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Originally posted by hott moma:
Hello everyone, my 5 month old bulldog has itchy skin, and no fleas. I took him to the vet and they said it could be contact allergies being as how we do keep him in the house. He told me to give him benadryl to help the itching but if it continues he'd scrape some of the skin to see if there were any more problems. The problem i am having is I did give him benadryl but he's still itching what else can i do? I can't give him a bath because that's going to dry out his skin. Does anyone have any suggestions? I hate to see him in pain/discomfortable.Thanks.
Hott moma, one of our dogs has a seasonal allergy to grass and weeds that makes him have terribly itchy skin. Sometimes Benadryl will keep it under control, and other times the vet has to give us prednisone tabs for him to take for a few days.
Bathing him in warm water into which Aveeno Soothing Bath Treatment has been dissolved, also vet prescribed, helps a lot. You can get the Aveeno at WalMart or drugstores or some grocery stores. The ingredient that helps is colloidal oatmeal. We don't rinse it off, just pat him dry.
Sorry your puppy is having this discomfort. Poor baby.