Kitterman Woods Residents is your dog constantly licking and scratching? If so, you’re not alone. Many dogs lick and scratch as result of itching (also called pruritis). The itching may be minimal or extreme and can even cause injury.

Itching is a characteristic of many possible skin conditions and treating an itch effectively requires determining the underlying cause. This is not a road you want to go down alone. Finding the cause of an itch requires testing and help from your veterinarian.

What might make my dog itchy?

It is important to remember that itching is not a disease or a cause of disease, but rather the result of a disease process. Effectively treating itching requires treating its cause. If your dog is frequently itchy, you may first suspect a problem with fleas. It’s a common assumption, but fleas are far from the only cause of skin irritations and itches. That said, your dog should absolutely be on year-round flea and tick preventative.

The most common broad causes of itching are:

• External Parasites
• Infections
• Allergies
• Skin disease
• Skin cancer (less common)

Some diseases only start to itch when a dog develops secondary bacterial or yeast infections. Whatever the cause, it’s understandable that intense itching is a serious source of distress for your dog.

http://www.pethealthnetwork.com/dog-health/dog-diseases-conditions-a-z/why-my-dog-so-itchy?utm_source=phnpro&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=2019.01

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Kitterman Woods, Port St Lucie’s most pet friendly community would like to introduce you to North Port St Lucie Animal Hospital.

North Port St. Lucie Animal Hospital is the culmination of 40 years of veterinary excellence. Doctors Denny Passman of Port St. Lucie Animal Hospital and Bert Gill of North Port Animal Hospital each began serving the Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie area in the mid-1970s.

During those years, each built a thriving business that was visited by the residents of our growing city.
And over the years, their client list has grown to include the children of the original clients.

Since Dr. Passman and Dr. Gill were nearing retirement age, they both sold their practices to American Veterinary Group, and on February 1, 2016, both were merged to become North Port St. Lucie Animal Hospital. We continue with the same personal, caring and family like atmosphere that our “founding” doctors began with.

For more information visit: https://www.npslah.com/ or call 772-461-8687

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