Reuger.....

[DianaB]

Poor little Reuger, my yorkie, has been scratching and scratching something awful. I did some looking on YT a while back and ended up putting him on children's Benedryl for allergies. It just wasn't working and the scratching has just been driving me nuts. I can't imagine how Reuger felt.

Well, today I took him into the vet and had him checked. I had found some signs that he had worms over the weekend so he has meds for that. The vet said that he also has flea dermititus and he's recommending that I put him on a different flea control formula. It's called Comfortis and it's suppose to kill fleas in 30 minutes. The vet said that it's better than Frontline Plus and not as expensive. We also got him caught up on his shots. I have a wonderful vet for Reuger and he's a friend of our family. He always likes to visit about my FIL.

I've tried to find different stuff to try and make him more comfortable but nothing has worked. His fur isn't very soft unless I've just washed him but he does have a cotton coat. I haven't noticed any fleas lately but we had an awful time with them this summer.

I hope that he gets better. I just feel like I'm a bad Mom for letting this get so bad.