My dog has a problem, need suggestions?

I will describe the symptoms, and the treatments so far...





Basically her symptoms consist of a super itchy stripe of skin that goes from her shoulder blades to her tail.


Also she burps a lot and throws up once or twice a week for no apparent reason, often in the morning when she first gets up.





I have tried at least 5 different kinds of allergy food, to no avail - actually, she puked more often while eating some of the brands of food (ie Wolf King)





Vetrinarians (she has seen 4 so far) all want to start a prednisone routine (a shot and then a couple months of pills) I wont allow this since she has very bad withdrawls from steroids. (she has three legs - her mother sat on her - and has been given way too many antibiotics and steroids in her life due to the surgeries to remove one leg and operate on another twice)


I am treating her with KetoChlor (clorohexidine and ketoconazole) shampoo incase of possible candidia overgrowth, after 4 baths in 5 days she is not changed

My dog has a problem, need suggestions?
Has she had a blood test?


My dog has a thyroid problem that has gotten progressively worse since she's gotten older. The vet noticed the hormonal imbalance a few years ago, but it was borderline so treatment wasn't pursued. Then a few months ago her skin got terrible. She had a rash all over her body. Her skin was flaky and red everywhere. So we tried a few store bought allergy shampoos and creams, etc. Nothing worked and she ended up having more blood drawn. Turns out it's her thyroid creating some kind of bacterial infection in her skin. So now she's on medication (she'll have to be on it for the rest of her life) and she's gotten much, better. The rash is pretty much gone, except for a flare up every once in awhile on her stomach.





Also when she was still having skin problems we tried a few different allergy foods too. But because for most of her life she'd eaten the cheaper foods (I wasn't always educated on more high-quality dog foods) with higher fat content, when we tried to switch her to the more healthy stuff, even though we did it slowly, he skin dried out because of the lack of fats in her diet. So that may be one of your problems too.
Reply:sounds like it has a mange or something . But with the pukeing your dog hasnt rolled in something and tried cleaning it off itself because it could be chemicals causeing it. tea tree shampoo is good for itchy coats i use it on our dogs they suffer with dry skin.
Reply:You might try a fatty acid supplement....I think it would help!!!


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Reply:The vets know what is best for your dog, tell them about the withdrawl that you dog sometimes experiences and see what they say about it. You can't let your dog go on like this. It sounds like your dog has had a stroke, or maybe is he the runt of the family?





Watch the way your dog walks if he/she walks kind of messed up chances are you dog has had a small stroke.
Reply:we had been having some similar symptoms with our rottie (lexi), and one of the problems was the residual issues from fleas, but as there are none here, i would make one other suggestion to try (if you are not already doing this)... give her distilled water or boil any water before you give it to her. for lexi, this wasn't the main issue, but it did compound some of the other issues... also, you may already know this too, but whenever you change a dog's food, make sure that you do it gradually (e.g. start mixing half and half old and new foods) for a period of time, sudden changes in diet can disrupt their digestive system.





i hope this helps.
Reply:You may be bathing her TOO much....That could dry out her skin. Do you have a veterinary specialist in the area who treats skin disorders or allergies? Or is there a vet school in your state? You might try calling them and asking if they could see your pet.
Reply:Have you changed her diet recently,or changed her shampoo.laundry detergent when washing her bedding.My miniature poodle had this horrible rash on his belly,legs+ his willie,the vet asked me if i had changed anything including my laundry detergent,the answer was no,no,no,no,That is until the bills from the vet came to $500.00,after that i would check everywhere he went,and low and behold i remembered we had to buy cane mulch for my plants,so i raked it up and one week later he was healed.