[Alffe]

Any suggestions on what to try? Our airedale Cassie got a bath and a haircut yesterday and she itched all night. We gave her two benedryls but they helped very little. Going to the pet store when it opens...she looks and smells wonderful but no one here is sleeping.
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[mrsD]

If you don't rinse all the soap out, the residue can cause itching.

Also can be allergic to something in the soap?
Is your dog a special breed? Some dogs cannot tolerate gluten
and/or corn in their food. There are some grain free foods available now.
Blue Wilderness by Blue Buffalo is one. We are using the dry kibble for our cats now. Cats have more problems with grain than dogs however.
example

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I know a person who was told by the breeder to not feed gluten to the dog. But I don't know if that is breed specific or not.

There are also mites that infect dogs.

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[Alffe]

Well I suspect that she is either allergic to the shampoo they used, or they didn't rinse it all out. Thanks Mrs.D....since it happened overnight, I'm sure it isn't mites.

And Happy Thanksgiving!
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[Dr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Alffe
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We gave her two benedryls but they helped very little.

That would seem to tip the scales toward shampoo residue.
Let us know how she does after a thorough rinsing!

It also occurs to me that once the irtching/scratching cycle commences, it sometimes continues for a bit, especially if the skin has become irritated, so another night of benadryl may be in order. There's a guideline of 1 mg./lb of dog every 8 hrs. (subject to veterinary approval) but you probably know that.
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If she's still itching after that, or if she's developed any hot spots, I'd call the vet.

Doc

[Alffe]

Time is a great healer...she is much better and we all slept. Thanks!!

[Lara]

Just remember the next time she needs a groom. Glad she's doing better. Having our pets keeping us awake at night is not on. HA!
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[mrsD]

I agree Lara....

I've been missing tons of sleep with new kitten Houdini (who cried piteously for 3 nights in a row, missing his family. So I stayed up with him most of those nights. Then Oreo reacting to her meds.... that is another story. It has been a rough month!

Houdini is now settled in, and enjoying his new home. Lots of toys, lots of cuddling, lots of new exciting delicious food! LOL
He is a joy for me now.

Oreo's neck lump is coming back however.
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I have her on the lower steroid dose...so she is not keeping me up so much either.
It feels different somehow. The next vet visit for her is Dec 5th.

[Alffe]

I bought oatmeal shampoo and conditioner to take to the groomer for the next haircut. She is still sleepy today due to the MOORE benadryl. Did I mention that she smells great and loves to be clean. *grin

Sorry to read about Oreo Mrs.D.
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[Dr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Alffe
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Did I mention that she smells great and loves to be clean.

I thought you said this was a dog(?)
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She may smell better - until she gets wet again, but I've never met the dog who wouldn't rather smell like the nearest mud puddle or something disgusting to roll in - it's like perfume to their noses. Dogs don't really think in terms of smelling "good" or "bad"; while there are definitely somethings they don't like the smell of (like skunk spray), dogs think in terms of things that smell different than what they usually, or are used to, smelling like. What makes it seem like her loving to be clean is all the added attention, fussing, & petting she gets for not smelling like a dog.
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Not that it make a whiff of difference if everybody gets what they want, right?

For the past 3 dogs and quarter century, we've been using something called Black Pearl (formerly Black-Out) for black/dark colored pets (1 black cat, 1 tri-color Border Collie, 2 dark Labs) that smells like... Boysenberry(?) The BC didn't mind, but the Labbies usually spend the first night trying to lick themselves back to smelling like dogs again. Guess I can't blame them for that. It does make their coats look GREAT (extra shiny, and Labbie coats are blindingly shiny to begin with). Oatmeal probably does the same thing, but I'm not sure about a dog that smells like oatmeal....
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(Maple syrup?)

We're catsitting over the long weekend (4 cats in one immense empty house). Owner is a vet, so she tends to take in some of the less-desirable kitties (congenital health problems). Two of these are kittens; one has very cloudy eyes, so may be mostly blind. We're supposed to feed the 2 kittens in a separate room so they don't eat the older cats' food (which the older cats seem willing to allow) but we haven't even seen 3 of them in 2 days, which makes separation feeding difficult. We're not too concerned, as the bowls are always empty and the sandboxes full....

Doc

[Alffe]

You've never owned an Airedale Dr.Smith. They love to be clean...and they don't shedd. We don't own a kitty presently but they are special in their own right.
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