How can i ease my german sheperds skin allergies? Its always during the winter. She scratches non stop?

She is always scratching during this time a year. The vet told me she has allergies to almost EVERYTHING. I give her those vitamins for healthy coat. but they dont seem to work. Please help, she is not getting any sleep cause she is up all night scratching. i dont know what else i can do. She has been giving this shot at the vets for allergies..it USED to work for about 4 weeks..it only worked for about 4 days..

How can i ease my german sheperds skin allergies? Its always during the winter. She scratches non stop?
Time to be seen by a specialist. I would highly recommend that you ask your vet for a referral to a canine dermatologist in your area. They will do allergy testing to find out the exact cause(s) of the skin irritation and then you, your dermatologist, and your regular practicing veterinarian will come up with a long-term treatment plan.





ADD: You know, I was going to mention Atopica. We are seeing wonderful improvements in our patients who suffer from skin issues. I would absolutely talk to your vet about this option. The only "con" of Atopica is the price! It is quite pricey!
Reply:I have a Shih Tzu that has dry skin and has skin allergies. She also have thin hair, but for thin hair, give her grease like off of bacon. But for the skin problem, we give her a bath in oatmeal stuff like you get for kids when they have Chicken Poxs. I also use this spray that is medicated for skin alllergies. I hope that helps you. (its in a white bottle)
Reply:My small dog has had a terrible time with inflamed skin and allergies. We have struggled for the past year. Our vet just put her on Atopica. This is a pill. She has taken it for 1 month and the difference is AMAZING!! Her bald spots have already filled back in.





She had to take it every day the first 30 days. She slept ALL day almost, every day. In addition, they are supposed to take it on an empty stomache but it often makes them sick. When she started vomitting I gave it to her with about 1 or 2 Tbsp of food and her vomitting stopped. Now, she will only have to take it about once per week. I think we can deal with one day of downtime each week for these GREAT results!!





This 30 day supply cost me about $80 at the vet's office. You can get it on-line for about $55. Also, the pills for a large dog will cost more. Mine were just 25mg.





Hope this helps!!
Reply:she needs to be on benadryl and prendisone to keep her comfortable for all the allergies. my husky gets them starting may till oct until the cold weather starts then he is ok and in the spring we start again.he goes through hell and is in misery with itching and hot spots. get the vet to give u a steriod to give her daily to keep her content. it is hard on them and us when we don't know how to help. i put medicated oatmeal conditioner on his skin and let it saturate for a few hours then later apply again. the meds are not very expensive and you wean them off after a week then start again if needed.get another opion if ur vet does not agree. it is the dogs comfort that is important.
Reply:Oh, poor baby. When our pets have gotten hot spots which cause them to bite and scratch our vet recommended that we add a bit of mineral oil to their food and give them a Brewers Yeast tablet on a daily basis.





This has helped a great deal, and we have not had to revert to steroids and other more drastic measures.