How can I stop my dog from scratching an irritation from an old flea bite?
My 4 year old Yorkie had fleas a few weeks ago. We gave her advantage and also sprayed the house down…our house and Holly are completely flea free.
Holly though, has a flea bite on the back of her ear that she scratched so much it turned into a sore which scabs over and then Holly scratches the scab off again, making it bleed and re-scab. I have noticed that it is now the size of my baby finger nail and she just cant stop scratching it.
We of course will take her to the vet but we live in a very rural place and our vet is closed for a few days so in the meantime is there anything out there that will stop the itch that is safe for dogs? An anti-histamine? Or anything topical that I could put on the sore? A way to make a homemade cone?
Any ideas would be nice until we can get her to the vet on Thursday..
Thanks!!
dogs can have allergic reactions to flea bites or flea “saliva”. flea bite dermatitis can cause a secondary skin infection. topical you can put anitbiotic (neosporin) with hydrocortisone. you can also give a dose of benedryl. the dosage is 1 mg/lb. so you have to decipher how many mg the tabs or, or how many mg/ml if you have liquid, and give 1 mg/lb. these are safe ways to relieve itching and soothe the skin.
Getting ready to do an ear candle
