And still no real reason why Maggie scratches. I did like the vet much better though- we went to Greenfield Vet Clinic on the recommendation of an iFriend. The vet did every test in the book and Maggie behaved like a champ. He poked and prodded, scraped and cut… and she never peeped. I’m a proud mama. She did, however, pee out of nervousness the minute I separated her from Lulu. Can you blame her?
She has a bacterial infection which is both caused by the scratching and exacerbating the scratching… but we still don’t know what causes her to itch in the first place. No mites, no fleas, no ringworm. At least that means it’s nothing gross I guess. This vet was very helpful though- he talked to me for a whole hour! He told me every possible cause of scratching and which he doubted were the culprit. And he was the first vet to say that Maggie probably doesn’t have a food allergy. He also told me that Maggie has… pattern baldness! I guess it’s not that uncommon in some smaller breeds, but I had never noticed it. She doesn’t have much hair behind her ears, on her chest, and on her hind legs. So apparently she needs a doggie toupee or something.
In human form, she would basically look like this:
So now she is on an antibiotic, a steroid, special omega-3 and 6 capsules, and she gets an antibacterial bath weekly. What a sickly little pup! My wallet is hurting too.