My 10 year old shituz is chewing himself untill his hair is gone and he bleeds, HIs nails are over grown but he wont let me any were near him. He has chewed his face feet and back up. he is very nippy and I have to keep him away from the kids because i worry hill bite, is there any thing i can do or would it be best to put him down??
Veteran Advisor Helen Fines says:
February 04th, 2008 at 01:16 PM
There should be plenty you can do about this, so don't despair. He sounds very itchy so it's no wonder he's not feeling very friendly. You need to take him to your vet as soon as you can to get a diagnosis for the cause of the itching. He will probably need some medication and his nails doing before he will begin to feel better. You can then keep the skin problem under control and start re-introducing him to the kids in safety.
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