| Went through a similar experience with my female. She was very sick after her rabies vac. Vomiting and explosive diarrhea for two days. Ran back to the vet (15 years with him) and was told no way vaccine related probably colic . Gave her meds to calm her stomach which did not help, I gave her canned pumpkin witch stopped the diarrhea. Then the scratching started mostly ears and neck, back to the same vet this time he said seasonal allergies, sees a lot of it this time of year. I did not agree as they both (litter mates) had shown no scratching prior to last round of vaccinations. Went to a second vet to get a second opinion and was told reaction to vaccination , she gave them both some holistic remedy to heal that - scratching getting worse. was back to her 5 days latter because by now my female couldn't walk 5 steps without stopping to scratch and started to have hair loss around ears neck and chest - moth eaten is a good description. Totally frustrated at this point I went to a third vet recommended by the people who own the pet store I get some food supplies from. He spent 2 hours with me and agreed vaccination probably suppressed her immune system and thought it could be domodetic mange so scraping was done.
We also checked blood and thyroid. Next morning I get an e-mail saying blood work and thyroid are fine and scraping was negative BUT he had consulted with a vet dermatologist and she suggested scrapings be taken from a minimum of 6 to 10 sites(outch) because mites can be hard to find. OK back next day, do 8 scrapings and find sarcoptic mites !!! yuck
End of story - gave her ivermectin injection and two weeks latter scratching has almost stopped completely, skin is not inflamed and hair already seems to be coming back. ( she got a 2nd injection to make sure we get them all) Had to treat my boy to because sarcoptic mange is communicable and he got it too but not as bad. Moral of story - I will stay with last vet for life now - other two did not listen to me or answer my questions when I pointed out various skin marks, bumps , red marks. Second vet did not even put her on exam table and take a close look !!
Sorry for rant here. I post this to say if it is mites double check to be sure, it spreads fast and is not pretty. I went through all the mental gymnastics as to allergies or vaccine reaction, fleas, bug bites ........
I now feed raw + some cooked + keep origen kibble on hand if I get caught short on time to prepare for them. Good luck and I hope you resolve your little guys problem soon.
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