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09-08-2009, 11:58 AM | #1 |
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| itching??? wondering if anybody can help. Miracle has been itching for about 6 weeks now but I am not sure it's allergies. I am wondering if anybody has ever come across any diseases that involves itching, she is eating about the same, and does not sleep any more or less. She does not seem to be urinating as much as before. She just had her puppies 9 weeks ago, she is no longer nursing him and has not been for over three weeks. I have switched foods but this was after the itching started. I can't seem to relate it to anything. I have taken her to the vet twice now for the itching and he has given her steroids, with the second one being pretty strong and should have lasted a month but both times only lasted about a week. He mentioned an autoimmune issue, like lupus, I looked at the symptoms and with the exception of itching she does not have any of the other symptoms listed. Can anybody help, I am really getting worried.
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also do you think she picked up a mite from puppies as mites make them real itchy so maybe get a few skin scrapings as mites are hard to detect | |
09-08-2009, 12:50 PM | #3 | |
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She is allergic to dust mites, according to her previous owners but that is the only thing they said. I will be taking her to the vet and will ask for the six panel blood test. thank you
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| If she is allergic to dust mites you might want to ask your vet about trying her on an antihistamine first before dishing out $ for tests. Andromeda is allergic to everything this time of year and usually stays on antihistamines until fall. It takes a couple of days before they start to work, but once in her system, the itching goes 99% away. Good luck |
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09-09-2009, 06:28 AM | #7 | |
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Yes, I agree according to everything I read, I believe it is only an allergy and not Lupus. However, also, from what I read does not lead me to believe that it is food but I feel as though it is food if that makes sense. I have read that many are allergic to rice and I am wondering if that is the case, I swtiched her from Ceasars (which has no rice in it) to preimum food that Blue Buffalo, Nutro, and homemade trying to find something that does not bother her but is good and healthy, those all contained rice. The Ceasars she was eating was the puppy that has chicken and beef. The foods I gave her had did not contain beef but did contain chicken, lamb and salmon. The doctor wanted to wait before I really started to elimnate items from her diet but perhaps I will stop the rice and see how she does. What do you think? Before I take her in and have blood work done for no reason. If I look back it was about the time that I started with the preimum dog food. do you know of a preimum dog food that does NOT contain rice?
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09-09-2009, 06:30 AM | #8 | |
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I was giving her benedryl and did not do much for her. The steroids only work for about a week but from my personal experience even with steroids if you are inhaling or ingesting the allergy it will not work. I have many allergies to both food and environmental and am miserable this time of year also.
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Tootsie is now on a 1/2 tablet of Zyrtec daily...She eats Natural Balance Limited Ingrediant food and we switched to BioGroom Shampoo...She is doing much better now since her staph infection is gone...Still itching a little bit but not nearly as bad....
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09-09-2009, 08:41 AM | #12 | |
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Actually, I just talked to my vet and he agreed about the Lupus and said that he did not think that was the case but wanted to check for auto immune problems Lupus being one, that is connected with itching. I actually went through a battle of tests myself at the end of last year due to muscle pain and itching. they also checked me for Lupus. Anyway, I give my Vet a lot of credit we talked about switching Miracle's food and his first concern was to make sure she is getting enough carbs and proteins and was learly about switching to another chicken his suggestion was either the Natural Balance Duck or Vension formula and to see if I can see any improvement. He told me it could take 2 months unlike us where I saw improvment in two weeks. We are going to give her some steroids, (which I have on hand for myself) in pill form because the pill is less damanging than the injection, it's not as much. We agreed if there is NO change was so ever in the next two weeks I will bring her in. He is going to call and check in on Miracle in about 1 1/2 weeks. Which he continually has done through this process. He actually is one of the best vets I have ever come across. Thank you so much for your help it looks like both you and my vet have given me most of the same suggestions. I really hope this helps Miracle.
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I agree with you. I am going after work to get Natural Balance LID and start Miracle on it tonight.
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09-09-2009, 08:43 AM | #14 | |
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Question!!! Because this is probably a food allergy, should I start Miracle full force on the Natural Balance or gradually. I know you are suppose to gradually start new food but not sure since this could be an allergy.
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