Guest BarneysMom Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Barney is scratching and biting into his side and back a lot lately and when touching a certain spot on his back, there is a very weird twitch, like his skin or muscle is retracting. I am not sure how to describe it. We started to change his food last week, but I think the constant scratching and twitch started before that. Does anyone have an idea what this could be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Sounds like allergies to me. I have had many a foster doing that. Try 2 Benedryl morning and evening and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BarneysMom Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Sounds like allergies to me. I have had many a foster doing that. Try 2 Benedryl morning and evening and see if that helps. Thank you... do you think the allergies could be food related though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speedoketo Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Could be food, flea, or environmental allergy. If you scratch a certain spot on my dog's back he'll do this weird shudder/shake of just his back muscles. Thats mostly just after I put advantix on him though which makes him itch like crazy so it doesn't worry me much. You can't tell whether its environmental or food just by noticing the symptoms. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/26/pet.a...gies/index.html This is an article that was posted on CNN this morning about pet allergies and how they're diagnosed/treated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Sounds like allergies to me. I have had many a foster doing that. Try 2 Benedryl morning and evening and see if that helps. Thank you... do you think the allergies could be food related though? Maybe but you thought the weird twitching and scratching started before the new food didn't you? See if the Benedryl brings some relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BarneysMom Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Yes, I am pretty sure it started before the food change. I will try the Benedryl. I was reading more about allergies in dogs, and it does sound like that must be it. That article is also helpful. Thank you both so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MAXNAV Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 My friend's grey starting doing the same thing, and it was thyroid related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BarneysMom Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 My friend's grey starting doing the same thing, and it was thyroid related. Barney is hypothyroid... I will probably give the vet a call as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MAXNAV Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 When after being on thyroid meds for quite some time, my friend's grey started all over again with the biting and scratching, and the meds did need to be increased. This may not be the case here, but it is worth a call to your vet, especially if you haven't had a thyroid check in a while. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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