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My name is Katie and I have a puppy who is almost 9 weeks old called Daphne. We noticed when we were bringing her home when we first got her that she had a couple of matted bits in her fur and sort of lumps on one or two areas of her skin. I thought that these were just where her fur had got something in it and that they'd go. Anyway as the days wore on she began scratching persistently, over and over again, biting her hands and feet, and clearly feeing distressed by it all and crying a little bit when it got really bad and she had certain itches she couldn't satisfy. She's not allowed outside yet due to vaccinations so her nails are still really sharp as they haven't had chance to get a little worn down by the outside landscape as I have heard this can happen. She must be really scratching hard because as the week has drawn on she's got more and more scabs, when it's really bad she flinches when you try to pet her because she's so uncomfortable. When she's sleeping she is constantly shuffling about, unable to get comfy. Anyway I took her to the vet for what was supposed to be her first injection and they didn't give it because of the condition. We got some shampoo and went back today and although the condition hasn't massively improved they were satisfied that she was well enough to have it. Poor little thing was so out of it after that injection. Anyway the vet looked at some of the flakey skin (her fur is covered in it) under the microscope and didn't see anything like fleas or other common skin irritants like mites. So at the mo I don't really know what it is. Has anyone else had something similar with their dog? I read that cockapoo's can be susceptible to skin problems, but i'm wondering, if this is going to be an ongoing condition, perhaps just the way she is, what I can do to help her. Someone at the vet suggested putting little socks on her until she goes outside or I can get her nails clipped. It may also get better as she settles into herself and her skin. Or, and this is my fear, it may get gradually worse and lead to a very unhappy little dog. I know that if this in an allergy she might be able to take tablets, but i'm worried that the vets don't seem to know what it is. Perhaps they are waiting until i've used the shampoo for longer before deciding what to do next. But yeah I suppose I just wanted to talk to someone else who's had an unhappy little itchy pup. She also hates the shampooing and it causes her a lot of distress. The only positive there is that it's getting her used to being washed. Except here we have to hold her head so that she doesn't like herself and swallow the shampoo. This makes it very difficult when she's writhing around, crying and getting more and more upset. She falls fast asleep after we've warmed her up and dried her, it must be after the stress and from being all cosy and warm.
I've taken steps that i've seen online for dry skin such as moving her to only wet food, giving her a tiny bit of olive oil each day, making sure she's always hydrated and got water in her bowl (she pees like nobodies business!) and we even rubbed some olive oil in her skin as I read it might help, but it didn't and we had this greasy little ball of energy running around looking like a mad dog who was on the rampage.
So yeah, other people please share your stories with me and how you've dealt with it. Perhaps I am premature in asking about this, but i'm a huge worrier and not satisfied with just waiting a few weeks until we see the vet again to get more help, and hoping in the meantime that she's ok. I know I could go back sooner if I wanted to, but it's expensive.
I am a huge chatterbox so excuse me. And nice to meet you all!
Katie xx
My name is Katie and I have a puppy who is almost 9 weeks old called Daphne. We noticed when we were bringing her home when we first got her that she had a couple of matted bits in her fur and sort of lumps on one or two areas of her skin. I thought that these were just where her fur had got something in it and that they'd go. Anyway as the days wore on she began scratching persistently, over and over again, biting her hands and feet, and clearly feeing distressed by it all and crying a little bit when it got really bad and she had certain itches she couldn't satisfy. She's not allowed outside yet due to vaccinations so her nails are still really sharp as they haven't had chance to get a little worn down by the outside landscape as I have heard this can happen. She must be really scratching hard because as the week has drawn on she's got more and more scabs, when it's really bad she flinches when you try to pet her because she's so uncomfortable. When she's sleeping she is constantly shuffling about, unable to get comfy. Anyway I took her to the vet for what was supposed to be her first injection and they didn't give it because of the condition. We got some shampoo and went back today and although the condition hasn't massively improved they were satisfied that she was well enough to have it. Poor little thing was so out of it after that injection. Anyway the vet looked at some of the flakey skin (her fur is covered in it) under the microscope and didn't see anything like fleas or other common skin irritants like mites. So at the mo I don't really know what it is. Has anyone else had something similar with their dog? I read that cockapoo's can be susceptible to skin problems, but i'm wondering, if this is going to be an ongoing condition, perhaps just the way she is, what I can do to help her. Someone at the vet suggested putting little socks on her until she goes outside or I can get her nails clipped. It may also get better as she settles into herself and her skin. Or, and this is my fear, it may get gradually worse and lead to a very unhappy little dog. I know that if this in an allergy she might be able to take tablets, but i'm worried that the vets don't seem to know what it is. Perhaps they are waiting until i've used the shampoo for longer before deciding what to do next. But yeah I suppose I just wanted to talk to someone else who's had an unhappy little itchy pup. She also hates the shampooing and it causes her a lot of distress. The only positive there is that it's getting her used to being washed. Except here we have to hold her head so that she doesn't like herself and swallow the shampoo. This makes it very difficult when she's writhing around, crying and getting more and more upset. She falls fast asleep after we've warmed her up and dried her, it must be after the stress and from being all cosy and warm.
I've taken steps that i've seen online for dry skin such as moving her to only wet food, giving her a tiny bit of olive oil each day, making sure she's always hydrated and got water in her bowl (she pees like nobodies business!) and we even rubbed some olive oil in her skin as I read it might help, but it didn't and we had this greasy little ball of energy running around looking like a mad dog who was on the rampage.
So yeah, other people please share your stories with me and how you've dealt with it. Perhaps I am premature in asking about this, but i'm a huge worrier and not satisfied with just waiting a few weeks until we see the vet again to get more help, and hoping in the meantime that she's ok. I know I could go back sooner if I wanted to, but it's expensive.
I am a huge chatterbox so excuse me. And nice to meet you all!
Katie xx
