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non stop iching/ nothing is helping

shasta

hi i have a min pin and i have had her for just over a year now. she is about a year and a half old. she itches constantly unless she is sleeping. the biggest problem areas are under her front arms and eyes and back legs and neck. i have had to spend thousands on her over this past year to try and get her better. nothing has helped what so ever. i have had to keep a cone on her head 100% of the time becuase if i dont the second i take it off she is itching her eyes to the point of bleeding. i can just tell that she is very iuncomfortable 100% of the time. she has not been herself. i have had second opinions by 3 different vets and they all tell me the same thing and test for the exact same things and give me more and more medication (none of which seems to be helping much). i had 2 of the vets tell me that they didnt even know what else they could do to try and treat her. i am asking if there is anyone who knows. please help me out on what i should do or what i need to ask for at the vet. or any help would be much appreciated. thanks

Symptoms: Itching & Scratching

• Veteran Advisor David says:

  September 02nd, 2008 at 05:56 PM

  Hi,

  Skin conditions are so common. Ive just answered this question http://www.televets.com/archive/3172/my-dog-s-itching-is-crazy-for-the-past-year.html on the same topic. Sounds like your pets are in the same boat.

  Skin cases need proper methodical work ups to ensure that things are ruled out first. First to rule out are parasites. That means regular worming meds and regular flea meds. Second is the potential for food allergies. She needs to be on a very strict low allergenic food only for 6+ weeks. She will not be allowed any treats or anything. Even the smallest amount of some other food ruins the trial. Lastly inhaled allergens are a big cause of itchy skin disease. It is only by ruling out the others that you can then say this needs to be tested for. In which case you will typically need to see a specialist veterinary dermatologist.

  My advice at this stage is to seek specialist help and to have skin scrapings and hair plucks sent of for fungal culture and microscopy

  hope that helps, David

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