My shih-tzu IzzaBella can't stop chewingand its making her miserable

[Revellbee]

Izzy chews her hind-end above her tail and now the sides of her legs continually. Its so bad she now has sores. Her groomer says she doesnt have fleas. Maybe a allergyis what I think. Does anyone know anything to help me help her??

[~posy-jo~]

could be an allergy or possibly eczema? best thing you can do is take her to the vet so they can tell you what it is and give you the appropriate treatment. hope she is ok xXx

[horselady]

A German Shepherd I had used to be like this. Turned out she was allergic to something at a certain time of the year, vet prescribed some tablets and she was fine from then on. She had to have lots of tests to find out what she was reacting to, but she didn't seem to mind having it done.

[maggie01]

Had the same problem with one of my shih-tzus. The vet prescribed some shampoo which had to be left on for 10 mins before rinsing off. Eased it a bit. Now I bath her in Tea Tree shampoo. We still get the odd scratching on her back, but she doesn't make herself sore anymore. She had a blood test done at the vet. It was about �70 a few years back and she was allergic to lots of things but nothing we could really eliminate. Love the name by the way.

[danapie]

make an appointment with your vet. it could be a number of things, allregies, skin fungus, stress.... You can try benadryl doseage 2 mg per pound (2.2 kg)

[Revellbee]

Thanks all, IzzaBella had her hair cut short and will be seeing her vet soon so....we'll see. She does seem to be happy with her hair style so thats a plus!!