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Jen
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Jen asked in PetsDogs · 2 decades ago

Why is my dog scratching so much?

I check her for fleas all the time and she has not one. Shes a 9 week old Shih tzu

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  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago
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    It could be a number of things driving your poor girl to scratch. I would suggest taking her to a vet to get checked for rashes, mites, flea secretions/eggs [if she doesn't have fleas] and or skin allergies.

  • 2 decades ago

    There are many reasons for this. Diet, allergies, Dry skin. My dog has many allergies. Vet put him on lamb n rice dog food. Bathe him in oatmeal soap. and prescribed benadryl for itching. ask a vet before u give benadryl!! some dogs that young cant take it.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    well the answer to ure question is that ure dog is having ticks..check ure dogs hair for it and its really very dangerous for the dogs it sucks the blood of dogs and its brown in colour.the solution to it is use some good anti ticks medicine available in ure area.one medicine which i use for my hound is METAKRIBLE u may also use the very known vet spray himalya's vetagen

  • 2 decades ago

    well it could be echema but if the hair starts to fall out it could be called hot spots or it could be this time of year they start to shed so they are scratching the old hair out.

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  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    IS SHE LICKING HER FEET TOO? SHE COULD HAVE AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO HER FOOD. IS SHE LOSING HAIR? MAYBE SHE HAS MITES. IS HER SKIN FLAKY? MAYBE IT JUST DRY SKIN. TRY TO CHANGE SHAMPOOS. THE BEST BET IS TAKING HER TO THE VET AND GET HER TESTED.

  • 2 decades ago

    Probably has flies try FRont line it works

    Source(s): vet
  • 2 decades ago

    she may be developing new hair/skin. no problem ti happens.

    ask your vet for something she can apply to give releif.

  • 2 decades ago

    maybe dry skin

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    maybe its mosi bites!!

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