Guest adbyerly Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 We recently adopted our first greyhound. He is doing great except recently he has been licking the insides of this legs a lot and trying to scratch his head, as if he has dry skin. The insides of his legs are becoming red. He also has been passing a lot of gas recently and his second poop of the day has been really soft. What can we do? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Sounds like he might have a food allergy, or some type of intolerance. Have you recently switched his food or treats? What and how much is he eating a day? Is he just off the track or from a foster home? Excessive gas and itching can have the same cause or separate causes, too. For what it's worth, poops can get progressively softer throughout the day, and that's perfectly normal. What isn't normal is watery diarrhea, or poops that leave just a puddle on the ground. Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 How long have you had him? How long ago was he neutered? What are you feeding? When was his last vet check? If this is a very recent adoption give him time to adjust to his food, presuming it's different than what he got from your adoption group. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elff Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 All of the above are good questions and suggestions. I would suggest a vet visit since you just have them. Make sure to bring a stool sample. It's not uncommon for adopted dogs to have some form of worms or parasites. As far as the itching, The food we feed our dog has a lot of reviews on Amazon as solving food allergies. We feed our Dogs Earthborn Coastal formula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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