Any vets out there that can help...scabs on my dog

[AliBaby]

My dog Max who is a poodle cross shihtzu has been doing alot of scratching and nibbling lately.

Anyway DP commented that he had some scab wounds on his back. So I checked them out and noticed that there was about 3 in the area on his back where his tail meets.

I shaved the area with the clippers and noticed more and more. I ended up shaving half of his fur off and he has some on his belly too.

I have a vet appointment at 8:30am tomorrow but I am worried. He is sleeping now but they look really nasty. Poor puppy.

He doesn't have fleas and both my dogs are regularly treated with Sentinal spectrum once a month and have a capstar tablet if I notice fleas. They havent had fleas for over a year!

My poor puppy. What do you think is wrong with him? How did he get this? I know I should get answers in the morning but I am worried.

My mum said they might be hot spots that he has got infected by licking and nibbling at them and scratching them. When I rang the vet they said it might be mites.

Has anyone ever had this on their dog? Is it going to cost me a fortune??

[Tinks]

I have a long haired dog and she gets scabs like that when she has matts in her hair which she nibbles at if they're hurting her. I usually have her clipped so she doesn't get them anymore.

It could also be an allergy to the food the dogs are eating, a plant in the yard, cleaning products you use if they're inside dogs or shampoo you wash them in etc.

[AliBaby]

Thanks Tink, His hair is really thick and curly and gets matts in it alot. Think I am going to have to keep him short all the time now.

I think he is a highly allergic dog as well.

[Footsteps]

i hope you find out whats up with him. its horrible seeing your puppy in pain etc. huge hugs xxxx

[diva det]

hmm ali sounds like something has irritated the skin and caused your furbaby to scratch so hard
have you got any wondering dew in the garden?? A well know culprit!!
or perhaps sandflies from sand??
an oatmeal doggiewash, short hair and a bland diet for a bit such as a chicken and rice diet that is low in inflammatory food should help and the vet should be able to give pup an anti-histimine shot to settle it down and perhaps some a/biotics if they are infected!
good luck and i hope that the visit isnt too expensive!!

[diva det]

hey hun how did you go at the vets??

[AliBaby]

Well, it turned out to be a flea allergy. He has no fleas though....

The vet said something about a flea could have jumped on him and bitten him and jumped off but I didnt know that could happen.

He is on the mend now.

I lost his tablets (that cost me a fortune) today and just found them 10minutes ago! YaY!

Cost me $145 all up.

Glad he has sme relief now.

[skybie]

great news hun! hope he returns to his normal self very soon

[helle]

Glad he's on the mend now! I was going to say it sounded like an allergy...

My dog is allergic to NZ Christmas Trees (the ones that blossum) We were renting a house off our parents and there was about 5 or 6 of them, quite big too, and we ended up chopping them all down because they were just giving him so much troubles...

Although, a week later someone from the council came to see us about them... and apparently they are quite expensive and they were willing to buy them off us to relocate for $100 bucks each