brutusmom
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- Apr 12, 2013
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Koa, and Brutus (RIP JUL 2011-APR 2013)
I haven't posted much because I usually read through a lot of old posts from other people and get answers but I haven't put an answer to this.
Koa is almost 8mo and had a flare up of itchy rash on his belly back in Sept. Then at the end of Sept went to the VET to get it checked out after my home remedies (coconut oil rub on belly, anti-histamine pill, and cortisone) didn't work. It helped a little but he just kept scratching at it. VET did a scraping for Mange, tested for Fleas, and found bacteria. So he went on antibiotics for 14days and got a dermatitis spray. Also thought it was food allergies and changed his food from Earthborn holistic Coastal Catch to Nutri Source seafood select which are pretty much the same ingredients except Nutri doesn't have potatoes. Helped for a little while and then he went back to scratching.
I woke up one morning in late October and he had opened up his scalp. It looked like he had scabies on his head. Took him into the VET AGAIN, and she ran tests and said no scabies, no mange, no fleas, just a bad bacteria infection. Sent me home with a steroid anti-histamine and more antibiotics and he cleared right up. He stopped scratching. Then about a two sundays ago, I mowed our backyard for the last time this winter and he spent the whole time laying in the grass chewing on his bone. Then his rash started up again and he's been chewing on his legs and paws.
At this point I'm unsure of what to do. I think it might be our grass. I hope he doesn't depend on steroid anti histamines because he can't take that everyday. As of right now, I'm going to give him a bath with his oatmeal based shampoo and hydrating conditioner, and wash his bedding and then try to sweep and vacuum any grass if any is in the house. We have a cone so he'll be staying in that so he can't do anymore damage. And is nails have been dremelled and has taken an anti-histamine (zyrtec) but I'm out to get more children's benadryl.
HELP!!!!!
Koa is almost 8mo and had a flare up of itchy rash on his belly back in Sept. Then at the end of Sept went to the VET to get it checked out after my home remedies (coconut oil rub on belly, anti-histamine pill, and cortisone) didn't work. It helped a little but he just kept scratching at it. VET did a scraping for Mange, tested for Fleas, and found bacteria. So he went on antibiotics for 14days and got a dermatitis spray. Also thought it was food allergies and changed his food from Earthborn holistic Coastal Catch to Nutri Source seafood select which are pretty much the same ingredients except Nutri doesn't have potatoes. Helped for a little while and then he went back to scratching.
I woke up one morning in late October and he had opened up his scalp. It looked like he had scabies on his head. Took him into the VET AGAIN, and she ran tests and said no scabies, no mange, no fleas, just a bad bacteria infection. Sent me home with a steroid anti-histamine and more antibiotics and he cleared right up. He stopped scratching. Then about a two sundays ago, I mowed our backyard for the last time this winter and he spent the whole time laying in the grass chewing on his bone. Then his rash started up again and he's been chewing on his legs and paws.
At this point I'm unsure of what to do. I think it might be our grass. I hope he doesn't depend on steroid anti histamines because he can't take that everyday. As of right now, I'm going to give him a bath with his oatmeal based shampoo and hydrating conditioner, and wash his bedding and then try to sweep and vacuum any grass if any is in the house. We have a cone so he'll be staying in that so he can't do anymore damage. And is nails have been dremelled and has taken an anti-histamine (zyrtec) but I'm out to get more children's benadryl.
HELP!!!!!