I have a pitbull and she is always chewing on her *** and around her tail. by this time she is losin

her hair loss is bad around her *** i need some help with what to do. the vet is saying its just dry skin ive given her fish oil and still continue. ive given benadryl prescribed meds different food

I have a pitbull and she is always chewing on her *** and around her tail. by this time she is losing hair?

Try giving her cod liver oil capsules. It is probably because of dry skin and this will help heal the skin.

I have a pitbull and she is always chewing on her *** and around her tail. by this time she is losing hair?

I recommend you take her to a "Dermatologist" and yes they have them for dogs/cats. This would be the first thing to do with your dog instead of second guessing or asking others who are not vets. Have you called the vet to tell her that the dog is still chewing?

I have 6 dogs and have had dogs all my life. Currently, I have a couple with allergies and one who is allergic to just about anything you name it, he has it, they can do a test on your dog to find out "if" this is allergies and what she is allergic to "if" anything. The one that is allergic to about everything, I had to start a series of shots and keep a journal, and "desensitize" him to "grasses, foods, etc." just like parents do with children (matter of fact the same thing they do with children who have numerous allergies).

You have not said, if she is chewing around her rearend or vagina area? Is she spayed? She could be suffering from some hormone deficiency, which can cause this and the hair to fall out. In male cats who have been neutered, they will pull their hair out when suffering from testosterone being too low.

This could be any number of things, and I've known many a vet to be wrong, so do your dog a favor and continue to ask for a referral to a "skin specialist" until you get this under control. Don't be afraid to ask your vet, it doesn't mean you don't trust them and they should not act funny about you asking, if they do you need a new vet.

Also, if you are bathing her, don't overbathe her and never ever use human shampoo on her as well as do not use our hairdryers on her. They also make a nice oatmeal and sensitive shampoos for dogs, never use the kinds they sell in the grocery store.

You know since you have a female dog, she could be getting continual bladder infections (yes like women do) and appear to be chewing when in fact she's cleaning herself. A good thing to give her and even if she does NOT have bladder infections just for her own good health, pick up some yogurt at the grocery store (just cheap kind) and your dog will love it, give her some everyday, it will work much like it does for a female human.

Something else many pet owners have no idea about and heck I've run into vets that don't know about this, is "anal glands". Dog's can appear to be itching their behinds or chewing, or even have a really bad smell or rub their behinds on the floor (like on that darn carpet cleaning commercial if you have seen it, where the woman screams at her dog, some think the dog even has worms). It's their "anal glands" and what has to be done is "expelling them". They get "compacted" it happens alot more in smaller dogs and certain breeds, but does happen and alot of people the groomers do it, or they take them to the vet, but you can have a vet even show you how to do it, it's just one of those unpleasant chores of owning a dog. Just that I say it goes with the territory and I love my dogs, if they don't feel good, I don't feel good.

Good luck, I've given you some links below for good "stop itch" items I've used on my dogs (the others love to just lick their paws even those who have no real allergies, so they just love to sit and lick feet for an hour) and anyway, you should call your vet back and tell her your dog is still chewing, then you should ask for a referral to a skin specialist, which should yield you an answer one way or the other. Allergies if "IF" it is this are complicated and even after all the tests I mentioned above, some people I know have gone through all that and paid out alot of money to no luck, their dogs still have the problems. It though is still worth taking the try, because your dog is uncomfortable and IF you can help her and obviously you want to, so..

I have a pitbull and she is always chewing on her *** and around her tail. by this time she is losing hair?

It could be

A. Dermititis.. skin problems.. sensitive skin

B. Fleas...

or C. Mange.

I just had a dog with mange... it affected her whole face and parts of her legs.. she kept scratching and scratching to the point all her hair fell off and she was re-opening scabs and bleeding... take her to the vet.. .ask for a SKIN SCRAPE!

thats how they can tell.. and if it is Mange.. and the dog lost most of its hair already.. it is EXPENSIVE to treat. We ended giving the dog to the Humane Society.. It wasnt fair for the dog to suffer , and they could afford to treat the Mange... Look it up online.. to see if that matches what the dog has... also you can order the meds from 1800petmeds.. if you cant get to the VET.

I have a pitbull and she is always chewing on her *** and around her tail. by this time she is losing hair?

all dogs have an anal gland which holds in anal fluids. for most dogs it empties on it;s own but some dogs cannot do that so they lick and chew at their butt as a way to try and release it but that cant. i would suggest taking her to an vet and asking them to empty the anal glad RIGHT AWAY because if the glad get's too filled and it burst...it is extreamly painful and it will cause a whole lot of other complications. and if it turns out that your dog does have an anal gland problem you will have to carry her at least once every three months to the ve to get it emptied. it is a simple procedure. it takes like 5 mins and it costs about $20-35. but i cant stress enough the RIGHT AWAY part