Hi Crystal! What's the name of the spray that worked for you? It would be good to know, just in case, since flea season has started here to. Gigi had the dry skin, dandruff, but it wasn't the itchy type. I used a shampoo for dry skin and I give her Liperderm in her food every day, it's loaded with Omega oils and the combination has really worked for her. Her fur is coming in longer and softer and thicker then when I originally got her.
-------Original Message-------
From: Crystal Thirion
Date: 5/13/2011 11:02:29 PM
To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Desi Visits the Vet AGAIN
My chi Taco has a flea allergy and he also has really dry skin. His dry skin
will get itchy and he will chew and scratch until he bleeds.. I got a
moisturizing spray from petsmart and massage it into his skin and he stops
chewing. Desi probably has different issues, but the spray might relieve his
itching.
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(♥) Crystal (♥)
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On May 13, 2011, at 2:42 AM, Joan Croft <joan_cr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I was holding him and took the e-collar off. The minute that I turned the
other way, he started to chew. I just put the spray on him. The base of
his tail is a little pink but it is actually his anus that is really red;
and not to be too graphic, when I sprayed it the anus was having muscle
spasms. My friend said that it is an antiseptic, and so I imagine it burned
I just gave him the antibiotics, will finish reading emails and then me and
my babies are going to fall asleep in the recliner chair where I can make
Desi more comfy than being in bed.
From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Peggy & The Girls
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:01 PM
To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Desi Visits the Vet AGAIN
Joan, the soft donut type of e-collar is so much better for them. It looks
like a life preserver on them and cushions their neck and head
so they can sleep and eat and drink better. It closes with velcro, and their
collar, and is so much easier to put on and off too. I bought the Chi size
at Petco, the kid that works there blew it up using his bike pump, They are
difficult to blow air into, so the bike pump or any device like that will
work. Gigi really didn't mind it at all, as it felt like a neck pillow to
her.
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-------Original Message-------
From: Joan Croft
Date: 5/12/2011 9:03:42 PM
To: Joan Croft
Subject: [Chihuahuas] Desi Visits the Vet AGAIN
Hi all,
This morning Desi was chewing on the base of his tail…so I thought. This
would not have struck me odd because he is a habitual groomer. Always
licking his paws to clean his eyes and face and licking everywhere else too.
However, every time that I looked at him, he was chewing the base of his
tail and he would even walk funny and then be trying to turn his head while
standing and walking to try to get his tail. I took him in the bedroom and
put him on the bed. He wouldn’t let me look (probably thinking ‘Mommy, you
are embarrassing me!’) I did manage to pry his tail from under his legs and
I could see that he was wet from all the biting and licking on the fur…but I
also tried to see if there was something else wrong in his rectal area, but
I have to admit that I don’t think that I have ever inspected him there…I
guess I thought he would like to keep his private parts private. I gave him
some Benadryl and two hours later he was still chewing. I had to think long
and hard because I don’t want to be too protective and take him to the vet
for nothing. So, I called Judy to ask her what she thought and she
confirmed that I should take him to the vet.
So, because Dolly & Desi will not go anywhere without the other, I had to
get them both leashed up and in the car. We got to the vet’s office and
Desi usually wants me to hold him, but he didn’t today (probably afraid I
was going to look at his private part again!). We waited for Dr. Bullard
and he took him to the back to check what was wrong. They expressed his
anal glands and then he examined him…he has some sort of rash (and the vet
didn’t know what may have caused it) and I don’t know if Desi is rubbing
across bushes or weeds or what. I have a pretty good idea of where he is in
the house, but he doesn’t stay out long enough to do too much harm. However
he has been going to the planters and watching birds lately. Maybe he
might be allergic to lantana. He may have brushed against one of the taller
weeds…I really don’t know. So, just being off antibiotics for 4 days, Desi
has to take them for another 10 days and I have some Gentocin topical spray
to spray on the area every 12 hours. And…the part that Desi hates more than
people looking at his rear end, he has to wear the e-collar. I have a few
here because I don’t throw them away (thank goodness) and I took a bandana
that is white with red and blue stars to thread through the spaces so he
looks better than when they use that stuff that looks like old pantyhose.
The vet wants to see him in a week. I will be in the hospital but Desi will
be boarding there at the Animal Hospital so they can just take him to Dr
Bullard so he can see how he is doing. This is the third thing in a little
more than a month with him…first the eye infection; then the mouth all
scratched up; and now the butt rash.
I just fed him piece by piece because he can’t play with his food toys with
that e-collar on. It is a good thing because he is not remembering to
chew…after all that work. But, one piece at a time is better than when he
ate the whole ¼ cup in 5 seconds.
So, I am going to go and buy some Activia and give it to both of mine…I will
go back and read how much Scott said to give them. I really don’t need him
getting intestinal issues because he has no more good bacteria in there.
I really hope that he gets better soon. I hope that when I am ready to
bring him and Dolly home, that Desi won’t have to be wearing that
e-collar…not sure it is a good idea for him to be around my skull after
surgery when he is wearing that thing.
Good night to all…off to the store and then maybe a minute’s rest for the
wicked.
Joan
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