peril Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Have a eight year old yorkshire terrier with itchy skin,if you wash him even in shampoo for dry skin it gets worse.Any one else had same prob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vidster Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Had a similar problem with my Staffie. She even went bald in a few places due to scratching. It seemed to get a lot better when i brushed her a lot, ie: 2x a day and really brush hard (My dog loved it anyway) PS....She is still the same to this day. I need to brush her constantly, or else....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrobbo Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Could this be mange? Suggest you take your dog to vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vidster Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Originally posted by redrobbo Could this be mange? Suggest you take your dog to vet. Mine defiantly wasn't mange. I tried everything i could buy but nothing worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I gave up on the lotions and potions the vet was charging a fortune for for our westie, and found that dettol or similar liquid antiseptic watered down and used as shampoo cured him pretty rapidly He did go orange first though! when the dead skin absorbed the antiseptic. The healthy skin didn't, so it was also easy to tell when he was fully cured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vidster Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Originally posted by Strix I gave up on the lotions and potions the vet was charging a fortune for for our westie, and found that dettol or similar liquid antiseptic watered down and used as shampoo cured him pretty rapidly He did go orange first though! when the dead skin absorbed the antiseptic. The healthy skin didn't, so it was also easy to tell when he was fully cured Thanks for the tip Strix I'll try that next Tara goes a bit 'flaky' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Originally posted by redrobbo Could this be mange? Suggest you take your dog to vet. Does mange actually exist? I thought it was a made up disease? That said, I have been wrong before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Originally posted by Kristian Does mange actually exist? I thought it was a made up disease? That said, I have been wrong before.... It does, and some strains of it are serious. It's caused by mites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Kiddick Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Our lad's rabbit has a similar bald patch on its' back where we've brushed him & removed what appeared to be a thick patch of dandruff. Currently using a soothing over-the-counter tea tree cream for pets - awaiting results. Can rabbits get mange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Could there be an allergy to something? One of the cats here at The Towers, Kizzy, gets bad dandruff is she has the slightest contact with fleas. As long as we keep the fleas at bay she's fine, but she has a definite allergy to either flea crap or the biting process itself. I'd definitely see the vet - if it is to do with fleas or mites then a systemic insecticide will do the job quickly and cleanly. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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