Porky is Recovering
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Our Boston Terrier Porky was suffering from red irritated skin and itching and scratching so badly he was causing scratches and bleeding on his feet, face, chest and stomach. We took him to the vet and they ran blood work, tested for fleas, mites, ticks, bacteria and more.
It turned out he probably has allergies and he did have some bacterial infection on his skin, so the vet prescribed various pet supplements that had omega 3 fatty acids, and special spray to clean his fur and skin. His red irritated skin looks like it is starting to clear up and fur is starting to regrow in his bald spots near his ribs.
We managed to find a “bath free” cleaning spray with aloe that seems to be really good at cleaning up his skin and making him seem more comfortable, he doesn’t scratch as much and is feeling better.
As mentioned in my article Owning Pets Costs Money you never know when your pet will come down sick or need to go to the vet, make sure you can afford to keep pets and keep enough money saved to cover unexpected vet bills.
-Justin Germino
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Hey there J,
I had a similar issue with Odin, my dog. But he was getting a rash on his back and he continually scratched it. I was told that it was a “hot spot” and needed to get an anti-itch spray to get him to stop scratching at it. Im glad that that was all he needed to get it to go away, but he’s in the same spot where he basically scratched his hair off and irritated his skin. It’s growing back now, but it’s coming back slowly.
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Love the name Odin for a dog, such a powerful name. Yeah same issue, he would scratch the fur off his body, the anti-itch spray with aloe seemed to help. The vet gave him some doggy equiv of benedryl too.
I just took my cocker spaniel to the vet for the same thing. However, in her case she has both a bacterial and a yeast infection all over her body. I have to use a spray, medicated baths, oral allergy meds (Benadryl has stopped working so the vet is having me try out Claritin, Zyrtec, and Chlor-Trimeton–turns out you can give all of those to dogs), and a months worth of anti-fungal meds. If those don’t work, she’s probably going to have to have allergy tests and allergy shots. My dog and I feel yours and Porky’s pain.
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Thanks, Porky started getting completely better, but now his skin is flaring up again. Its a constant battle with skin conditions for some dogs.
Sorry to hear there is a reflare. I’ve been dealing with it since Bella was a puppy and got her first hot spot. I swear I spend more on her skin and hair than I do my own. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you that it will be the only one.
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