GSD with hot snout and head

Sharpsh00ter · 03-07-2013, 03:52 PM

Max my 3yo DDR-GSD's head seems warm and he seems to be scratching at his snout to a high degree. I give him Claritin every other day for allergies but this seems worse than normal. Any ideas? He doesn't seem to be in distress.

1sttimeforgsd · 03-07-2013, 05:16 PM

I would have no idea, maybe one of the breeders or someone more knowledgeable will come on here and have a suggestion for you. Hope that your boy gets better.

JediKnight · 03-08-2013, 02:01 PM

We had the same issue with our 14 month old GSD. By switching his treats and food to a high-quality, grain free formula, it seems to have alleviated the issue. We also gave him Benadryl, per our vet's instructions, to help ease the itching during the food switching transition. I hope this helps and that your pup gets better soon.

huntergreen · 03-08-2013, 03:00 PM

is this hot as in a "fever", if so you should be talking to your vet.

Sharpsh00ter · 03-09-2013, 10:28 PM

Not quite fever hot. He eats a medium-high quality food (it does have corn but it is ingredient 6). I upped his Claritin to every day and it seems to have made the difference.

selzer · 03-09-2013, 10:33 PM

I have never heard of giving a dog Clariton, is this something the vet is having you do, and is the clariton you are giving time-released?

Have you taken the dog's temperature?

What are you feeding. The chances are that if Corn is in there at all, there are probably other ingredients that are just as suspect.

03-07-2013, 03:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sharpsh00ter New Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2	GSD with hot snout and head Max my 3yo DDR-GSD's head seems warm and he seems to be scratching at his snout to a high degree. I give him Claritin every other day for allergies but this seems worse than normal. Any ideas? He doesn't seem to be in distress.

03-07-2013, 05:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
1sttimeforgsd Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,818	I would have no idea, maybe one of the breeders or someone more knowledgeable will come on here and have a suggestion for you. Hope that your boy gets better. __________________ karen, mom to: ace-gsd (bi-color) 6/14/2010 mandy-yellow lab 1/31/2009 baby-terrier mix 11/25/2000

03-09-2013, 10:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sharpsh00ter New Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2	Max Not quite fever hot. He eats a medium-high quality food (it does have corn but it is ingredient 6). I upped his Claritin to every day and it seems to have made the difference.

03-09-2013, 10:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 20,825	I have never heard of giving a dog Clariton, is this something the vet is having you do, and is the clariton you are giving time-released? Have you taken the dog's temperature? What are you feeding. The chances are that if Corn is in there at all, there are probably other ingredients that are just as suspect. __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC & Babs, CD RA CGC HIC (not AKC) Heidi, RA CGC & Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC & Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly CGC & Bear Gretta Hepzibah

03-08-2013, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
JediKnight New Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 22	We had the same issue with our 14 month old GSD. By switching his treats and food to a high-quality, grain free formula, it seems to have alleviated the issue. We also gave him Benadryl, per our vet's instructions, to help ease the itching during the food switching transition. I hope this helps and that your pup gets better soon.

03-08-2013, 03:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
huntergreen Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,199	is this hot as in a "fever", if so you should be talking to your vet.

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