Hi there!
My poor, two year old pitbull girl has HORRIBLE flea allergy dermatitis. We have been dealing with these fleas allll summer, but over the past two/three months, it's gotten REALLY bad. She is bleeding from scratching and biting, and bleeding in places she could not have reached. She is missing hair and looks AWFUL. I can not afford the steroids/battery of tests/expensive prescriptions that she needs. She's been to the vet for her shots and all, about three months ago, and it was NOT this bad. I feel like a neglectful, abusive pet owner, but I really don't know what to do. I can't afford hundreds of dollars in vet bills- who really can? And I can not go into debt for vet bills. I don't knw what to do. There is no one who will take her- no one who would take care of her- a shelter would euthanize her, I'm sure of it.
She is absolutely miserable. I have tried bathing her with gentle soaps, or no soap at all, I have tried the E Collar (she just stays frozen to the floor for hours and hours, not eating or drinking), I have tried balm all over her body. She is frontlined. We have done DE all over the house. We vaccume, we shampoo. I am out of options- DH wants to flea bomb and everyone else agrees- I don't want those chemicals in our home!
So obviouslyn I have two issues. My dog, and the fleas.
My poor, two year old pitbull girl has HORRIBLE flea allergy dermatitis. We have been dealing with these fleas allll summer, but over the past two/three months, it's gotten REALLY bad. She is bleeding from scratching and biting, and bleeding in places she could not have reached. She is missing hair and looks AWFUL. I can not afford the steroids/battery of tests/expensive prescriptions that she needs. She's been to the vet for her shots and all, about three months ago, and it was NOT this bad. I feel like a neglectful, abusive pet owner, but I really don't know what to do. I can't afford hundreds of dollars in vet bills- who really can? And I can not go into debt for vet bills. I don't knw what to do. There is no one who will take her- no one who would take care of her- a shelter would euthanize her, I'm sure of it.
She is absolutely miserable. I have tried bathing her with gentle soaps, or no soap at all, I have tried the E Collar (she just stays frozen to the floor for hours and hours, not eating or drinking), I have tried balm all over her body. She is frontlined. We have done DE all over the house. We vaccume, we shampoo. I am out of options- DH wants to flea bomb and everyone else agrees- I don't want those chemicals in our home!
So obviouslyn I have two issues. My dog, and the fleas.
