Scabies does seem to be on the rise--we never had it before. My vet had us do three treatments, one every TWO weeks. Then we go to monthly treatments. We are in winter here, so it may have made it easier to control. The fact that I had it in dogs who never had skin problems before clued me in to ask for Revolution. Skin scrapings were negative, as these are clean dogs who were getting bathed, going down the whole allergy route. We tried it on the two worst ones and they slept through the night after an initial bout of scratching. That was our clue that it was parasitic, and probably scabies Back I went for enough Revolution to treat them all. Anyone who has not been on heartworm preventative should be tested before starting Revolution or ivermectin. The vet said that the Revolution is easier on the oldies than ivermectin. The oldies were not symptomatic, just the middle "kids" going places, so the nonsymptomatic ones have done fine with the label usage of once a month. Frankly, I think I brought it home from a show, given who were affected, but it could have been from local wildlife.
With many vet visits and wrecking the brain. It is highly likely she is allergic to the large plastic bed they use. She often spends her day with her chin resting on the chewed edge. It harbors germs most likely. This bed is only used during colder months as I like them to be able to cuddle up. As of today we will remove the bed. Get her chin healed up. Taken a swab just to see what is harboring there. Bathing chin with Benzoyl peroxide 3%.
It cannot be yeast for sure.
So, if all turns out how we think and she is just fine without her plastic crate bottom and plastic bed, would you breed a bitch that has an allergy to plastic? Guess it is common in dogs from what I read. I would spay her if needed. She is perfect in every other way.
