Lilyhead
Well-Known Member
Right, firstly, open to any suggestions to try and help my dog! She is a 9 year old staffie x rhodesion ridgeback, we've had her since she was a pup - very happy doggy, loves coming to the yard with me, going for walks, and having cuddles!
She has developed an 'addiction' to scratching her back (around the tail and loins) to the point she makes it bleed - she will scratch it on the brick wall of the house, rolling on the carpet/grass/yard, literally anything she can rub it on she will. She then develops little sores from doing this, and dry patches with no fur on her back. She has done this pretty much all her life, but has recently got really bad and just can't seem to stop!
She has been to the vets (various different ones for more opinions) who have both said, she has dry skin, almost psoriasis (sp!) and the scratching is her way of relieving it. She has been wearing a coat whenever she goes outside to protect her fur, and has had cream for it - both from the vet, and some general moisterisers to try and make her a bit better. Just to add she is vacinated, wormed and flea free! Both vets have said, its just the way she is, she isn't an unhappy dog, it isn't an allergy so just manage it with her coat when she is outside and at her worst.
I am hoping that someone can recommend something that would help her skin? Just would be happier if she was more comfortable and not scratchy scratching all the time, and her back can be a real mess if she manages to sneak outside to scratch on the wall coatless so then I worry about infection.
Any help would be great....thank you
She has developed an 'addiction' to scratching her back (around the tail and loins) to the point she makes it bleed - she will scratch it on the brick wall of the house, rolling on the carpet/grass/yard, literally anything she can rub it on she will. She then develops little sores from doing this, and dry patches with no fur on her back. She has done this pretty much all her life, but has recently got really bad and just can't seem to stop!
She has been to the vets (various different ones for more opinions) who have both said, she has dry skin, almost psoriasis (sp!) and the scratching is her way of relieving it. She has been wearing a coat whenever she goes outside to protect her fur, and has had cream for it - both from the vet, and some general moisterisers to try and make her a bit better. Just to add she is vacinated, wormed and flea free! Both vets have said, its just the way she is, she isn't an unhappy dog, it isn't an allergy so just manage it with her coat when she is outside and at her worst.
I am hoping that someone can recommend something that would help her skin? Just would be happier if she was more comfortable and not scratchy scratching all the time, and her back can be a real mess if she manages to sneak outside to scratch on the wall coatless so then I worry about infection.
Any help would be great....thank you
