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Bichon Keeps Scratching Neck... Is It Real Or Behavioral?

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My male Bichon is a great dog, light yet lively, heads well, and treats me while the pack leader. He comes when I call, goes in his cage during the night with just one 'kennel up' control and can be a general throughout good dog.

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Dear Adam:

I've valued your advice in both your tapes and your guide.

My male Bichon is just a very good dog, delicate yet fun, heads well, and treats me since the pack leader. H-e comes when I call, goes in his cage at night with only 1 'run up' command and is a general all over great dog.

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One issue that I've been struggling to break him of is scratching his neck area to the stage that it bleeds. He knows that he shouldn't try this and stops quickly when I say anything to him. I've take-n him to the vet o-n three separate occasions.

He has received an anti-histamine opportunity, been handled with Cortaid and anti-itch spray, had flee therapy, washed with hypo-allergenic shampoo and conditioner, been given a particular diet, and none of this made any difference. The last visit to the vet h-e recommended a mild tranquilizer along with hormone therapy. He quit damaging very nearly straight away but he was somewhat tired. I cut out the hor-mone treatment and cut his tranquilizer in half, under advisement of the vet. H-e now scratches only averagely but I'm reluctant to boost his tranquilizer serving backup to where it had been. Also, I don't see any end for this type of treatment. As a teacher I wondered if you'd ever experienced this before and whether you had any suggestions I may possibly decide to try other than the tranquilizer. In my opinion this just masks the issue and does not fix it. I would appreciate any suggestions you may have.

Seriously,

Gordon

Gordon,

No, that is almost certainly an actual problem... Not really a behavioral one. Be taught supplementary information on a partner paper by navigating to 500 Service Unavailable Error.

You could try finding another vet. To acquire a second opinion and see another approach to it. My question would be: Exactly why is he scratching? It is maybe not the collar, is it?

[Gordon replies:] Since he started scratching (about a couple of months before) he has not worn a collar. One vet shaved his neck area and it shows no sign of any irritation. I feel it to be some thing mental and the vet (I have seen two) tends to accept me; ergo, the tranquilizer. In any event I do appreciate you performing.

[Adam:] You might consider anti-anxiety medications, if you feel this is the case. Have your vet call around and discover. Prozac-type drugs will likely work better than just tranquilizing your dog..