[Dailydrool] itchy dogs

[Marsdoxy2 at aol.com]

Well,  Maggie wags is my second Basset with severe allergies and as  soon 
as I recognized the symptoms I started her on desensitizing shots  I  only 
wish I would have done something sooner for my first Basset Lucy, after  years 
of preds,  it damaged her liver  and she died of liver disease  at 11 1/2  
so I am a firm believer in the desensitizing shots,  I also  give Maggie and 
Annie a good diet they both eat California natural lamb &  rice and they 
both get 1 1/2 tablespoons of pure salmon oil in their diet every  day.  
Maggie is really allergic to the grass and that is still a problem,  not a big 
one, but never the less a problem,  I was her paws with a cold  wash cloth and 
I apply a very small amount  of hydro cortizone  cream between her  pads 
and she wears baby socks  to prevent  licking,  it is actually the licking 
that makes every thing escalate with  her feet,  the baby socks are a  life 
saver. knock on wood ( my  head ) but my girls shed very little and Annie has 
absolutely no wax   or ear problems,  Maggie has some because of her 
allergies.   If  and when  they seem to have a problem with itching I give them a  
benadryl  
 
seriously  though, get some baby socks,  I get 0 to 6  months  , you just 
have to watch so you dont rip a toe nail,  Maggie  is actually pretty good 
about leaving them on
 
Marlene  mommy to Maggie Wags and Evil  Annie
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