Our 4-year-old Puggle has just been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia. She is allergic to chicken, sweet potato...highly allergic to peanuts (she doesn't like peanut butter at all...so that's good). We are going to give her a vegetarian diet, maybe sprayed with salmon oil, bathe her feet and tummy after every outing....and possibly try allergy shots.
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My doxie was treated for about 6 months for mites. Now she licks her hair off her body & paws and is a mess. What can I do to break her of this?
Helen Leslie
Riverside, CA
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I have a 4-year-old Pug/Beagle mix that has skin tags all over her body. They’ve gotten worse and worse — all over her belly, inside her ears, on her chin, behind her legs. She has had bad allergies and itchy skin problems, but those seem to be under control. We’ve played around with her diet a bit to see if that helps, but the skin tags just won’t go away.
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Written by Dr. Sherry Weaver
I have a three year-old Yorkie. For the last year, he's been scratching and scratching like crazy. I've tried switching his food, changing his shampoo, vitamin sprays, everything. I don't know what to do! Please can you help my poor Yorkie? He's losing hair in a few areas on his legs. Thank you so much!
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When the top layers of skin have been abraded and tissue under the skin is not disturbed, we refer to this injury as a skin abrasion. Most superficial scrapes or wounds no longer than an inch or two can be treated with first aid. Larger or deeper abrasions require professional medical attention. To treat minor abrasions, be sure your hands are clean. Then gently clip the fur away from the wound.
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