I have this problem with my little dog and it is an allergy to grass. When he starts to itch I give him an anti histamine on the vets advise and after a couple of days the itching stops. I also put an itch cream on him. Its not a dog cream just one over the counter at the chemists. This all helps him.

My shih tzu/Maltese has suffered with an itchy tummy which she licks bald, so I really appreciate all this info from members! I'm new to the Board, so I never would have thought to seek help for this problem here. Thanks again.

I have a puppy that is an allergy to corn. Till we knew this he would scratch himself raw. Changed is food, no corn or rice and haven't had a problem since.

Cagey,

Please let us know if one of these suggestions works for your little dog and update us on how he is doing!

Sometimes it is all the shots they have to have that brings on the allergies. Our little Chihauhau has the problem. We use the Advantage III on her, best one and plus she gets baths with dawn and bacon grease helps a bit. Use flea comb on her too. Dawn does not keep fleas off, it is just a good soap to use because it dissolves the oils on the fleas and they drown, otherwise they can float around tub in little bubble of air and hitch a ride back on your pet. With all the stuff in food now days, as many have said, could be the diet too. Poor animals, we love them so much and work hard to keep them comfortable, hate to see them suffer.

The cream I use on my dog is called Cortizone 10 which I bought in the US in August and I showed my vet and he said it was perfectly fine to use icon the dog and it really helps him. I only put it on while he is itching though.

A Tablespoon of Olive oil in his food might help.

We have a cat that "found us" in the woods. We've spent over $1200 trying to get him healthy. We've taken chicken products and grain products away and took all plastic items (cats are quite often allergic to plastic). Right now he has two spots on his shoulder blades where he has scratched holes. As soon as it dries and starts to heal, it gets itchy and he starts scratching. I'm giving him steriods right now. I'll keep checking back to see if someone has some ideas.
Lynn

According to an article I read, Siamese and Siamese mixes are prone to ripping out their fur. Our Siamese mix does this and we had him on Prozac for 9 months which took care of the issue but when I learned it was a Siamese trait we just gradually decreased the dosage and let the cat be. He's missing some fur but I'm not fighting him every night to administer the meds and I'm not spending $60 every other month for Prozac for the cat either. I can only only afford one money pit at a time and right now that's my boxer. Hope this helps.
Chris

Well loads of advice and your vet is involved so hopefully a happy result won't be too far off. I have a little rescued chi x Jack Russell. He was itchy scratchy and quite bald when I first got him. A gentle wash with a natural soap containing Neem Oil followed by bicarbonate of soda rinses worked for him. Sometimes it's also getting used to a new environment and different foods. Topo (my dog) was a constant paw sucker....it took months to train him out of it.....that's the thing with rescues....they need lots of time, patience, lateral thinking and buckets of love....the return...priceless.