Dog Rash and Itching?

To relieve itching, a cool bath (not to the point of her shaking of course) will soothe the itching. Use oatmeal shampoo.

Sorry to say but I can only think of 2 things....allergies or mange. sarcoptic mange is highly contagious. Hope she didn't contract that!

The diarrhea and goo is a revolt in the GI tract - she could either be prone to stress diarrhea, or more likely, someone gave her some run-of-the-mill food she does not normally eat - to which she obviously had an allergic reaction.

Fast her for now, then get her back on her normal food - although everyone likes chicken and rice, her body was happy with fish and potato - seriously, I would just soak some of that, and feed her spoonfuls after giving her body about 18 hours of no food just water in order to rest.

The vet could also give you a few Temaril -P for the itching, or a benedryl shot.

This is the very reason it's usually better to leave your dog at home when you go somewhere, under the care of a reputable pet sitter. It not only allows your dog to stay in familiar surroundings without any other upset dogs stressing her out, but also means the only dog food she should get is what you have right there.

I'm curious to know why this vet doesn't feel your dog's situation is an emergency. No doubt if he were itching all over and suffering from a cleanout, he'd want it to be remedied as soon as possible. She must be miserable. Any vet I'd continue to use would know that while it isn't life threatening by any means, the humane things to do is to treat it immediately.

I swear, my Aussie mix had the same thing a couple of weeks ago, minus the diarrhea. Took her into the vet for vaccinations Monday of last week and they looked at it at the time - they had no idea what it was. Gave us a topical spray and some antibiotics. She's with my parents (I'm at school and go home weekends) so I'm not sure if it's cleared up or not, but they said to bring her in if it hasn't after the antibiotics are gone.

It's baffling. And it obviously irritated her because she had been chewing at herself.

Starred.

ADD: As for causes of the *rash* (not so sure about the other) maybe she got into something that irritated her in their grass or something? That's the only cause I can think of for Lexy's rash, though she's in the pasture quite a bit so is exposed to several different things.

I a.swered your other question, but couldnt add on more info. We saw several vets. My dog was only getting worse, so I researched raw diets. I also found out this is common, and deadly for kibble fed dogs. Healthydogforlife.com has some great books, and the author will help you. He's a veteri.ary nutritionist.

I have one dog that has to have a certain food, and gets explosive diarrhea when he eats a different food.

Are you sure they didn't feed her something else while she was there?

The rest sure sounds like an allergic reaction to me. It could be to some chemical they use at the kennel.

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I hope they can get you in today. My vet is very busy, but has always been able to fit me in the same day when I asked.

I'd say to get another vet's opinion.

The eruption of diarrhea with jelly substance and flecks of blood, is NOT a good sign. I don't understand WHY this vet told you it doesn't sound bad.. Cause to me, it does.

When my pup had Parvo, she has the same type of diarrhea (with jelly/traces of blood in it.. also the vomiting of course.).. I am NOT saying your dog for sure has Parvo, but I am saying.. it does sound more serious that this vet is wanting to go along with.

Chances are high that she got whatever it is, at the kennel you boarded her at.