Boston Terrier constantly scratches, skin very broken out with rash.?

The itching is probably worse during tree pollen time. This is very common with pedigree dogs because the inbreeding it took to get them a certain way broke down some of their natural workings.

You can give your dog a benadryl. It sounds like it should be about the weight of a 10 year old child so use child doses. This will give your dog a great deal of relief.

You might want to bathe it in anti itch shampoos once a week during high pollen times. You can go to the weather channel online and check the pollen count to see if it is trees, grass, or food pollens that bother it the most.

If you find it is in trouble year round, you might want to get a mold kit from Menards and test your house. Many homes have molds and the owners don't even know! I tested my house and found 5 different types in the test dish.

We removed the carpets, sealed the floors, laid new mold resistant padding and then laminate flooring. We used Kilz paint in the whole house and used TSP on the walls and floors before painting. We also added mold retardant to the final paint. I made sure our gutters are cleaned four times a year (we live in the woods) and we releveled the yard to make sure water goes away from the house.

Still, with the matteress in an allergy bag and no curtains, only blinds, I have some troubles with allergies but nothing like it was.

Now, its only when the tree pollen is high that I have trouble. But, if I walk into a house with mold, I get an instant migrain.

I hope this info helps. I am surprised the vet didn't put your pet on hydrocortazone shots and benadryl pills.

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Boston Terrier constantly scratches, skin very broken out with rash.?

My 13 yr. old female Boston Terrier began itching and breaking out all over her body approx. 2 yr. ago. I have taken her to the Vet. many times and he has checked her for any skin disease or parracites and none were found. He told me she had developed allergies. We have even had her on Antibiotics...

My Boston had a similar problem, her skin was all itchy and irritated, especially in her armpits on her front and hind legs [or should I say legpits??]. The vet said her skin was getting too dry, because it was summer. She developed an inflamation from all the scratching and had to take antibiotics for a while. We started to give her fish oil with vitamin E supplements daily, and her condition improved a lot after a few weeks of taking fish oil. Now we switched to these pills Skin & Coat Support from PetNaturals, they contain vitamin E and fatty acids and don't smell half as bad as raw fish oil does. She still scratches occasionally but much much less now, not to the point that she gets sick from it.

Also when she was scratching a lot we used to spray the areas she was scratching with Dermoplast [antibacterial pain relieving spray], in order to relief her itching and reduce her risk of getting an infection. And the vet prescribed her some shampoo that was supposed to moisturize her skin.

Hope it helps :)

Two things that may help are an oatmeal bath or a bath with cortisone shampoo. For the oatmeal bath you can just put the oatmeal in a sock and run water over it. If you want to try the cortisone shampoo it's available at the pet store. Aside from those two options, I would refrain from baths until the rash has healed. Normal baths will dry the skin out further. If you don't notice any improvement in a week or two, call your vet. If it gets worse, call your vet.

We had a golden retriever that developed the same allergy problem and it got to the point he was losing hair getting scaly skin and there began to be this horrid odor. We tried giving him children's benedryl our vet said it was ok and that brought down some of the swelling. Also with the hot spot we'd put an ice pack on with the poor guy and it seemed to do the trick. Also you may want to switch foods we found out that he needed an all natural food and that he developed a food allergy which is similar to when a person breaks out in hives. try it , it may be a food allergy

I have the same problem. Vet says nothing is wrong, tried all shampoos but nothing helps. His little nub of a tail looks awful where he is constantly licking and biting to get rid of the itch. He has very dry skin. We have a friend who just recently told me to try putting baby oil in his bath water.

It is best to find out the source of the itch and treat it. But since It seems like you already tried then you can relieve your pet's itch with calomine lotion or an over the counter spray or lotion corticosteroid. Sometimes adding vitamins such as vitamin C, Vitamin E, selenium and zinc will help (ask your veterinarian for the correct dose for your dog) or adding one teaspoon of safflower oil to your dog's food daily. I hope one of these help!