My dog won't stop scratching, tried everything for allergies. What now?

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My Pekinese schoodle mix Wheezy has been scraching and biting herself to the point of self injury. I put preventitive clothes on her and a Elizabethan collar so she can't bite herself. I give her frequent hyper allergenic shampoos. She seems to be allergic to everything, no cheap dog food no chicken no grains no anything that they're usually allergic to. I keep her nails cut short. I use the fossil flour and castor oil, or coconut oil to sooth, Neosporin to prevent infection. What next? Pet's info: Dog | Pekingese | Female | unspayed | 7 lbs

Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA · Accepted Answer

Poor Wheezy, she looks very uncomfortable and at risk of generating significant skin injury and additional complications. I recommend skin scrapes or a biopsy if not performed so fr in order to rule out medical causes such as mites or infections. If negative, a hydrolysed diet such as royal canin anallergenic should be fed with no treats/flavored tablets etc for a minimum of 8 weeks in order to determine the contribution of food sensitivities to her discomfort. IF she does not show complete resolution of her signs you should consider prescription anti-allergy medications. Rigorous flea prevention is important in such cases also as even a single flea bite will often trigger severe itching in sensitive dogs.

My dog won't stop scratching, tried everything for allergies. What now?

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