Question by nananana batman!: Whats wrong with my doggy? ?
Last year my dad brought home a beautiful 3 month old puppy from our nearby animal shelter, he’s been the highlight of my life ever since. He’s goofy and fun to play around with, and is absolutely adorable. He’s believed to be a boxer mixed with a black lab with some Great Dane in there. Oscar is a pretty big boy, and thinks hes a lapdog which i find to be soo cute! But lately hes been acting weird, scratching incessantly and squealing each time he itches himself. My parents took him to the vet about a month ago for a steroid shot to calm his allergies down, which made him very lethargic but did work for about a week. There was no scratching or whining in agony, and we all figured he was good. Then he started doing it again, which we think might have been caused by his dog food. We give him half a can of wet food (which hes never had a reaction to) and then two large cups of medium sized kibbles. Previously, hes eaten all of it (and i mean every last lick) in under two minutes, but now he simply sniffs the dry food and walks away. Our vet believes he may have an allergy to his food, yet we have never changed it since having him because he seems to like it so much. Occasionally we will switch out the wet canned food from beef to chicken or to lamb, which he seems to LOVE. After giving him a lighter diet with dry and wet food for sensitive skin, hes still itching. He looks absolutely miserable, and it breaks my heart to see him scratching in agony like he does. Just recently, hes become withdrawn and doesnt enjoy cuddling anymore and tends to lay down in really odd places. For example, he used to lay out in the foyer where everyone would see him and bend down to give him a belly rub. Now, like literally at this moment, hes laying in a very small space between our dining room table and the wall, where its dark and most likely not comfortable. Anyone out there having similar issues? I need help

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Answer by A
You can all your vet and get a referral to a veterinary dermatologist. It may take some time and trial and error, but working with a dermatologist will help get this under control.

Good luck

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Question by Tennessee Girl: What do you think could be wrong with my dog?
I have a 2 year old female westie. She is overall healthy and up to date on her vaccinations, etc. No health problems besides normal allergies. For the past few weeks, she has been acting a little different. My husband says he doesn’t notice anything different about her, so I’ve waited before I take her to the vet. She’s been sleeping a little more than usual but still plays like normal when she’s awake. I’ve noticed she dreams quite a bit as well. Like, she’ll move her legs and breath heavy and bat her eyes, etc. while she’s sleeping. She also is shivering quite a bit. I know it’s cold outside, but she’ll shiver and I’ll feel her skin and she’s warm. Even her ears and nose will be warm. She also has been licking her female private parts quite a bit. I looked at that area the other day and it seems to be a little redder than normal. So I wonder could it be some kind of infection possibly? Should I take her by the vet in the morning you think? I just hated to take her and the veterinarian think I’m crazy for bringing her for such small symptoms. Thanks in advance for any answers.
I’m not relying on answers here. I’m simply asking suggestions, as it’s not a life or death situation right this second. I plan on taking her at 9am but until then, I’m just curious. I’m not that irresponsible.
She has been fixed since she was about 7 months. Thanks for the answers everyone. I don’t feel so stupid calling/stopping by the vet in the morning now.

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Answer by Heart W
Those are not small symptoms, take her. Vets hate people who don;t bring them in for something a lot more than ones who bring them in for nothing. Take a urine sample w/ you in a clean container.

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Question by digginit4: What is wrong with my allergic dog?
She is taking Temaril -P for about 9 months now but when she is off of it she scratches so hard she bleeds. I tried Wellness simple solutions for 6 weeks before it came to this. No creams, baths or sprays work. She breaks out in a rash on her stomach that will turn into a skin infection if she isn’t on medication. Now she pees all over the house and has developed a reoccurring bladder infection. She has a little blood down there but she is spayed. I feel so bad for her. Please help. Do you think an all meat diet would help? I cannot afford an allergist. Oh, she’s a white American Bulldog 2 years old. Mild allergies when she was young but became very bad last summer. We live in Jersey so we were hoping the cold weather change would help, but no. Thanks in advance
I have hardwood floors so cant be carpet but I do remember the food I gave her for 6 weeks strictly was Wellness simple solutions duck & rice. It was supposed to be for allergic dogs. I was thinking though that the only treat I gave her during the food trial was dried chicken jerky. I knew about the corn and wheat but didn’t realize chicken. I am going to talk to my vet about that other medication. I hate seeing what the temaril -p is doing to her body.

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Answer by thoven1190
Sounds like she’s allergic to your carpet, since you said the rash is on her belly. Poor baby; allergies are terrible. She might also be allergic to the grass in your yard, which she probably comes into contact with quite often, causing problems. Bully breeds are known for having delicate skin. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help I hope you find something that works for her.

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Question by animal lover 156: what could be wrong with my dog, have asked questions before, please help, dont’ know whats wrong, or vet?
my dog has had bald patches on her back, she has been tested for mange, ring worm, etc.. in parasites she tested for all internal parasites and external parasites.

they have cleared up, but now ALL her fur except on her neck and face, and feet is shorter, dry and thinned out.
she has half the ampunt of fur as she used to have her fur is thin and her skin is dry and flakey.
whats wrong
she has had special shampoo, she has to be bathed in it weekly its called ‘malaseb shampoo’ she has had 2 types of tablets but not working so she hasn’t got them anymore.
she is only 4, she is a staffordshire bull terrier, white with black spots, has had allergies all her life and as normal every year she gets ‘hives’ (lumps on her body,normal for her, gets them every year in summer’ but we don’t know whats wrong she had a vet appointment and they gave us a new bottle of malaseb shampoo and carry on using it weekly.
we have been using it for about a month already, she has also have some cream for when she has the sores from the skin scraping, but this shampoo is for the dry skin but what about the fur loss?

please help, she seems not in pain and her normal self, a sleepy, but jumpy when someone comes in, LOL, been like it all her life, still like a little baby and i don’t want it to get worse.
please help

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Answer by crissyp1987
vet

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Question by tyler Y: whats wrong with my dog? >< *edited*?
recently my 7yr old golden retriever has had a skin condition that was caused by “allergies”. he has gotten passed that and now hes starting to get a weird spots under his nose. i was hoping that someone knows what it is and we can cure it without going to the vet. thank you so much in advance. i would take him to the vet but its already cost ALOT for his “allergy problem” i am hoping that its not to serious and i can just cure it with something at petsmart. but heres a picture of what it looks like. its a little blurry but you can see the discolorationn

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj161/triedge33/100_0596-1.jpg

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Answer by pierced_chick123
You’ll still need to visit a vet.

Even with a picture, a vet would still need to take a skin scraping to determine what it is.

A lot of different skin conditions and rashes can all look teh same, but after some lab work is done that can help determine what it is.

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