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Originally Posted by blpipers
I bought my corgi Odie, about 8 months ago.....when I bought him, he was fine. After having him a month, he started scratching, chewing and losing hair. I took him to vet. Vet said it was flea allergies(however I use frontline plus on all my dogs)....he still did not get better. I took him to another vet. Vet said he had demodmex mange and that I should not use him as a stud dog. He had the treatments....still not better. I have tried almost everything!
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Dogs can be allergic to fleas. And many flea "preventatives" only work after the dog is bitten. Meaning the flea gets killed but has to bite the dog first. And in this case the dog would still react to the fleas.
As for the mange, Debbie can advise you on that better. I think she's delt with it with some of her fosters.
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He also has whats called " reverse sneezing" is this common in the breed?
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Yes, it's pretty common in corgis. And in dogs in general. It is not anything to worry about. Dogs do it for various reasons and sometimes allergies can trigger it. I've not seen any outgrow it, but sometimes it's more frequent than other times.
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i don't know if I should breed him or not.
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I would not. Even with severe allergies, well they can be heridatery and you wouldn't want to pass that on.
Peggy