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If you read the Scottish Terrier and Dog News in newsletter or RSS form, you might not have seen all the comments about skin allergies on the original post about ailing Smokie. Readers also emailed many helpful suggestions which I plan to bring together into one post some time in the very near future.
Thank you very much, everyone, and we will wait to hear what happens with Smokie while wishing him a full recovery.
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Dear readers,
I thought I should give you an update on Bridget’s itchiness. We went back to the vet and saw another doctor, who said he didn’t think her itching was due to allergies as she did not have some of the more common symptoms. Instead, recommended Bridget have a medicated bath. As far as I can tell, that’s just a bath with very expensive shampoos (1.Vet Solutions Canadian Medicated Shampoo and 2. Aloe and oatmeal skin and coat conditioner) and lots of rinsing to make sure all grease and dirt is removed. You can do it yourself if you do such things, which I don’t, or have the vet or your groomer do it.
We did it at the vet and it seems to really have drastically reduced the itching as well as make me feel rather dumb.
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To treat her itching, Bridget the Scottish Terrier has been on Prednisone since last Friday. It works, but it’s one of those drugs that send you into a cold sweat just reading about the possible side effects.
The vet said Bridget will most likely stop itching once the first frost hits, which it did earlier this week, so I’m wondering if we even needed the Prednisone.
Also, Bridget is supposed to go in for a medicated bath sometime over the next week or two.
Thank you again everyone for your advice and suggestions. They were much appreciated.
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Thank you again to everyone who contributed their valuable advice about how to cure poor Bridgets’s ongoing itchiness. I changed her food the next day and, believe it or not, it seems to have helped. We also have a vet appointment scheduled for Friday so I’ll have more information after that.
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Poor, poor sweet Bridget the Scottie dog. She is so itchy. It is worst around her hind legs and lower stomach. When she stands, she brings her leg up to scratch and when she sits or lies, she is constantly biting at herself.
She had a bout of this a year ago and it ended up being cured when the vet put her on antibiotics for kennel cough. Earlier this summer, when she started scratching again, I had the vet check her out, he didn’t find anything and suggested it was some kind of seasonal allergy. He also recommended a holistic treatment, but I’m not a big fan of such things unless I can get a good explanation of why it should work. Magic potion is not good enough.
I plan to return with Bridget to the vet and ask for antibiotics. I feel very strongly about antibiotic overuse and no one in the house has had them in almost a decade, but I just can’t stand to see my dog in such obvious discomfort.
If you have any solutions or suggestions including what I should ask the vet, please post a comment.
Update: Readers did indeed post lots of helpful advice in the comments. Click through or scroll on down.
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I'm Ann Brocklehurst, Scottish Terrier owner and investigative reporter who provides daily news, video and much more about Scottie dogs. Please leave me a comment or send me an e-mail at scottishterriernews@gmail.com. That's me above with Bridget, aged three.
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