Hi All! What a great online community. We are brand new to Basenji life, but loving every mile of the puppy marathon. Our little guy is almost 15 weeks old and we've had him for 3 weeks. He goes by Appa (if you know, you know) and he's been an amazing addition to our family! Looking forward to plugging in and asking lots of questions.

@elbrant we haven't seen any poison ivy on our property. One thing it may be is fire ant bites. We have a lot of ant hills and its quite possible that he laid down on one. ACV sounds like it might be a good option. The Lotrimin AF has help relieve some of it to where he's not scratching himself bloody. But he's still scratching.

@elbrant we haven't seen any poison ivy on our property. One thing it may be is fire ant bites. We have a lot of ant hills and its quite possible that he laid down on one. ACV sounds like it might be a good option. The Lotrimin AF has help relieve some of it to where he's not scratching himself bloody. But he's still scratching.

@roux Thanks, really helpful! The rash is not on his legs, just the belly.

@eeeefarm Yes, we bathed him after the itching started.

Hey All! Thanks so much for all the replies! Super helpful! Sorry I'm getting back to everyone so late.

Our pup is now 15 weeks old for those who asked. His itching started a week after we brought him home and it preceded his third vaccination.

We treated him with Advantage flea after we saw him itching so badly, so I don't think it's a reaction to that.

We live in South Carolina, so yes, the bugs are pretty thick out here and there is pollen everywhere! I'm including a picture for those who asked too. It's gotten slightly better since we've started applying Lotrimin, but he's still scratching and it will often interrupt walks, play, and eating.

As I mentioned in our introduction, we are brand new Basenji owners by only about three weeks. Our pup, Appa, has had his first vet appointment and third vaccine dose and we've given him one topical flea treatment using Advantage. But... he WILL NOT stop itching! It's gotten progressively worse and he's got red sores and scabbing all over his belly and in his front armpits. No fleas, we haven't over-exposed him, we are feeding him the same food as our breeder (Victor and Blue Buffalo soft food), and we've even changed our detergent from Tide to All for sensitive skin. I've checked his ears for signs of mites and cleaned them, but it doesn't seem like he has them. We've also given him two baths, one using a medicated shampoo.

Please help! Let us know if we're doing anything wrong.

Hi All! What a great online community. We are brand new to Basenji life, but loving every mile of the puppy marathon. Our little guy is almost 15 weeks old and we've had him for 3 weeks. He goes by Appa (if you know, you know) and he's been an amazing addition to our family! Looking forward to plugging in and asking lots of questions.