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Itchy face
We adopted Charlie on 10/30/11. He's a Boston terrier, at least 8 years old but we don't know exactly how old for sure. The rescue group found him wandering & had no background info on him.
He's healthy, apart from arthritis and hypothyroidism which were discovered when we ran bloodwork after adopting him. He's been on thyroid meds and our vet was happy with the dosage level when Charlie went back for bloodwork.
The problem is that he has a very itchy face. We've tried Benadryl 2X per day and 2 rounds of steroids. His little folds get so red and recently he scratched his eye while itching. I try to clean his folds with baby wipes but he hates it so I don't do it as often as I could/should.
When we took him in for to get the eye treated, the vet put him on a different dose of prednisone along with Tramadol for 10 days. I haven't noticed any change in his facial redness.
The vet said he's not convinced it's an allergy. What else would cause this? An ear problem? He has had an ear infection in the past that was treated with meds. I can't think of the name right now but I can check later.
It's hard not knowing backgrounds on rescue animals. Sigh...I wish they could talk! I appreciate any input!!
He's healthy, apart from arthritis and hypothyroidism which were discovered when we ran bloodwork after adopting him. He's been on thyroid meds and our vet was happy with the dosage level when Charlie went back for bloodwork.
The problem is that he has a very itchy face. We've tried Benadryl 2X per day and 2 rounds of steroids. His little folds get so red and recently he scratched his eye while itching. I try to clean his folds with baby wipes but he hates it so I don't do it as often as I could/should.
When we took him in for to get the eye treated, the vet put him on a different dose of prednisone along with Tramadol for 10 days. I haven't noticed any change in his facial redness.
The vet said he's not convinced it's an allergy. What else would cause this? An ear problem? He has had an ear infection in the past that was treated with meds. I can't think of the name right now but I can check later.
It's hard not knowing backgrounds on rescue animals. Sigh...I wish they could talk! I appreciate any input!!
Thank you for your response! He's our third rescued Boston :)
He eats canned & dry i/d. Is that hypoallergenic? He went on it originally to clear up loose stool and it seems to be working well for him. He loves it.
My next step was going to ask for allergy testing but I wasn't sure if that even existed for pets.
Thanks agin. I appreciate your time!!
He eats canned & dry i/d. Is that hypoallergenic? He went on it originally to clear up loose stool and it seems to be working well for him. He loves it.
My next step was going to ask for allergy testing but I wasn't sure if that even existed for pets.
Thanks agin. I appreciate your time!!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
First off, excellent job adopting a rescue dog.
Now onto the hard part...skin disease is a complicated matter, which is why veterinary skin specialists are in such a high demand. He should definitely be on a hypoallergenic diet. If he does not have food allergies it will not hurt him. Testing for environmental allergies would be a good idea but otherwise topical treatments are the best. Which means more facial wipes which you love so much.
Ask your vet if there is a specialist in the area that he can refer you to.
Now onto the hard part...skin disease is a complicated matter, which is why veterinary skin specialists are in such a high demand. He should definitely be on a hypoallergenic diet. If he does not have food allergies it will not hurt him. Testing for environmental allergies would be a good idea but otherwise topical treatments are the best. Which means more facial wipes which you love so much.
Ask your vet if there is a specialist in the area that he can refer you to.
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