r/pomeranian

My Pom does great at holding it at night. He’s only 15 weeks. He has a play pen and he’s in it all night and for naps. I keep him on a leash during the day with frequent outside time for potty breaks. However. The moment he is off his leash and gets some freedom he pees in the house. I JUST took him out too for a pee and he pooped! So I thought we were in the clear, not 5 mins in freedom he pees. Mind you, I’m watching him the whole time, he’s not just roaming, it took two seconds and he wees. How do you distinguish the difference between peeing outside and not just outside of his play pen? I think he thinks everywhere is game outside of his pen. What should I do now?

So we went to the vet, 2 vets actually a few months ago and Milo was diagnosed with secondary seborrheic dermatitis, triggered by environmental allergies, he has yeast, inflammation, dry skin flakes that stick to patches on his skin and sometimes dandruff.

He was prescribed a strong shampoo and apoqul. He was on cytopoint as well but that wasn't working. Apoqul seemed to work a bit better. His fur has grown back, although not as much as that picture but progress is progress.

The one thing that remains is relentless frustrating and whimper inducing itching. He will not stop scratching and poor Milo is so frustrated. I have to go to him because I can hear him whimpering from the itching.

I tried several things to try to soothe his skin in between washes and injections. I tried burt's bees itch soothing spray, hydrocortisone (helps with itching but is not the best for yeast filled skin) coconut oil (not the best either) oatmeal baths, and aloe Vera. No matter what I tried, he just kept scratching. I see that the hydrocortisone does help minimize itching but after researching it for Milo's specific condition it can apparently stop healing and can make yeast worse. I do know he might need some moisture because his suffers from dry flakes and even flare up but I don't know how to soothe the itch without making things worse.

I could really use some advice. Is there anything I can put on him to get his itch under control and provide some soothing relief in between his treatments? I feel bad seeing him be so uncomfortable and I just want to help him feel better.

found the pee pad shredded. still looking for the culprit but i think we have a lead.

excuse his fur, he is undergoing a phase.

does your kiddos sit like this as well? he looks odd lol

Please guess🌸

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Hi im a first time pom owner and i just wanted to ask if there are things i need to know or prepare for especially when it comes to potty training and training in general but also for daily life

My sleeping beauty! 🖤

Bonjour, spitz de 3ans (AVEC BEAUCOUP D’ÉNERGIE 🤣)
Alors il a souvent du reverse sneazing je sais comment le gérer, je bouche ses narines quelques secondes et sa repart, mais ce matin il a eu une quinte de toux sèche, avec un bruit, comme une oie ? Pendant je dirais 5minutes, ça a commencé juste après qu’il ait manger une croquette, j’ai tellement eu peur, j’ai directement appeler le vétérinaire, elle l’a ausculter, écouter son cœur, pas de souffle tout va bien, elle a toucher sa trachée pour essayer de le faire tousser (car en cas d’effondrement de la trachée c’est assez facile d’enclencher une toux rien qu’en le touchant) rien non plus, cela vous arrive t’il avec votre bébé ?

(Il m’avait déjà fait un épisode comme ça en pleine nuit il y’a 1an, la peur de ma vie)