LucyDog
Well-known member
Hi Everyone,
Over the past several weeks both Lucy & Charlie Brown have been excessively itchy...biting at their flanks & backs and just generally miserable and it seems to be getting worse and worse. They are also both shedding quite a bit more than normal. I see no evidence of fleas and they are not outdoors a bunch this time of year either. I did change their food a few months ago to something lower in calorie. Do you think they could be allergic to it? I always worry about syringomyelia but think it is unlikely since both dogs (different parents, different ages) are suddenly showing the same type of symptoms at the exact same time. I haven't had them groomed for awhile either (at least 2 months)...it did cross my mind that maybe the groomer changed shampoos or something....will have to call and check on that, but even if he did would the itching be getting worse now? Other than the food I can't think of anything I have done differently. Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks,
Aimee
Over the past several weeks both Lucy & Charlie Brown have been excessively itchy...biting at their flanks & backs and just generally miserable and it seems to be getting worse and worse. They are also both shedding quite a bit more than normal. I see no evidence of fleas and they are not outdoors a bunch this time of year either. I did change their food a few months ago to something lower in calorie. Do you think they could be allergic to it? I always worry about syringomyelia but think it is unlikely since both dogs (different parents, different ages) are suddenly showing the same type of symptoms at the exact same time. I haven't had them groomed for awhile either (at least 2 months)...it did cross my mind that maybe the groomer changed shampoos or something....will have to call and check on that, but even if he did would the itching be getting worse now? Other than the food I can't think of anything I have done differently. Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks,
Aimee