Question by I Fart Tiny Sparkles PTssss** ™²: My dog is old and shes got a real bad itching problem, my family think they should put her to sleep ??
They think she is suffering . I tell them all dogs itch . they have her on prevecox for athritis pain, glucosamine for her joints. She has to take allergy medicine and thyroid medicine. We have to wash her 1 a week maybe more because her skin gets greasy and stinky . She also has really bad ear infections constantly and we have done everything the doctor prescribed to get them better.
PLEASE help ! I dont want them to put her to sleep . She still walks and kisses my face in the morning . she still wants her tummy rubbed . If we can just find something to help her ears and her itching then they wont put her to sleep !

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Answer by blondiefrank
I think you are bathing her too much. He skin may be dry and thats why it’s so itchy. Make sure she doesn’t have fleas and when you do give her a bath make sure to use something soothing for the itch like oatmeal shampoo or even head and shoulders.

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Question by tripperpup: My chihuahua keeps full body shaking (like they do after a bath) and I’m not sure why? 20-30 times per day?
Hi – my dog seems to have picked up a habit that drives me nuts. He full-body shakes (not shivering, but like how dogs shake after they get a bath) constantly – and I mean constantly. Today alone he shook 22 times. This has been going on for around 6 months now. I took him to the vet and he said it is probably dry skin, but he did not seem to take me seriously when I said how excessive it had become.

I give him regular baths with moisturizing, natural shampoo and he gets defurminated often. He eats Wellness small bites food and has no allergies that I know of. Could he have an ear infection? The only thing is that I never actually see him itch his ear or anything, and he never just shakes his head. It is always his WHOLE body.

The worst it has been was 38 times in one day. I am worried about how this could affect him (seriously, his brain must rattle around or something..)

Please help!
Thanks for the information so far. How often should a dog receive a bath? He gets one every few weeks now, but I live in NYC so he starts to stink if I do it any less (lots of walks and stuff). Also since he is so low to the ground I am constantly having to wipe dirt off his belly. Would it be better to use some sort of moisturizer? I also hear he could be deficient in some vitamin that is causing his skin to become dry…

Would a dog develop an allergy as he ages? He only picked up this habit in the past half year, and he is six.

He just wears a normal collar which has never bothered him before.

Thanks again for all the responses.

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Answer by Ruby Orton
If you are giving him lots of baths his skin might not like that. Or he could have eaten something that has made him shake.

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Question by izzy: If a dog is healing on the inside can they feel itchy?
Well My dog has a huge bump under her chin for a while now, her lip also would swell up too. They said it wasn’t cancer so it’s probably an abscess.. but she can’t go in and get her teeth cleaned because shes allergic to the medicine and gets majorly dehydrated and her heart races like crazy… so now I have to brush her teeth every day… all of the sudden the bump has gotten tons smaller.. also under her chin she seems to get really itchy and starts rubbing her chin on everything… and when i pet her under there her foot starts tapping the ground.. could this mean that she is healing on the inside and why its itching her so bad? or maybe something else… she does tend to get skin problems from her allergies as well.. but she doesn’t get itchy ones just irritated skin.. could it be just another skin issue? or her healing?

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Answer by Bill L
I’d say healing. Check with vet if it doesn’t stop.

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Question by John S: I have 2 pugs and they shed like crazy! Help!?
Are there any new solutions to the problem of shedding? They are my wife’s so don’t give me crap about how I should have researched the breed before I got them. These dog’s seem to blowout their coats daily. We bathe them once a week and brush them twice a week with the furminator, but it doesn’t seem to take more than 24 hours before the entire floor is covered in dog fur. We even bought a roomba just to help us keep up with the fur. We make their food with chicken, oats, and veggies. They don’t seem to have any allergies or skin problems. They’re both 19 pounds and the vet says they look great and its obvious we take good care of them. Anyone come up with any great shedding solutions? I don’t want to brush them everyday because it can irritate their skin.

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Answer by Scott
Brushing them daily with a softer brush than the furminator will help, while still using the furminator twice a week. Unfortunately, the pug breed just naturally sheds a lot.

Add: If you are using a good, moisturizing shampoo then bathing weekly isn’t a problem for dogs. It’s too bad the makers of Relief/Hylyte went out of business because they were both really good shampoos. Ultragroom is another good one that I, personally, like the scent of.

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Question by sunny: My 2 1/2 yr old mixed breed dog recently is getting big very itchy bumps he scratches so much. They are on his
They are on his side and mostly on his back. They are “clustered” maybe 6-8. He scratches them and they bleed. I have given him medicated baths, put anti-biotic cream, hydrocortizone cream, which brings some relief but they dont go away. Has anyone had this happen to their dog?
I have changed his dog food thinking it may be an allergy. He comes back in the house like that when he goes out to use the bathroom or just “hang out” in the yard. He doesnt get it from being in the house, only when he comes back in from outside. It isn’t ticks or fleas. If they were ticks I would see them would’t I and be able to “pull them off”? And fleas, I would be able to see them. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP

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Answer by Cavalier & Beagle Lover
Take him to the vet. It’s probably an allergy.

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