Question by pokey4021: what is best treatment for skin allergy, excessive licking and sometimes smelly ears in springer spaniel dog?
My Vet has prescibed predisone 25 mg for 52 lb. dog. To be taken periodically for what we think is an allergy. Vet said to give dog break from meds, then resume in a month or so. It takes about 6 weeks for the dog to develop symtoms again. Tresaderm is prescribed for the ears. I also use a preventitive ear Flush.
He eats Maximum Nutrition Lamb and Rice for adult dogs, 2 to 3 cups a day. He is somewhat lethargic now, could be due to the time of year – winter – which means we don’t go out on as long of a walk as in summer. But the licking has caused his hair to be brown on paws. I am told this is due to an ensyme in the saliva. He is white and liver and tan normally. When he is allowed to run free outdoors he will eat duck, horse and chicken droppings and eggs from our free range poultry. He will go after and eat toads, squirrels and anything he finds. Now it is winter, so those “treats” are not available to him. So tell me; Is he lacking something in his diet? Thanks!

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Answer by Samm
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Question by Just Curious: Dog excessive itching?
My vet told me to purchase bendryl and give them a pill in the morning and at night, but is there any other things that may help such as creams or wipes? Or any ideas what it may be other than allergies. (we ruled out fleas since they’ve been flea treated, and flea bathed, and no sights of fleas)

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Answer by Leah
My cat had this problem and guess what, it was food allergies. We had to switch her to a wheat-free food and that did the trick.
Sometimes allergies just develop, so even if you’ve fed your dog the same food for quite a while, it still could have become intolerant to wheat. I’d try switching the food.

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Question by pokey4021: What is best treatment for skin allergy, excessive licking and sometimes smelly ears in springer spaniel dog?
My Vet has prescibed predisone 25 mg for 52 lb. dog. To be taken periodically for what we think is an allergy. Vet said to give dog break from meds, then resume in a month or so. It takes about 6 weeks for the dog to develop symtoms again. Tresaderm is prescribed for the ears. I also use a preventitive ear Flush.
He eats Maximum Nutrition Lamb and Rice for adult dogs, 2 to 3 cups a day. He is somewhat lethargic now, could be due to the time of year – winter – which means we don’t go out on as long of a walk as in summer. But the licking has caused his hair to be brown on paws. I am told this is due to an ensyme in the saliva. He is white and liver and tan normally. When he is allowed to run free outdoors he will eat duck, horse and chicken droppings and eggs from our free range poultry. He will go after and eat toads, squirrels and anything he finds. Now it is winter, so those “treats” are not available to him. So tell me; Is he lacking something in his diet?

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Answer by DENISE
try calamine lotion

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My Vet has prescibed predisone 25 mg for 52 lb. dog. To be taken periodically for what we think is an allergy. Vet said to give dog break from meds, then resume in a month or so. It takes about 6 weeks for the dog to develop symtoms again. Tresaderm is prescribed for the ears. I also use a preventitive ear Flush.
He eats Maximum Nutrition Lamb and Rice for adult dogs, 2 to 3 cups a day. He is somewhat lethargic now, could be due to the time of year – winter – which means we don’t go out on as long of a walk as in summer. But the licking has caused his hair to be brown on paws. I am told this is due to an ensyme in the saliva. He is white and liver and tan normally. When he is allowed to run free outdoors he will eat duck, horse and chicken droppings and eggs from our free range poultry. He will go after and eat toads, squirrels and anything he finds. Now it is winter, so those “treats” are not available to him. So tell me; Is he lacking something in his diet?

My vet told me to purchase bendryl and give them a pill in the morning and at night, but is there any other things that may help such as creams or wipes? Or any ideas what it may be other than allergies. (we ruled out fleas since they’ve been flea treated, and flea bathed, and no sights of fleas)