12 week old puppy scratching alot.why?

My 12 week old puppy has been to the vet, had 3 of his shots and the vet says his skin looks wonderful. He also had a small tube of Advantage flea by Bayer put behind his neck for clearing fleas and it is supposed to last for a month. But I am aware he does like to scratch, not very frequent but at least a couple of times a day.I just put a collar on him a few days ago but sometimes after I take the collar off him, he will still scratch.Sometimes, he will use his teeth to nip around his back.I wonder why.Does he still have fleas or is it the collar?The vet says it will take a few weeks for them to get used to the collar.Is it true?

12 week old puppy scratching alot.why?
Advantage does work for a month, but fleas will still jump on your puppy. Advantage is soaked into the hair follicles of your dog. In order to kill fleas, they must bite your puppy to ingest the poison. The fleas will continue to crawl until they are dead, which will still irritate your puppy. This is also allergy season, lots of dogs have allergies to grass and pollens. These allergies occur when the seasons change. If he is not scratching alot, he is probably fine. If the scratching continues, take him to your vet. You can also give your puppy over the counter Benadryl without pain reliever. This will help with the itching and will not cause drowsiness in dogs. Check with your vet for the proper dosage, depending on your puppy's weight.
Reply:it's just Obsesive conpulsive order i guess. Animals get it just as much as humans. My dog has OCD about where she eats at. everytime we give her fod where we place the bowl, she always drags it to the corner of the room
Reply:Yes, its the collar.. He will get use to it.. You have to realize that he is also growing in his hair. The new growth hair my actually ich and the collar may be rubbing the wrong way. Look for a more higher quality collar. See if you can find an all leather one.. They slide more easily over the fur and don't annoy as much as the plastic or cord like ones that snap.
Reply:Could be fleas, could be his diet, could be an allergy. Ask your vet.
Reply:I think the puppy is fine. He isn't scratching that much a day. Give him some time. I do the same thing if I wear turtle necks. It is irrating at first then I get use to it.





Good Luck
Reply:With advantage he should not have fleas but look thru his fur to check for them.





Yes it will take a little time to get use to a new collar.
Reply:Collars just kill the fleas that happen to wander up to the neck area....Try a dusting powder as well...that should kill the critters
Reply:well the first thing that you want to do is to make sure that he does not have fleas then the next thing is to determine on the food. if he has no fleas then usually the other thing is to change the food to an all natural food. the food is the most common thing to cause dry, scratchy skin.





the first thing to do is to get a different food like chicken soup which is all natural, then mix 1/2 and 1/2 of both your old food and the new one. then the next thing is to use an oatmeal bath soap for him, then you can use this after the bath is dermacool(get from your vet). you will need to shave his spot to help it air out to heal faster put some dermacool on it and it will heal really nice. my golden has had these hot spots and i had to do all of this and it healed in about 1 week but i also had to put an e-collar on her and you won't be able to do that because your pup is to young you will have to just watch him and make sure he does not chew. you will have to bathe him at least once a week to help his spot get better. ifyou have to shave it every time then you will have to do that . it will need to air out in order to heal faster. the oatmeal bath soap you can get is called aveeno it is very mild on the skin and will help soothe the skin while you bathe him. also to the collar will do that and if he does it when you take the collar off then there is something else wrong. leave the collar on him after you bathe him to see what he will do, then leave the collar off and then see what he will do then, but the way it sounds is that he is developing hot spots and yes they can get those this early in age and it will get worse before it gets better.


good luck
Reply:IT COULD BE THE SOAP YOU USE TO BATH HIM OR IT COULD BE YOU BATH HIM TO MUCH AND HIS SKIN IS DRYING OUT



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