Sometimes it is hard to see the fleas but the flea dirt is evident - here is an example:
QUESTION:
Hello, I have a 3 1/2 year old Yorkie. She is constantly itching and biting especially her paws. She also has a sore on her backside next to her tail which oozes blood. I am not sure if she is biting or this sore just appeared but it has like three little sores, hard to describe. What worries me most is her constant itching. She is miserable and often whimpers. I inspected her skin and she does not seem to have fleas but her skin is very dry. She also developed some weird blood like flakes on her head. They seem to be stuck to her skin but when removed there are no sores or rashes. She is now resorting to scratching herself on furniture. I have started to feed her a raw dog food sold in Albertson's (sorry can't remember name and threw away wrapper since I freeze it)which is made up of raw ground chicken and vegetables. Used to feed her Chicken Soup for the Dog's Soul" dry dog food but switched because read that raw food was better. On May 14th I started giving her Dinovite and a capsule of Flax seed mixed in her food. Have not seen any improvement yet but product says it takes 90 days. Please help she is miserable and so am I.
ANSWER:
I hope this helps your dog!
The blood like flakes you are seeing on your dog is most likely FLEA DIRT
Flea dirt is basically little bits of dog blood that the flea excretes on your dog.
DOG FLEAS It is most likely that your dog is scrating and itching because he has FLEAS.
You probably should get some type of COMMERCIAL FLEA product to get rid of the fleas.
You could instead use some of the HOME REMEDIES FOR DOG FLEAS I mention. However it sounds like your dog has a pretty serious problem so I would probably recommend a COMMERCIAL FLEA product.
More information about dog fleas is at the following link: DOG FLEAS
More information about flea dirt is at the following link: FLEA DIRT
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IMPORTANT NOTE: While fleas can cause a dog to itch and scratch, many other things can cause itching and / or make the dog more itchy.
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