What should I try next for my dog’s itchy swollen paws and hair loss?
I’m genuinely at my wits end. My dog is 9.6 lbs, 11 years old and was diagnosed with pemphigus foliaceus when he was about 5-6. Unfortunately because he was in my parents care they never kept documentation of his pemphigus and the vet who treated him retired (deep south vibes)… so I can’t PROVE to any vet that he has it (who tf makes up pemphigus tho??)
Anyways, his paws are HORRIBLE he can’t go more than 30 seconds without itching and biting them, his eyes also seem to bother him and have a lot of hair loss as well as the middle of his chest. This has been doing on for SEVEN MONTHS!
We’ve gone to multiple vets, we’ve tried apoquel (probably not spelling it right but yk), we’ve tried allergy shots, we’ve tried benadryl, we tried steroid eye drops for his eyes… Hell I think we even tried steroids at one point.. nothing helps.
Well, actually allergy shots helps for like.. 5 days then it went right back.
My partner thinks it’s allergies, I don’t know what to think- I just want my baby’s quality of life to be better.
He’s miserable, and I don’t know how to help. I put the cone of shame on him to help stop him from chewing but he sits around kicking his back legs trying to give himself some comfort. What the heck do I do now?? Where do I go from here?
ALREADY TRIED APOQUEL, ESPON SALT BATHS, STEROIDS, ALLERGY SHOTS AND BENADRYL.. PLEASE SUGGEST SOMETHING ELSE
a million thanks to everyone who helps😭❤️ I just want my baby to feel good again.