Question by tarra: What else can I give my dog? She has Malassezia Pachydermatis Dermatitis?
I bath my dog twice a week with Malaseb Shampoo. I got my rescue dog 11 months ago, she is 22 months old now. I give her 1 capsule of Candida Clear a day, Duraflora capsules to help keep good bacteria in her gut, brewers yeast, Coconut oil, Cold Compressed Flax seed oil capsules (1 twice daily).

She is an extremely fuzzy eater, I have managed to get her to eat dried food (Petsathome) own make with prebiotics and probiotics, I have to add butchers canned gluten and wheat free tin to it or she won’t eat the dry the food.

The vet is very impressed with her coat and says her skin is doing well. Does anyone know how to keep your dog free of yeast? Any advice in relation to the disease would be appreciated. I give my dog Benadryl 8mg twice a day, they last 8 hours the tablets, these control the itching due to the dust allergy. Is there anymore I can do for my dog? I give my dog Zylkene tablets, these stop her from self harming due to her past anxiety.

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Answer by Christopher S
Whatever your vet recommends.

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Question by Pug?Bug: Has anyone else had to give their dog a chemical bath to clear demodex mites?
My poor little guy is one year old and is suffering quite badly with demodex mites.

Skin scrapings and testing has shown a high level of mites as well as a yeast and bacterial infection. He has been undergoing a course of treatment over the past few months which has helped his symptoms – but not cured them. The bacterial infection and yeast infection has cleared but the mites remain!

My vet thinks the underlying cause of it may be an allergy. However, he wants to treat the mite problem first to make the dog more comfortable and to see if the problem could just purely be the mites before we start the costly process of testing for allergies/diet testing.

To treat the mites, my vet gave ‘advocate’ as treatment. This was supposed to clear the mite problem up with 4 uses (one pipette a month). We are onto the last pipette now and while he does not scratch/lick/bite himself as often, at times he still appears uncomfortable. At my last visit to the vet, the mite number had dramatically reduced, but he still had live mites on his body and so the vet mentioned that our other option could be a chemical bath. He is reluctant to give my dog this treatment as it can often have horrible side effects for the dog. Has anyone else used this method of treatment? If so, did it work? did it effect the dog badly? did it prevent the problem from returning?

We are back at the vet in the morning for another skin scraping to look at the number of mites on his skin and discuss where to go from here, just wanted to hear from first hand experience what this ‘chemical bath’ was like.
My vet will be the one giving my dog the first bath. He wants me to stay at the surgery with him while he washes the dog to show me how to do it properly and how much to use. He said he will make up a solution in bottles for me to take home which will be safe to put straight on without me having to add water etc. He has checked with the manufacturer of the product that it is safe for use on pugs as he knows the treatment can’t be used on chihuahuas (I don’t know why?!?) Apparently I will have to wash him every 2 weeks for 2 months with it?

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Answer by Infinitely Superior
DIPS DON’T FREAKING WORK!!!
Ivomec,though not “labeled for use” in dogs DOES!

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Question by darkangel154: can I give benadryl to my dog for her allergies?
My basset hound suffers from seasonal allergies; is it okay to give her a benadryl capsule in her food?

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Answer by Anna L
Yes, but talk to a vet about the correct dosage.

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Question by JOSHIE: What can I give my dog that has allergies?
ok i have an 3 1/2 year old pit bull and she has grass allergies and well i think that is it she brakes out every time the grass gets done getting cuty and fresh every one says give dogs benadry or what ever ok my dog in like 50lbs so how much would i give her and where can i get it .. and just to let u know she has bumps an her sids or sores but again only gets them when the grass is cut and just started getting them for the first time ever startes like a week ago would it be the flowers that come out this time of year , like i said she has never had them befor and nothing has changed same food water every thing just the bumps unless she was playing in an aint hill …

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Answer by Kait G
If you give her benadryl, make sure you get the regular kind, not any special flavor, not the liquid, and DEFINITELY not the kind that is meant for colds, flus, etc.

You can give her half of a pill, and if that does not work than one pill (one pill is 25mg). It may make her groggy, so she should be attended to. If one pill doesn’t help her, then you really should get a prescription allergy medication for her. Dogs, as well as humans, should not be given benadryl every day as not only does it make them tired (2 pills and I am out cold haha), but they can become dependant on it (not addicted exactly, but the symptoms will be worse whenever they don’t take it.)

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Question by Cybi: Have you ever had to give your dog an enema?
We have a dog with severe problems with her butt right now. She was diagnosed with limber tail; the symptoms seemed to fit the bill, but now the vet thinks he was wrong. She cannot poop naturally and is in pain when she tries. After a week of medication, and two enemas by the Vet…no progression into healing. Now after X-rays they have sent to the radiologists the vet still has no idea what is going on with her. After an incident two months earlier with her butt, he suspected food allergies so we changed her food to an “expensive good” brand. The vet told us that was a crap brand despite what the media said.

Now starting yesterday, we are home cooking her food from here on out to see if we can eliminate food allergies before we pay for a colon biopsy and other extreme issues. Until then, we have to give enemas to our dog if she still can’t pass bile. The vet said he would help us out, but I wanted to see if any owners here have any tips or advice as well.

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Answer by greygarious
Since the base of the tail is painful, you’ll need to lift it very gently and no higher than necessary to insert the enema nozzle. I would use the hose and nozzle that comes with hot water bottles rather than a bulb enema. That way you should be able to administer the enema while she is lying on her side. Keep her in that position for at least 3 minutes so it can take effect. Also, I would give her docusate (Colace, Dulcolax), which is a stool softener.

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