And while we are on the subject

[The Quahog]

She suddenly just turns and starts digging at herself. It is always contained to the lower extremities around her butt and back. This has been happening for the almost three years that we have had her. No hot spots at all and her tummy is just fine.
Any suggestions? Please!
Kate

How seasonal is it? Does it particularly flare up each August - November, with lesser flareups in other seasons? Or is it pretty much the same all the time? Where, roughly do you live?
Those are the important questions when considering atopy - sometimes called 'inhalant' or 'environmental' allergies- as a diagnosis.- Dr. Mac

 

[famous seamus]

Itch itch go away

Thanks for all the information and chiming in with advice.

Dawn always a pleasure to hear from you.

There is no rhyme or reason to her "outbreaks". They come and go like the wind. The area that I live in is close to the sea, wooded and on a wildlife preserve.

When I rescued Harper three years ago, she was a mess, hair falling out, malnourished. After she was here a while she gained weight but her hair was never what you would call in great shape and then last year she blossomed. She has a full coat now, and she didn't blow her coat this year at all which puzzled me a little.

Her diet is suplemented with probiotics now, which contain omega 3 and I feed her cod, every now and again.

Best,
Kate