Shih Tzu Forum:
RE: Skin problems

I just lost my female Shih Tzu who had allergy problems all her life. I saw that one person responded to your message about looking into putting your dog on oral steriods. I just want to advise you to try everything first before doing this. I put my little girl on oral steriods about 4 years ago and it shortened her life. We had Mazy only 7 years. Oral steriods can have many side effects over time that could cause you to loose yours early also. Just wanted to share my experience with you and advise you to be careful, only add oral steriods as a last resort. I miss my girl deeply.