Posted by Virginia on October 19, 2003 at 15:16:45:
In Reply to: Re: seborrhea and my Lhasa apso posted by princess on April 08, 2001 at 17:25:53:
: We had a Lhasa when I was growing up. He had the same condition. It was awful. He was allergic to the grass in the backyard and to fleas. Make sure your dog is flea-free.
: At this point, the steroids might be the only option. She is probably miserable and if the steroids will help, by all means make her comfortable. We tried shaving ours, but that didn't help at all. Ours was on steroids too, they didn't have too many side effects, he lived to a good age and was much happier when he wasn't itching.
There are two anti-fungal shampoos on the market that might help. One is Ketachlor and one is Malaseb. Also, I used Selsun Blue shampoo, which my vet said was OK. It really helped the odor, and it cut down on the scratching, but the ph is different for dog vs. human skin, so I'm not sure this is a good long-term idea.