Itchy Leg?
A few days ago we noticed Olive nibbling on her right hind quarters... it was something she hadn't done before, but she only did it once and then ignored it. Well, it's picked up in frequency and aggressiveness of the biting. Last night she was turning circles in her crate and wimpering while trying to bite it, and she gets at it when out of her crate at least once per half hour. What gives? What can we eliminate or add to change said behavior? We're going to bathe her when Jess gets home this evening, and we threw away some "organic" treats we got from the farmer's market already. We were also given some sample kibble by Nature's Select. As far as other food goes, we feed her Blue Buffalo Puppy, apples, and carrots... and occaisionally a piece of ice, because it's hilarious watching her try to eat it! Thanks for help and suggestions in advance!
Wally and Jess... and Olive
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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Get Olive to sleep on her side, use your hands to spread the coat and check her right hind quarters, do you notice any redness? open wounds? black dots?
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Permalink Reply by Wally, Jessica, and Olive on
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Not from what we can see. Her coat is so thick! No black dots, no redness, and no open wounds... :-/
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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Has she had a checkup recently? It could be worms, fleas, an allergy, or an injury.
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Just went last Friday for her 2nd round of immunizations. We're hoping it's just an allergy...
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Could be, but those were over a week ago. She started nibbling on herself on Thursday... I would think too much time has passed, but maybe not? She had one shot, kennel cough up her nose, and a banana flavored deworming squirt which she LOVED... ? Gee whiz, if we're this annoying about our first puppy, can you imagine when we have our first kid? Haha!
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Permalink Reply by Wendt Worth Corgi's on
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What type of weather are you having? Could be dry skin and she is needing more omega 3 and fatty acids in her diet. Salmon fish oil can help. Shedding will cause this as well. Sometimes just a good bathing and brushing will help. If there is redness or irritation to the skin then she is getting a hot spot. This can get ugly and need ointments for the area. Hot spots can be caused from flea bites, allergies, shedding, dry agitated skin. I've noticed just recently mine have been alittle more itchy the last couple of days. They are due to be groomed which this can cause it or the cold air we have and may need alittle more help in their diet. You can give a Benadryl to stop the itching and if its allergies will help to subside that and is very safe. I think you'll notice a big difference once you give her a bath with a hydrating shampoo. Whats suggested is to give a bath with Dawn liquid dish soap first to rid of her oil build up and then bath with a good shampoo. She will be super clean then. I like to use Miracle coat after grooming to keep skin in tip top shape. Last week when I groomed I did not use it and think thats why mine are itchy because of this dry windy cold air here. We spend quite a bit of time outside and running furnaces can be drying as well. When in doubt best to seek the advice of a vet though to make sure no mange, fleas, etc. Good luck.
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Permalink Reply by Carla on
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This same thing happened to Casey about 2 months ago. We thought she might have food allergies, so we switched her food, but she just kept right on itching and biting at her hind quarters and legs. I looked through her fur, but I couldn't see anything that was the matter. When we took her to get spade at the end of December, I asked the vet to take a look at her skin to see if there was something there causing her to itch. Turned out, she had Canine Lice! Thankfully, canine lice was very easy to treat (some Revolution and Lice Shampoo), it doesn't live off it's host for very long (lice can only survive about a day off a living creature) and most importantly, it doesn't transfer to humans (lice is species specific - unlike Fleas and Ticks!).
Even after the vet told me she had lice, I spent a good 20 minutes looking through her skin, but I still couldn't really see anything. The vet said the eggs should look like small bits of cornmeal attached to the base of her fur folicles.
That might be something to consider as well. I know lice is very common for dogs in Alberta (where I'm from) especially around this time of year.
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Permalink Reply by Kirstin on
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Based on my own experiences I'd say either fleas or a hot spot. If you feel the area and notice it's warm or the fur is sticking together it's probably a hot spot. This is essentially a skin infection which can be cleared up by an easy spray you get from the vet.
On a side note, my corgis LOVE bananas! (and oranges lol!) I use banana bits to administer pills, since they're soft and the dogs are so greedy they swallow them whole.
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Thanks for all the input! Reese's mom gave her an oatmeal bath and the problem went away! Seems like dry skin was it. Glad she's not nibbling anymore.
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