For the past few weeks now, poor Bella has been scratching herself raw. She's always been a bit itchy ever since I have had her but only on one other occasion has she made herself bleed. I never figured out what caused it the first time, we hadn't made any food changes or anything so I assumed it was some kind of outside allergy. This time though I'm thinking it may be related to the grass seed DH spread in the back yard because from what I recall the itching intensified right about the same time the seed was put down. Great. I hope it's not the actual grass she's allergic to!
I want to give her a bath with the oatmeal shampoo that I have, it usually helps to alleviate some of the irritation, but it's been WAY too cold here for that. And apparently tomorrow we are in for record breaking cold temperatures for our area (literally, they are calling for 6 degrees colder than the record set in the 60's). I don't have central heating so I cant exactly give her a bath if it's 50 degrees (or colder) in my house! And I really cant afford paying $50 for someone else to bathe her.
I've been researching on the web and it looks like several people have had success with Gold Bond Medicated Powder, I guess as long as I can keep her from licking at it...I also read that for the long-term fish oil supplements proved to help with similar skin irritations. I've been using the vetrycin spray and it does help heal the open sores that she has created. I am also thinking about finding an old T-shirt for her to wear around the house to see if it helps keep her from scratching herself raw. Other than that I don't quite know what else to do for her. I feel bad because she looks so miserable sitting there itching and scratching away at herself!
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