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Last night, Rusty was itching and scratching himself all night. Non stop. He's also been digging at himself, too. He's been on Apoquel, which seemed to calm things down, and we were hoping that these would help him settle into his new home with us, and after that course of tablets, he'd be OK. This has turned out not to be the case. We can't see any obvious signs on his skin or in his fur that could be causing him to do this, so we're assuming it's an allergic reaction to something.
The strange thing is, when he's on a walk, he will not do this at all. When he's in our garden, he will occasionally have a scratch, but that's it. When he came in this morning after his walk, he started scratching almost immediately. This makes me wonder if it's something in our house causing the problem.
I will be contacting the vet again today as neither Rusty or I, and Mrs. ARH, can't have another night like last night (I don't sleep well in warm weather as it is!). But in the meantime, I'd appreciate any advice anyone can offer about this. Colostrum has been mentioned, but looking online for that I have no idea where to start or what a reputable brand might be. Also, following @JoanneF's link to Skipper's Fish Skin Flatties a moment ago, I see they do salmon oil for dogs which says its great for skin and coats, and one of the reviews says it stopped itching on a dog. Is that worth a try?
Incidentally, Rusty had his first flea/worming tablet yesterday, after this the itching flared up. I guess this could be coincidental.
Many thanks for any pointers.
P.S. I know I asked this in another thread, but I'm starting a new one to highlight this particular problem. Hope that's OK mods!
The strange thing is, when he's on a walk, he will not do this at all. When he's in our garden, he will occasionally have a scratch, but that's it. When he came in this morning after his walk, he started scratching almost immediately. This makes me wonder if it's something in our house causing the problem.
I will be contacting the vet again today as neither Rusty or I, and Mrs. ARH, can't have another night like last night (I don't sleep well in warm weather as it is!). But in the meantime, I'd appreciate any advice anyone can offer about this. Colostrum has been mentioned, but looking online for that I have no idea where to start or what a reputable brand might be. Also, following @JoanneF's link to Skipper's Fish Skin Flatties a moment ago, I see they do salmon oil for dogs which says its great for skin and coats, and one of the reviews says it stopped itching on a dog. Is that worth a try?
Incidentally, Rusty had his first flea/worming tablet yesterday, after this the itching flared up. I guess this could be coincidental.
Many thanks for any pointers.
P.S. I know I asked this in another thread, but I'm starting a new one to highlight this particular problem. Hope that's OK mods!