Sensitive Area Causing Dog To Scratch

[giraffez]

I can't see any fleas on my dog and he is on flea control anyways. However, there seems to be some sensitive spots that when i touch, his back legs starts scratching like crazy (almost like an on button that triggers movement). I wash him with Aloveen. I've tried rubbing soaked oatmeal on his skin but the sensitivity won't go away, any ideas?

[Staranais]

I can't see any fleas on my dog and he is on flea control anyways. However, there seems to be some sensitive spots that when i touch, his back legs starts scratching like crazy (almost like an on button that triggers movement). I wash him with Aloveen. I've tried rubbing soaked oatmeal on his skin but the sensitivity won't go away, any ideas?

Could be normal? Most dogs have an itchy spot that makes them scratch (or makes them lick the air).

[SarasMum]

You are tickling him lol.

[TerraNik]

Sounds like a dog's normal reflex

[persephone]

Yep- all dogs have a couple of those spots ... it may well be something else, but could just be 'the' spots. I love tickling tiny puppies, and watching their stumpy little legs trying to scratch

Edited April 9, 2010 by persephone

[Dame Aussie]

Mosley does that, if we scratch anywhere along the top of his back he goes off

Neither of my two have ever had fleas and he only does it when we scratch him. I wouldn't worry

[Whippetsmum]

While it's probably not fleas causing the "reflex" scratching, I have had some hitchhikers come home from walks after we've met a nice friendly dog, and mine is on flea control (Sentinal). I'm lucky with Whippet fur that they are easy to spot and that our vet supplies complimentary Capstar to any Sentinel customers in case of hitchhikers.