Don't know why, whining scratching?!?!

D.Schäferhund · 10-31-2005, 06:36 PM

Hello
Maybe it is nothing maybe not ...
My little one is whining and scratching today, sometimes it seemed like he is running from himself... but he can sleep and play is fit like everyday.but not his chipper himself.
Well today we were at the vet for the check up and the vaccine (2. shot). Everything was fine.
Now he appears to be whiny and scratching all the time, when we take over scratching he starts nibbeling on us.
Not that he is very quiet all the time but it semed a bit extreme today.
Well now i am not sure if that started yesterday,and just got worse today , or maybe it just seems to me that it started yesterday bacuse I am so on alert.or it is just maybe a reaction to the vaccine. With all the dogs I had i never had that.
Just in case I checked for fleas, but then the others would have it, too. Mom is on Frontline. So I just did the one thing i could think of and washed him with a medicated schampoo, (Not the way i wanted to train that but he had to take the dive.By the way he did great)
He loved beeing rubbed down, wich goes confirm with the itch.
If it is a reaction to the vaccine how long can that last???
any input???

Thanks Kat

Hugo · 10-31-2005, 07:03 PM

if it is a reaction to the shot you can give benedryl. my vet said one 25mg pill per 20 lbs. i am not sure about how long an allergic reaction lasts or if it just continues to worsen. lots of times the eyes and mouth will swell which is not good as it indicates the tongue and esophagus is possibly swelling.

dont feel too confident with frontline. at the grooming shop where i work, about 80% of the dogs that is on frontline has fleas or ends up getting flea reinfestation after 2-3 weeks. frontline is just not completely effective not is advantage.
hope this info helps

shellie~

D.Schäferhund · 10-31-2005, 07:07 PM

just used frontline, because she was nursing, will go to advantix

Hugo · 10-31-2005, 07:25 PM

i have heard advantix was much better. also heard frontline plus works better too.

D.Schäferhund · 10-31-2005, 07:29 PM

I was using exspot/here called exspot defend but hard to find so i will use advantix, it works with permethrin, too. had very good experinces with it

D.Schäferhund · 11-01-2005, 03:50 PM

Hello
just letting you know, he was much better at night wenn i let them all out to go potty, and this morning i couldn't see /hear anything anymore. he is noisy but this is just him....

Kade · 11-01-2005, 04:03 PM

Glad to hear he's feeling better.

TribalRats · 11-01-2005, 04:09 PM

Me too.

D.Schäferhund · 11-01-2005, 04:50 PM

Thank you

Giny · 11-01-2005, 05:04 PM

I just got to see this post. I too am glad that he's doing better. Don't they love to worry us.

10-31-2005, 06:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
D.Schäferhund let's work Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,765 Rep Power: 108	Don't know why, whining scratching?!?! Hello Maybe it is nothing maybe not ... My little one is whining and scratching today, sometimes it seemed like he is running from himself... but he can sleep and play is fit like everyday.but not his chipper himself. Well today we were at the vet for the check up and the vaccine (2. shot). Everything was fine. Now he appears to be whiny and scratching all the time, when we take over scratching he starts nibbeling on us. Not that he is very quiet all the time but it semed a bit extreme today. Well now i am not sure if that started yesterday,and just got worse today , or maybe it just seems to me that it started yesterday bacuse I am so on alert.or it is just maybe a reaction to the vaccine. With all the dogs I had i never had that. Just in case I checked for fleas, but then the others would have it, too. Mom is on Frontline. So I just did the one thing i could think of and washed him with a medicated schampoo, (Not the way i wanted to train that but he had to take the dive.By the way he did great) He loved beeing rubbed down, wich goes confirm with the itch. If it is a reaction to the vaccine how long can that last??? any input??? Thanks Kat

10-31-2005, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hugo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TN Posts: 55 Rep Power: 56	if it is a reaction to the shot you can give benedryl. my vet said one 25mg pill per 20 lbs. i am not sure about how long an allergic reaction lasts or if it just continues to worsen. lots of times the eyes and mouth will swell which is not good as it indicates the tongue and esophagus is possibly swelling. dont feel too confident with frontline. at the grooming shop where i work, about 80% of the dogs that is on frontline has fleas or ends up getting flea reinfestation after 2-3 weeks. frontline is just not completely effective not is advantage. hope this info helps shellie~
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10-31-2005, 07:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hugo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TN Posts: 55 Rep Power: 56	advantix i have heard advantix was much better. also heard frontline plus works better too.
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11-01-2005, 03:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
D.Schäferhund let's work Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,765 Rep Power: 108	is ok now Hello just letting you know, he was much better at night wenn i let them all out to go potty, and this morning i couldn't see /hear anything anymore. he is noisy but this is just him....

11-01-2005, 04:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kade 9 months old?! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 903 Rep Power: 85	Glad to hear he's feeling better.
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10-31-2005, 07:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
D.Schäferhund let's work Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,765 Rep Power: 108	just used frontline, because she was nursing, will go to advantix

10-31-2005, 07:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
D.Schäferhund let's work Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,765 Rep Power: 108	I was using exspot/here called exspot defend but hard to find so i will use advantix, it works with permethrin, too. had very good experinces with it

11-01-2005, 04:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
TribalRats Take Responsibility Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 3,327 Rep Power: 141	Me too.
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11-01-2005, 04:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
D.Schäferhund let's work Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,765 Rep Power: 108	Thank you

11-01-2005, 05:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Giny poodlez Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,010 Rep Power: 104	I just got to see this post. I too am glad that he's doing better. Don't they love to worry us.
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