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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 12:05 pm Post subject: Itchy Dog
My old dog keeps chomping at an itch on his leg. He's down to the skin in a couple of spots, and he won't leave it alone. We've obviously given him a fresh flea treatment, so we think it's not fleas (could be residual itchiness). We've tried bandaging him up with ointment but he just chews it off. Any ideas?

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 12:06 pm Post subject:
Ringworm?

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 12:18 pm Post subject:
As you say, it could be residual itchiness. My pooch carried on chomping for a few days after Frontline treatment.

Jenna

Joined: 30 Sep 2005
Posts: 263
Location: Away with the fairies

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 12:21 pm Post subject:
Does he have pain elsewhere, eg arthritis or similar? Sometimes they will chew a spot as a kind of 'displacement activity' if they can't relieve discomfort somewhere else - usual spot is the front of the carpal joint (one of my girls chewed a bald patch there in response to an injury to one hip). Is he on any steroids or NSAID's?

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 12:41 pm Post subject:
mange? Our local foxes are mangy and it has been passed to our dogs in the past. It was a while ago so my memory of the details is hazy, but there was a treatment by injection they had which couldn't be given to some breeds of dogs ( collies?) as they had an adverse reaction.

Jenna

Joined: 30 Sep 2005
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 12:50 pm Post subject:

yummersetter wrote:

It was a while ago so my memory of the details is hazy, but there was a treatment by injection they had which couldn't be given to some breeds of dogs ( collies?) as they had an adverse reaction.

Ivermectin? (or however you spell it!!!) Would expect more generalised itchy-ness from flea/mite/allergy related causes though, not just a specific spot?

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 1:56 pm Post subject:
I was more looking for ideas to help stop him chewing (not including a lampshade) than a diagnosis. Thanks anyway.

sean
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 1:57 pm Post subject:
Vicks chest rub stuff in that case.

judith

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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 1:58 pm Post subject:
Saying "No!" everytime I caught him at it worked for me.

Jenna

Joined: 30 Sep 2005
Posts: 263
Location: Away with the fairies

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 2:36 pm Post subject:

Constant supervision and a lampshade (sorry) when I couldn't keep an eye are the only things that worked here. Stopped one of my others chewing a foot injury with a boot, but if yours is already chewing bandages off, that's unlikely to be any use either! If you do use something nasty tasting to keep him away from the current spot, watch he doesn't start up nibbling somewhere else!

Amputation?

(sorry, I'll get me coat

)

Castle Farm

Joined: 17 Sep 2008
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Location: Powys/Hereford Border.Near Hay-on-Wye

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 3:34 pm Post subject:
It may be the feed it is on. Some feeds heat the skin up and Westies are really prone to it. What is it fed on?

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 4:18 pm Post subject:

Castle Farm wrote:

It may be the feed it is on.
Some feeds heat the skin up and Westies are really prone to it.
What is it fed on?

Mostly "Bruno's Superchunks" and Tesco's value mixer.

Angel

Joined: 14 Jan 2009
Posts: 257
Location: Scotland

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 5:31 pm Post subject:
Rub the skin with menthol, lemon or citronella scented oils. Anything with a smell they don't like. Olbas oil seems to keep the puppy away from things here.. Be careful about putting it on broken skin though.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 09 10:09 pm Post subject:
lavender and tea tree oils in 1 to 20 almond oil .sprayed on win win ,anti lick and healing avoid wet and muddy washing the hound can help if prob continues vet visit

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 09 1:32 am Post subject:

dpack wrote:

lavender and tea tree oils in 1 to 20 almond oil .sprayed on

Is that OK on broken skin?

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if prob continues vet visit

Goes without saying (but doesn't hurt to say anyway).

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