Any suggestions on how to help with a itchy/scratchy dachshund?

Is there any odor you can detect? Our Doxie is prone to yeast on her skin, and that makes her terribly itchy. She had a round of meds specifically for yeast and was bathed in Ketochlor shampoo twice a week while on the meds. She does well now. We bathe her once every week to 10 days with Ketochlor and have added a good quality Omega-3 fish oil to her diet 2-3 times a week. Her coat looks really good and she hardly scratches. When she starts I know it’s bath time. Good luck!

If the skin is dry try adding a small amount of cooking oil to the dog food. You might also try changing god food. Some dogs have a allergy to the food coloring. I changed to a vegetarian and seemed to help. I know beniful caries a all vegetarian food.

ok maybe not god food try dog food.

I had the same problem with my dachshund. I finally switched her to Blue Buffalo dog food and treats. The it hung went away. The s out so he must have been allergic to wheat or something.

Is she losing fur in patches? Does she have black/coffee looking buildup in her ears? I learned one thing this summer and it was that surprisingly ear mites can migrate (or at least a similar type of mite can live on a dogs skin) this is demodetic mange and is treatable. My fiancées dog (border collie mix) had this this summer. First, I cleaned his ears VERY thoroughly with q-tips, cotton balls and mineral oil. Once that was done he was given a bath with a specific type of shampoo, 3 times per week. That shampoo was benzoyl peroxide 3% wash cut with his regular oatmeal dog shampoo in a 1 part benzoyl to 2 part shampoo ratio. Benzoyl peroxide can be extremely drying to skin so it’s important to get a low strength and to not apply the benzoyl peroxide by itself directly to skin. Lather her well, rinse completely. The next step for me was to gently comb through his fur and remove any “crust” or black spots on his body. If I found a spot I dabbed it with a qtip with mineral oil and then gently removed it. It’s important to get these spots too because like in the ears, that’s where they build up. After allll that, rest and repeat in 3 days. The whole process. But obviously, there are other possible options out there so if your pups ears are fine and her fur isn’t falling out it could more than likely be a food allergy. I hope it’s a simple fix, because the above process is tedious and tiresome. And that’s even with a completely compliant pooch! Good luck, I hope something helps! 🙂

It took me years to find out that our Jimmy is allergic to our rug shampoo. Having tan rugs and two dogs means lots of rug cleaning. As he spends lots of time on the rug I’m surprised it took me so long to think of it. Giving a few tablespoons of plain yogurt won’t hurt either. Good luck with your little darling……….I also changed their food to Fromm which has chicken, salmon, duck, eggs, veggies. They love it…

I have 2 little red short haired wiener girls and both were suffering from itchy spots where they were scratching clumps of hair out leaving scars. This went on for almost a year, they were miserable. My previous vet treated them for allergies, I changed to Halo food, got special shampoos and finally changed vets. The 1st time she saw my girls she immediately asked if she could do a blood test for thyroid, and found they both had low thyroid causing all their skin problems. It made sense, they are sisters, same blood line, same father, different mothers. She put them both on a very low dosage of cheap thyroid medication daily and they are both itch free and have beautiful full red coats. I never would have imagined it, but it might be worth a shot to have yours tested.

My Doxie had these issues. I had allergy testing done and found out she is pretty much allergic to everything. I now give her allergy shots at home. One every two weeks. She is now 9 years old and hasn’t had any issues for 8 years now. Hope you find relief for her soon!

This is a summer time allergy for my fella.(In the winter he does not chew, lick or itch.) I bathe him more frequently and apply benedryl. If there is something else I would like to know also! I feed him a good quality food and we try to stay off the grass and weeds as much as possible. Giving him a Benedryl pill doesnt seem to help much. He weighs 21lbs is one pill enough?

Like many here, my dad’s little doxie had similar issues. For years he spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars treating her skin issues. All under the title of allergies. He felt so bad he was ready to put her down out of mercy to relieve her suffering. Thankdully he contacted the lady her got Maggy from. She was willing to try and help. Turns out she was allergic, not to the outside but rather the several brands of commercial dog food. She is now a year since any skin issues. All from a change of diet.