Pet medications and revolution
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My dog chubby, is about a year old, maybe a few months over a year, She has long hair, and he constantly is scratching or licking or biting himself, we've tried everything, we've given him 2 flea baths, flea powder, shaving him, it doesnt eam to go away, hes starting to get sores from wheres he is itching, we dont have any money to take him to the vet, so is there any way we can help him stop without having to go to the vet? and what is the cause?
I know you've read on some sites it's ok to feed D-earth! however it is NOT, I don't even like to use it topically on an animal b/c they would ingest it.
While waiting for the biopsy, use topical Revolution every two weeks at an appropriate dose for your rabbit. Revolution is available by prescription, and is usually used monthly, but, for mites it must be used every two weeks. I would also order a rabbit E-Collar to prevent your rabbit from self-trauma. These are available at Online pet stores.
There is also a possibility that this problem is behavioral. In this case you must try and discover what precipitates the problem, i.e.
To find: Buy a flea comb at the pet store. These are very fine-toothed combs, and the flea gets trapped in the tines. Pour a bowl of water and comb the cat with the water nearby. If you see a flea in the comb, drown it in the water. You *can* comb fleas out of a cat with repeated combings (to get all the newer hatchings as they come) but it is much easier to use Frontline or Revolution, both prescription products.
I think that there may be a mistake with the diagnosis--scabies mites are easily killed by several medications, including ivermectin (given orally or by injection every 1-2 weeks for 4-6 treatments), Revolution (selamectin) applied topically every 2 weeks for 3-4 treatments, and less optimally by anti-parasitic dips such as paramite or Amitraz applied weekly for 6 weeks.
The vet uses Bars and divides the ampoules according to the weight of the cat, but I believe Revolution is less toxic and safer and is effective against mites as well. I will probably divide the tube, but I will call the vet first just in case. I don't know where those fleas came from. The mom and dad cats were free till the Summer months, and we vaccuum regularly. They are all indoor cats, but just like to laze around in the balcony in the sun, so maybe it has to do with dust.
Allergies to over 100s of things, external parasites such as fleas and mites, and skin infections make up the most likely causes. To treat and control the problem correctly, she should be seen by a veterinarian.
There isn't much home care that can help until the underlying cause is found. Baths only work for about 10-30 minutes, so are not beneficial until the problem is known and can target the skin correctly. Baths may actually make problems worse pending the cause.
Skin issues are so complex that it usually takes a combination of many medications and protocols simultaneously to achieve results. The primary allergen and the results or damage to the skin of that allergen as well as secondary invaders must all be treated together or effective treatment will fail.
Immunotherapy can sometimes take a year to a year and a half before some relief is noted.
My guess is to take her to a vet, but maybe in the meantime try de-worming her and try some advantage or revolution (a de-flea and parasite drop of liquid at the back of the neck), as sometimes revolution covers a few more parasites than the worming paste alone.
Best of luck.
I recommend starting by taking your dog to your veterinarian for assessment of the itch and medication recommendations. The most common reasons for itchy skin in dogs include skin infections, microscopic skin parasites such as scabies mites, food allergy, or pollen/dust allergies. Since scabies mites are difficult to find, I trial treat dogs for scabies with Revolution every 2 weeks for 3 treatments.
Revolution. These type of monthly flea drops are the only thing that will 100% keep your dog free of fleas. If you're using a flea collar take it off immediately! They don't work and all they do is add more toxins into your dog's blood. Also if you give your dog a monthly flea bath to try to get rid of the fleas, stop!! This is very bad for them also because you're adding lots of chemical toxins to their blood, fleas baths should be a very rare event.
Your kitty is probably uncomfortable and needs flea treatment. He needs the prescription brands-Advantage or Revolution. Please do not ever use the flea products that you get in drug stores. I've had vets tell me that they are highly toxic and deadly. They should be taken off the market because they've caused way too many deaths.
m having trouble understanding your post, have you used the revolution and the cats are experiencing the scabs and hair loss or do they already have this condition and you are wondering if you should risk using it?
Fleas certainly can be a concern, and they can sometimes be difficult to find. Isolating your pet to a crate with a white towel/sheet and giving an oral Capstar tablet from your vet and watching for any signs of fleas over the next 4 hrs can be a simple test your veterinarian can do for you in the office or you can do at home with your veterinarians assistance.
If it was within the last year, you could simply call your veterinarian and ask for their recommended flea control medicine (Advantage, Frontline, Revolution, etc). You could give that a try (remember, dose every pet in the house) and see if there are any improvements. If you don't see her getting better, then she should see a veterinarian ASAP.
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