lizard@nbires.UUCP (LisaLynn Turboff) (03/21/84)
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My dog scratches himself and knaws on himself and it DRIVES ME
CRAZY. He started this morning about 4:30 and it woke me up from a sound
sleep. In Texas, I wouldn't have really thought about it -- I would have
thought it fleas or ant bites. But this is Colorado. Fleas don't exist
here, especially in the winter. I'm wondering if it's possible that he
has allergies. Has anyone had experience with this?
For background information, my dog is a 7 month old lab/golden
mix. I feed him Science Diet dry food, Science Diet canned, KalKan
canned food, rawhides and milkbone type treats. He also eats anything
he can find including cat turds and leftover garbage. I've been including
powered vitamin C with his breakfast and different oils with his dinner.
His coat looks great and he loves to swim.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Lisa
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udenva| uofm-cv | utah-cs | ut-ngp | ut-sally}!nbires!lizardishizaki@saturn.UUCP (Audrey Ishizaki) (03/22/84)
Regarding your dog's scratching/gnawing himself: my vet says it is very common for dogs to have allergies to various things. With my dog it is fleas. So, though we live in a fairly flea free area, just one bite can set the dog to scratching. Our current dog also suffers from dry skin, which sets him scratching. Our solution is to bathe him ~3 times a month using special sulfa shampoo available at the vets or a flea shampoo. audrey ishizaki hplabs!ishizaki
medley@uiucdcs.UUCP (medley ) (03/25/84)
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uiucdcs!medley Mar 24 15:44:00 1984
I've had that problem with a dog - the vet called the sores he gave himself
"boredom sores". apparantly some dogs just get into the habit of licking,
chewing, and gnawing, and there's not a lot you can do. He was given some
pills which were of some help. I suggest a checkup. Your vet will probably
give you the pills I was given, and they are more effective for some dogs
than others.
Good luck,
Dee Medley uiucdcs