FroxerMom
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Hi all,
I'm pulling my hair out over here regarding Daphne's continued itchiness. I saw a big decrease when switching her to raw food (frozen, commercial) but she is still occasionally licking her paws and scoots her butt around the carpet, daily.
I eliminated the rabbit treats I was giving and am exclusively back to everything duck. I have been giving a daily Zyrtec tablet for about a week on and off but it doesn't make much of a difference.
There is no blood in her urine. She isn't squatting often with nothing coming out. I wipe her face, chest, all paws, and lady parts down EVERY single time we come in from potty. I don't think it is her anal glands as I've read what to look for when they need expressing and it doesn't seem like that. I bought an itch formula shampoo and gave her a bath yesterday. We changed the A/C filters today too.
I am now thinking of ordering an online allergy test kit which is called Allergy Test My Pet. Anyone know anything about it or have used it? I understand that because they test her saliva, it will only give me feedback on potential things she is sensitive to so I can avoid them (and not that she has a true allergy to it like a blood test would). They test for over 100 food and environmental sensitivities. I send in the swab and get results in about two weeks. She has to be off antihistamines for 10 days before I take the sample. The test kit is $89.99.
I want to try this test kit if it is legitimate and then use the results to eliminate any triggers and see if it helps as it is more economical than going through the vet for blood or scratch tests. Daph has no missing hair and does not lick or scoot constantly. But the fact that she does sometimes still do it, bothers me as I want her to be comfortable. I really really want to know if it is something she is eating or something in the environment. She does not have watery eyes, does not sneeze, or get ear infections any longer.
I am trying to stick with just her patties, her nugget, and her goats milk. I stopped giving coconut oil, pumpkin, and kale until I can figure out what it is that is bothering her. I am thinking about switching her to a patty that is ONLY meat/organs/bone and doesn't have any of the fruits and veggies in it, like Vital Essentials.
Thanks for reading until the end and please let me know if any of you have used this test with success. Thanks!
I'm pulling my hair out over here regarding Daphne's continued itchiness. I saw a big decrease when switching her to raw food (frozen, commercial) but she is still occasionally licking her paws and scoots her butt around the carpet, daily.
I eliminated the rabbit treats I was giving and am exclusively back to everything duck. I have been giving a daily Zyrtec tablet for about a week on and off but it doesn't make much of a difference.
There is no blood in her urine. She isn't squatting often with nothing coming out. I wipe her face, chest, all paws, and lady parts down EVERY single time we come in from potty. I don't think it is her anal glands as I've read what to look for when they need expressing and it doesn't seem like that. I bought an itch formula shampoo and gave her a bath yesterday. We changed the A/C filters today too.
I am now thinking of ordering an online allergy test kit which is called Allergy Test My Pet. Anyone know anything about it or have used it? I understand that because they test her saliva, it will only give me feedback on potential things she is sensitive to so I can avoid them (and not that she has a true allergy to it like a blood test would). They test for over 100 food and environmental sensitivities. I send in the swab and get results in about two weeks. She has to be off antihistamines for 10 days before I take the sample. The test kit is $89.99.
I want to try this test kit if it is legitimate and then use the results to eliminate any triggers and see if it helps as it is more economical than going through the vet for blood or scratch tests. Daph has no missing hair and does not lick or scoot constantly. But the fact that she does sometimes still do it, bothers me as I want her to be comfortable. I really really want to know if it is something she is eating or something in the environment. She does not have watery eyes, does not sneeze, or get ear infections any longer.
I am trying to stick with just her patties, her nugget, and her goats milk. I stopped giving coconut oil, pumpkin, and kale until I can figure out what it is that is bothering her. I am thinking about switching her to a patty that is ONLY meat/organs/bone and doesn't have any of the fruits and veggies in it, like Vital Essentials.
Thanks for reading until the end and please let me know if any of you have used this test with success. Thanks!