My Dachshund Puppy Keeps Scratching

Most dog parents complain when a dog keeps scratching the ear.

My dachshund puppy keeps scratching. This is a sign of flea allergy dermatitis which is basically when your dachshund s skin reacts badly to fleabites. Crying whining and licking as they scratch. They rapidly reproduce and feed off of puppies by biting them which is very irritating. Puppies can get fleas very easily.

Could it be yeast and how can i treat it. The dachshund dog breed is more likely to be affected by seasonal pollen than other breeds. By patrick mahaney vmd. Making it more likely to cause skin irritation or allergies.

Unfortunately sometimes dogs have allergies that result in itching without any. Recently my dog s nighttime scratching is keeping both of us awake. What can i do to help her. Once you do it becomes easier to apply the relevant remedy.

My dog keeps scratching his ear what should i do. If your dachshund has had fleas watch out for a rash on his legs or around the base of his tail. However that doesn t make it any easier to witness your dog suffer. Dogs scratch lick or chew for a wide variety of reasons ranging from allergies to boredom to parasite infestation.

When your dog can t stop scratching. It is caused by chemical reactions that occur in the skin and stimulate the nerves causing the brain to feel the itch. The sweat that is released from special glands on the bottom of the paws is a unique scent that is enhanced when your dog scratches at the ground or floor. Here are a few of the more typical reasons for itching and scratching in dogs and how to best help treat and prevent it from occurring in the future.

Dogs itch for many different reasons and sometimes for no reason and it s not uncommon for the scratching to seem worse at night when the house is quiet. My dachshund has black splotches all over her stomach and itching constantly. Fleas can jump from the grass or other outside surface and onto a puppy as well as off of one dog onto another. As discussed above to help your always scratching dog get relief you have to know what the cause is.

Their bellies paws and arms are all exposed to grass carpets dusty floors etc. Why is my dog scratching himself. You ll spot it because your dog will keep scratching even though you ve given him a flea treatment. Itching and scratching is a common issue among dogs.

That does not look like a typical yeast infection but your vet can do some simple skin tests to tell you for sure. When dog scratching gets out of hand it is often the result of. Since dogs sweat from the pads on their paws instead of their skin this leads some to think the scratching is a territorial act.