Scratching at his neck... The first things that occurred to me were the
things Barbara mentioned. But if it were ear mites, he'd be scratching
closer to his ears, usually you can see the blackish brown yuk, even at
a distance. And if it were mites or fleas, he wouldn't be the only one
in the room scratching. Have you fed them anything different than usual
lately? If it is a food allergy, it can come on suddenly. They can be
fine with a certain food for months, or even years and then wham,
problem. Is the air dry? If you have a humidifier, or can borrow one,
you could try putting it in their room and see if it helps. Ask the vet
if you can add some salmon oil or something like it to his diet, just in
case it is dry skin.
I hope he's okay,
Nina
Barbara Lowe wrote:
mites? food allergies? air too dry? one of my postives gets hives (or
whatever those skin bumps are) every falll and this year I gave him vit B6
25 mcg. daily and no more bumps. I can't catch 3 of my cats to ever cut
their nails or clean ears so mites is always a worry for me. read something
gross about a vet who purposely infected himself with ear mites and reported
how the scratching noise inside his ear was close to driving him insane.
okay i got my gingko and unfortunately now remembering how much fun it is to
try to catch my gang for the vet visit today. bringing four in if we can get
them. i always picture the other ones left behind in the house high fiving
paws and breathing huge sighs of relief it wasn't their turn....
the dog just groans and sleeps thru it all unless they pole vault over his
head during the chase...
barbara
