Mikey T

he most common allergies in dogs 1. flea bite 2. atopy which are contact and inhalant allergies ie pollen, dust etc. the only way to find the cause is either a blood test or skin patch test for the particular allergies I believe the cost is around 800 dollars either way with that information you can either try to minimize the dogs exposure to the allergens or treat for the specific allergen with the allergy shots mention above the third solution is symply treat the symptoms when they occur.

Keep in mind however if the itch skin is acompanyied by dandruff it is not ussually alergies but a skin condition that basset are prone none as seborrhea. There is no cure treatment requires frequent bathing often more than once a weel with antiseborrheaic ahampooo like selsun blue or shampoos containing coal tar. they must remain in contact with the skin for 15 minutes and rinsed of very thuroughly

se_hall

Bingley is going through the same this year, but so is our dachshund. We have a pretty large dog community around us and are hearing the same things about dry itchy skin. I give my boys an oatmeal bath and that helps a little, but I can't wait until spring!

Herzo

How about trying some type of oil in there food. I supplement with fish oil but have also heard of people using emu oil, coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil. Just a thought as my skin sure does get dry this time of year.

BassetBasti

You may use oatmeal soap to remove the itch. This soap is very effective in reducing the itch and keeping the dog's fur and skin healthy.

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Natalie, mom of the most beautiful Basset Hound Basti

dean1857

Davie has been having itchy skin too. The vet has him on Temaril that seems to working pretty well. He has cut down noticeably on the scratching in just the first week of use. He also hasn't been biting at himself as much as he used to.

Ed's best friend

Ooohh, I dealt with this for 8 years. Being an allergic person myself, I had Lou tested. He was allergic to wool, human dander, grass, trees...BUT...I took it a step further. I changed his diet. Popular FOOD allergens are beef and chicken and even turkey. I bought Lou Nature's diet...vegatarian dry food and gave him lamb and rice canned food mixed in it. Read your labels...most things have chicken by products. Even stay away from beef rawhide. Lou never tolerated the immunizations, they made him worse. For the past 3 years he went on steroids (10 mg prednisone) every other day from May to Oct. That did the trick. I think the single most important thing I did with him was bathe him. I took him right in the shower with me. It made him feel better. Remember allergens are in the air, and can stick to the coat. They are oily enough to tolerate bathing every couple of weeks, said my vet. Good Luck!

Ed's best friend

Also keep in mind with seborrhea that if you see a circular type of rash, it can be staph and requires antibiotics

adiposestem

If that would happen I'd hurriedly go to the vet.


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