Dogs trust procedure I need to rehome my dog.

[Samcj02]

Hello, through no fault of his own we have to rehome our dog due to personal reasons. this is very hard but he has an undiagnosed skin condition.. Been treated for mange fleas etc.. We now believe he's actually allergic to something although we don't know what he's been like it oy since we moved to a new build 6 months ago.. Its being manged with antihistamines and antibacterial shampoo it hard seeing him miserable. Anyway really hoping DT will take him in can anyone tell me what the procedure is and how long it takes also been in touch with the blue Cross but would prefer dogs trust. Again this is very hard for us to do but unfortunately we have no choice. He is 6 years old fantastic temperment, and great with kids and other dogs. Don't know if this will help his case? Any advice much appreciated x

Have you tried bottle water? Cured a Staffie I know of awful skin..

Toooldtobearsed did you find your dogs skin flaky? Hmm do you really think it could be tap water? As I've said it's only happened since we moved house suppose trying bottle water wouldn't hurt! Thanks x

I'm not in the North east I'm in the Midlands unfortunately x

I highly recommend this non-stinky stuff
www.stinky-stuff.co.uk/product-cat/dog-remedies/

A referral to a dermatologist is your best bet for his skin, my dog sees one for allergies.

Re dogs trust as already said above, you want to contact them and if it’s not an emergency they’ll put him on a waiting list.

What breed is your dog OP? Have you google to see if there is a common allergen within breed or anything x

My ddog has terrible rashes that flared up when we moved to a new build, we eventually got to the bottom of it - it was an allergy to dust mites and due to the building dust still being around that's what caused it to flare up.
Apoquel sorted it in the short term and long term a super duper hoover with dust filter (super dyson) hoovering all the bloody time (at first). Washing bedding at 60° regularly and now ddog is right as rain

He's a terrier x. He is you could have a point there is still lots of building work going on so maybe it's dust mites. He is off to a different vets for another opinion next week and it's looking likely that a family members is going to take him in! We are still investigating his skin in the meantime though and I'll definitely mention dust mites to the vet. We have a shampoo which seems to help with the itching but it's obviously not treating the root cause x

Oh my fucking god personal reasons means SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TELL US WHY. She's been bullied into though, hasn't she?

Samcj02. Ring the Dogs Trust and talk to them. They like you to give a donation. As his temperament is good and he's tried and tested with children, he won't have a probelm finding a new home. If I didn't have a horrible little Jack Russell, I'd have him myself.

It might be an allergy to pollen if it's just flared up this month

wagwalking.com/condition/grass-allergies

Grass allergy common in small dogs - they're closer to the grass

Thanks so much for your support. colditz. It's been like it for a few months since we moved into our new property lots of vets visits but no answers. :( they just kept treating him
For mange! But it isn't that as the treatment hasn't done anything!!! X

Glad to hear he's off to another vet for a second opinion. Do bear in mind the issue of insurance - it sounds like he's covered at the moment. If your family member takes him, look at if it's possible to transfer the policy without losing cover. If not, it would be worth keeping the current policy going and failing to mention the change of ownership to the insurance company, at least until the skin problem is resolved and there's been a clear period so you're reasonably confident it won't reoccur.

Also, don't forget to get the microchip info changed - my dog was rehomed privately and neither of his last two owners bothered to update it

There is a recent thread with the header 'What might be wrong with my ddog's skin where a number of posters including me have shared how they dealt with skin issues. It may be there's information of use to you on it.

My older dog had appalling skin problems, his first vet treated the outcomes but didn't address the cause. I got a recommendation for a new vet from a local reputable animal behaviourist. It was only after I changed vets that my dog was put on a regime that treated the causes. It was my first dog and I was nervous about changing, particularly as the first vet was a nice guy and seemed to know his stuff. But it was the best possible thing to do and saved my dog from many years of pain.

New property = potential flea dormancy issue = potential flea allergy