Silly But Serious Question (Vets/Lab Owners)

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

Ok, well i have a 10 year old black lab that has been having a major issue w/ scratch, biting and licking for the past two years. We have been to our local vet dozens and dozens of times. He states that its a common problem with labs but i cant stand to see her in pain. She itchs all day almost, barrly gets any sleep because she itchs so bad. She has itched, scratched and chewed atleast 30% of her hair off and has sores from doing so. Any one here ever had this problem? Any vets that could share insite? We have tryed everything it seems and nothing seems to work, or even remotly help.

Thanks

Corey

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[amedeuce 10+ year member]

Mange?

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/mange1.html

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

im not vet (really though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif) but i had a female doberman who had a problem like this for almost a year, she just kept biting the skin on her hind area, and she was almost completely bald around that area and her tail as well as horribly irritated. it used to drive her crazy and she would do it at various times in the day...turned out it was her diet, she was allergic to most dog foods, so i got her some of the iambs allergy food, and it was fine after that...could or could not be the same thing...sounds similar...

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

You need to give the doggy ivermectin once a day orally and the dose is dependant on the animals weight. It should clear her up in about 2 months of use, but the pricetag on the shit is expensive - almost $200 a bottle and it lasts right at 2 months of use. Its actually a cattle wormer but it works on dogs in getting rid of those mites. Its a common problem, dont be embarrased.

here read about the use of ivermectin....you're not supposed to use it in hearding dogs, but I have a Austrailian shepard and I have no problems with the shit, other than the dog getting a little too relaxed sometimes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif But at least she doesnt get into anything.

http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/mites.html

 

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

No its not realy like mange. They also said it might be allergies. Its just her skin gets red and starts to itch (realy bad i would assume) so she scratchs, bites and licks her self until there its litteraly no hair left and all that is left is a bloody sore. Im going to go take some pictures.

Corey

 

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

*edit

 

[melnlovr911 10+ year member]

Sounds like allergys. Try the allergy dog food from Iambs like stated earlier and see what happens.

 

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

Thanks snoop and rtillaree. Ill look into them both.

Corey

*edit and melnlovr911

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

yep its team daily to the dog rescue! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

You need to give the doggy ivermectin once a day orally and the dose is dependant on the animals weight. It should clear her up in about 2 months of use, but the pricetag on the shit is expensive - almost $200 a bottle and it lasts right at 2 months of use. Its actually a cattle wormer but it works on dogs in getting rid of those mites. Its a common problem, dont be embarrased.
here read about the use of ivermectin....you're not supposed to use it in hearding dogs, but I have a Austrailian shepard and I have no problems with the shit, other than the dog getting a little too relaxed sometimes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif But at least she doesnt get into anything.

http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/mites.html

WOW Thanks for that link! That honestly looks like what it is.

Corey

 

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

Pictures ( its slightly worse then the pictures show, her front legs used to be the worst but have cleared up)

Corey

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Hope she gets better.

 

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

Me to and i would like to thank everyone for the info.

Corey

 

[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

man i love dogs. theyre the best pets ever

 

[skeptikal Premium Member]

-- edit nvm --

not the same thing my dogs had