[Dailydrool] Lady Foxy's Ferocious Itch... Help!

[lea pierce]

OK Droolers, I know there are many with itchy hounds.

Foxy has been doing a lot better since she was switched to Honest Kitchen's
Keen (oat/low gluten/chicken).

But she continues to have flare-ups. She is not anywhere near as bad as she
was when she came to my house as a foster, but she keeps flaring. She had
another anti-histamine shot about 10 days ago and is currently getting
Hydroxizine 50 mg 2x a day.

It is helping, but I appeal to the collective knowledge of the vast pool o'
Drool for any other ideas to help her.

I give her a weekly bath, which seems to help. She came to my house because
it is believed she is allergic to carpet, and I have none (a hound-lover my
entire life, I learned as a kid that carpet & hounds means more work for
me...plus I hate carpet. Just do.)

Specifically...
- has anyone had any luck adding a probiotic? If yes, which ones are you
using?
- should I bathe her more often? (She likes baths, I think she must know
they help)
- are there other food additives I should be using, like yogurt? (I am
worried about dairy.)

Foxy LOVES food, and I mean LOVES food. I rarely give her treats because I
am so worried anything might set her off. I do give her the pills wrapped
in liverwurst (which she LOVES).

Foxy is a GGBR foster and gets all the vet care she needs; I just love this
little girl and want to help her anyway I can. It breaks my heart when she
starts digging at herself...

OK, that's it. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. The DD crew helped me
clean up JED's goopy ear. It's Perfection!

Lea Pierce
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