HELP Rescue dog has SEVERE itching issues - Page 4

UPDATE:

Its about 4 days since I started spraying with the clove oil. Candy has cut her itching to less than half. About the same as when I gave her one dose of the pred. I have to say I'm impressed and would recommend the treatment to others fighting this. She still is on the revolution so I have to give credit to that as well.

Barb

Barb, sulphur and sulfa are two entirely different things. Sulphur is a chemical element, yellow in colour.

Elemental sulfur powder is used as an "organic" (i.e. "green") insecticide (actually an acaricide) against ticks and mites. A common method of use is to dust clothing or limbs with sulfur powder.

Diluted solutions of lime sulfur (made by combinding calcium hydroxide with elemental sulfur in water), are used as a dip for pets to destroy ringworm (fungus), mange and other dermatoses and parasite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur
 

Sulfa is an antibiotic. It is NOT what you need to be treating the dog with. Many people are allergic to it, as it was one of the very first antibiotics.

Sulfonamide or sulphonamide is the basis of several groups of drugs. The original antibacterial sulfonamides (sometimes called sulfa drugs or sulpha drugs) are synthetic antimicrobial agents that contain the sulfonamide group.

Sulfa allergies are common,^[2] hence medications containing sulfonamides are prescribed carefully. It is important to make a distinction between sulfa drugs and other sulfur-containing drugs and additives, such as sulfates and sulfites, which are chemically unrelated to the sulfonamide group, and do not cause the same hypersensitivity reactions seen in the sulfonamides.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfonamide_(medicine)

 

Well I took sulpher as in MSM and had a very poor response. I am also allergic to Supha. Its all good though since the clove seems to kill them as well.  :)

I am so glad you have found some relief for your girl,,:)

I have been researching essential oils uses and have found out some very intersting things,,

This is the dip it is one of the only effective treatments I have heard along with ivermection.  Very hard to get rid of scabies from what I have been told . In Humans it is worse
http://www.jefferspet.com/product.asp?pn=DD-LA&crcat=product+ads+Pets~Pets+-+Flea+-+Tick&crsource=adwords&crkw=&gclid=CMmZy-2nsbUCFWyCQgod1zEAPA

Thanks.

I just read that some heartworm/flee pills actually can cause itchy skin.......

Do you know which brands?

This poor dog was just spayed on Monday. Found out she was 3 weeks pregnant. Since she was never out of my sight, she must have gotten pregnant in the shelter, since the time the vet said she was pregnant she was already at the shelter. Other rescues said they havent heard of this, but the vet said she has. I was kinda miffed about it but nothing I can do about it now.

Barb

Sorry about the surprise.  What you did was probably best.

Interesting about the Heatworm/flea meds.  I would like more info, especially if it gives brands.  I noticed that one of my pups still scratch on my current meds and Rose would still itch like crazy on Compfortus (sp?).