Pawing at muzzle

Re: Pawing at muzzle

Sammy82 — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:44:11 GMT

They are if the animal is allergic to them. One of my own cats is, and he gets itchy, very subdued, his nails beds/interdigital web become puffy and he constantly chews his nails. And there weren't that many mites on him, they were sitting mainly in the folds around the nails. Despite Advocate. The other cat doesn't seem to be too bothered by them though.

Re: Pawing at muzzle

Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:09:50 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]Are harvest mites really that irritant -especially if you can't find them?[/quote]

They drive my little dog mad. She has sensitive skin controlled via diet. Turns her into a squirming pruritic mass. A good squirt all over with Frontline and a couple of little white tablets and back to normal.

Re: Pawing at muzzle

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:06:32 GMT

[quote user="mariette asselbergs"]

One more for harvest mites. I saw an Akita last week as an emergency because after coming home from a walk went mental, racing through the house digging the floor, jumping on and off the furniture, panting like hell.

One injection of chlorphenamine was enough. I couldn't find the bright orange things but am convinced that was it.

Mariette

[/quote] Are harvest mites really that irritant -especially if you can't find them? I would be thinking more nettle stings, wasp/bee sting or at worst snake bite.

Re: Pawing at muzzle

mariette asselbergs — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 23:10:22 GMT

One injection of chlorphenamine was enough. I couldn't find the bright orange things but am convinced that was it.

Mariette

Re: Pawing at muzzle

Rob Loxley — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:21:23 GMT

[quote user="dachsie_4"]Anyone out there have any better ideas of cause??[/quote]

parasites, adverse food reaction, atopy

Re: Pawing at muzzle

Noweia — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:16:47 GMT

Salivating and pawing at the mouth sound like tooth pain, is there a particular side he is pawing at?

Re: Pawing at muzzle

Michael Woodhouse — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:22:51 GMT

Look between the toes for harvest mites before you do much else. Over half the small animals we see have them at the moment (my own mighty/mitey dog included).

Re: Pawing at muzzle

Martin Atkinson — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:17:16 GMT

[quote user="dachsie_4"]There is nothing going on at all in the mouth[/quote]Unless you've given him a GA and looked very thoroughly how can you say this? if the facial pruritis succeeded the antibiotics for the pyoderma think possible drug eruption - what antibiotics did you use? Then think food allergy.

Re: Pawing at muzzle

Sammy82 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:14:04 GMT

Food (or storage mites) allergy? Might be worth doing a food trial.