any powders or sprays on the carpet or fabrics ,air freshener's etc.
dog dr wrote:Have seen demodex a number of times, and they are actually pretty easy to find on a skin scrape. Sarcoptic mange are the hard ones to find, but they respond quite well to the ivomec, in my opinion. Ivomec will get demodex as well, but you have to give it every day. Also, in my experience if it was mites, the temaril P should have made things worse, not better. Since the Temaril P seemed to help, I would lean more toward an allergy issue. This is all based on my general experience since i havent seen your dog, but, common things occur commonly. Ask the vet about Apoquel. Or, try a Depo Medrol injection, and if that helps chances are its allergies. Something else to consider would be a "flea bite allergy". I know your on Frontline, and the fleas should die when they bite, but if the dog is allergic to the fleas saliva the damage is already done. Good luck, itchy dogs can be frustrating to treat.
Dakotazeb wrote:My 7 month old female Brittany has been itching, scratching and biting at herself since I got her about a month and a half ago. It's not fleas and I have her on Frontline. She also has no hot spots. It seems to be very general and not one particular area. We've tried some shampoos, adding oil to her food, and I also switched her to a grain free formula of dog food and none of that seems to have helped. I can't say the itching scratching and biting is excessive but it sure is more than normal. Any ideas or suggestions?
Meller wrote:What are you using for bedding? have you changed that?
Dakotazeb wrote:We've had numerous blood tests run (other than for allergies) and came back normal.
cjhills wrote:If your breeder refunds your purchase price, you should have to return the dog.
This should probably have been discussed before spending the money.
This would not be a breeding dog. not a lot of incentive for trialing......Cj
Dakotazeb wrote:cjhills wrote:If your breeder refunds your purchase price, you should have to return the dog.
This should probably have been discussed before spending the money.
This would not be a breeding dog. not a lot of incentive for trialing......Cj
As far as the breeder goes, I'm not going to waste my time and effort. So that's a mute issue.
Now, as far as not breeding the dog and not a lot of incentive for trialing. I did not purchase this dog to breed. Not that I might not, but in all likelihood I'll have her spayed around age 2. I suppose if you're into breeding and having a champion trial dog will increase the price of your pups then I can see your point. But that's not me. I run NSTRA trials for the fun and enjoyment of it. My last dog was a NSTRA champion and a spayed female. That dog and I had a blast. Hope to do the same with this one. It's all about FUN! Not $$$$$.
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