Very itchy, does this look familiar to anyone? Don't want to keep pumping my baby wit

Could be anything. What does the vet say?

 

My boy Axle broke out like that when I switched food. Went away when I decided to switch back

 

joker gets a small rash occasionally as well that looks like that vet says it environmental allergies, my pit bull x gets red eyes and ears from allergies as well but the symptoms come and go, Benadryl is our friend lol

 

Dogs can get poison ivy?

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Dogs tend to not get the rash because they're protected by their fur but on parts of their body that have less fur, they can get rashes. Our short haired dogs are more likely to get a poison ivy rash than a long haired retriever.

 

I did not know that. Learn something new everyday

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I would suggest Benedryl as a temporary fix and permanently as a last resort. It stresses the organs so I wouldn't be suggesting it to everyone. I think it's best to eliminate the allergy than continuously medicate the symptom.

 

Our vet has us use Zyrtec for Snacks allergies.

 

I had one had it a little worse I switched her from Diamond Naturals to 4 health Salmon And Potatoe and it cleared right up within 10 days...She is back on Naturals now and doing fine.

 

Zyrtec works better for my dog. The benedryl might as well have been skittles. You definitely need to get the itching stopped because if he bites, chews, scratches it, it could turn into a bacterial infection and then you'll definitely have to treat it with antibiotics, steroids, or some such stuff that I am trying really hard to avoid due to past long term health issues from it with another dog.

I've been researching this: A Simple Remedy to Treat Dog Skin Infection


It's cheap to try... I'm going to keep a squirt bottle of it where I bath my dog and squirt his belly down after I've bathed him. I'm also trying the wipe down she suggests after going outside. My dog is white underneath. The wipe down didn't stain but the squirt from the bottle stained a little. I hadn't diluted the iodine that was in the squirt bottle.

What I have researched about poison ivy is that dogs generally do not get a reaction to it but that they can carry the residue and if you are allergic to poison ivy, then you may get it.

Could be food related (yeast).

 

Oh yes they can. The little angel shared it with my boyfriend (he claims, but think it was the other way around).

 

Heh, all I have to do is look at a poison ivy plant and I get a rash.... so I am really concerned about getting it however it might be transmitted. This is what I've found about dogs, but the internet isn't always correct, so I won't argue the point but will continue to worry about getting it from my dog and worrying about my dog getting it!

Do Dogs and Cats Get A Poison Ivy Rash?

| Veterinarian says dogs immune to poison ivy

 

Yes my dog had the worse case of poison ivy... I had to wash infected areas 3 times a day and apply Ivarest... over the counter medicated itch cream with antihistamine... it took about a week to clear up. And I now know those pretty little shurbs he likes to pee on is actually is actually mixed with the poison ivy plant..

 

Should have included. . Had to wash dog 3 times a day with Dawn dish washing liquid to remove the poison ivy oil from his skin and then apply the cream...