We have a new Shih Tzu (14 weeks old) now, who has been itching for about 3 weeks. Had him to the vet a few times and he couldn't find anything - he thinks its psychsomatic. Anybody have itchy puppies before? I feel bad for him.

By Yjja123 on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 03:07 pm:

My moms Shih Tzu had this she finally used skin so soft on him and he stopped itching.

By Karen~moderator on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 03:14 pm:

What are you feeding him? We have to feed our dog lamb and rice dogfood, otherwise she itches a lot.

By Peggy13 on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 05:50 pm:

We are feeding him what our breeder told us to - rice/lamb Eukanuba and Natural Balance. She said she has no history of allergies with her Shih Tzu's. The vet & breeder says he is too young yet for allergies. What is skin so soft??

By Yjja123 on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 06:35 pm:

It is a lotion from Avon.
It is known to relieve itching caused by insect bites and dry skin so she tried it on the dog and it worked.
I have heard it is a good flea deterrent also.

By Coopaveryben on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 02:21 pm:

"Happy Jack" makes a spray for itchy dog skin, you can get it at Wal-mart just check and see how old they should be before you use something like that.

I've heard of using Skin So Soft also, it's worth a try.