You guys are great! No, there's no yuck that I've seen---and as I say, I've been able to get quite close. Hmmmm....I have been trying another food to get them to eat more (Wellness canned, in a variety of flavors; they've ALWAYS had Petguard exclusively until recently). Plus, I've added chicken liver the past couple of days. And, I've temporarily taken away the Vita Min mix and other supps, including fish oil, to try to get 'em to eat more. (It does seem to have worked to an extent--there's less food being thrown away.) ok---I'm going to see if I can go back to the Petguard exclusively. And I'll bring the humidifier into the room. I'll reinstate the fish oil too. Thanks so much for those ideas Nina and Barbara!! They'll be put in action tonight. Kerry
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 1:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: I'm worried abt Levi 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 > > > > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
