Porridge
Ideal_Rock
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My poor little doggie has been suffering from extremely dry, flaky skin. He scratches so much he bleeds. We''ve tried everything we can think of. I''m wondering if anyone has any advice or experience with this? He is a 10 year old jack russell terrier.
It all started last summer, on his belly. We took him to his vet (who is excellent). She recommended removing any possible outside influences - for example he sits on the mat on the porch, and we got a new one just before the problem started, so we got rid of that. We thought it might be from running through long grass so we kept him away from that etc etc. Nothing worked. We feed him cod liver oil, and rub emulsifying ointment on him, but he licks it off. We wash him with special oil lotion, and he also gets an antibacterial wash in case his scratching gets him an infection. The only thing that temporarily soothes him is antihistamines.
The vet is at a loss, as are we. He''s just so uncomfortable with this, it''s heartbreaking! Any advice would be much appreciated.
It all started last summer, on his belly. We took him to his vet (who is excellent). She recommended removing any possible outside influences - for example he sits on the mat on the porch, and we got a new one just before the problem started, so we got rid of that. We thought it might be from running through long grass so we kept him away from that etc etc. Nothing worked. We feed him cod liver oil, and rub emulsifying ointment on him, but he licks it off. We wash him with special oil lotion, and he also gets an antibacterial wash in case his scratching gets him an infection. The only thing that temporarily soothes him is antihistamines.
The vet is at a loss, as are we. He''s just so uncomfortable with this, it''s heartbreaking! Any advice would be much appreciated.