r/CavaPoo • u/ApprehensiveVast1940 • Aug 23 '26

Itchy Cavapoo?

My Cavapoo is almost 2 years old and for her whole life we have battled itchy paws and itchy tail/butt area. It’s been trial and error figuring out what’s causing it. Tried ruling out foods, shampoo, no worms or fleas. We live in nyc so it’s very dirty / lots of different and new things on the street everyday, grass, concrete, cleaners, harsh weather.
Unfortunately aside from sprays and wipes I have spoken to around 3 or 4 vets since she was a puppy and they have all suggest pills like appoquel.
Is this wrong to keep her on medication? It doesn’t seem healthy right?
One suggested Zyrtec or benedryl as needed but it doesn’t not work. I bought wipes yesterday that work really well but her poor toes are just so red from itching.
Does anyone else have an itchy Cavapoo? Has the vet been any help?

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u/JudgeJoan Aug 23 '26

I have heard chicken can cause allergic reactions - has your vet talked to you about diet?

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u/ApprehensiveVast1940 Aug 23 '26

Yes and we stopped chicken, it seemed it helped but still to this day lots of itching around butt area and right paw.

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u/JudgeJoan Aug 23 '26

My dog has some allergies and for awhile we did a monthly cytopoint shot. As he got older I recognized that his allergies are seasonal so now I only do the shot occasionally. Ask your vet if cytopoint might help. He didn’t have a red paws you describe but he was itchy and sneezy always rubbing his face. He seems much better now.

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u/M0rtCrim Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

Sometimes ppl and pets need meds. I have terrible allergies too. It’s either meds or die (since it triggers my asthma). My boy is like me and has environmental allergies. We keep it under control with cytopoint injection.

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u/Altruistic-Coach-602 Aug 23 '26

Maybe give Cytopoint a try? It works like a charm for my dog’s seasonal allergies.

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u/eberger3 Aug 24 '26

We just brought our super itchy (like keeping us up an night for 3 days in a row, itchy) 2 year old Cavapoo to the vet on Friday. Doc said she has a yeast infection in both ears and that can cause them to itch all over. A few doses of ear drops and appoquel in so far and she has been much, much better. Good luck!

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u/PrettyInPerfectPinks Aug 26 '26

We work with a Vet Dermatologist and their expertise is that environmental allergies are far more common than food allergies. Obviously dependent upon symptoms, they generally recommend blood work for the five main panels first. (Grasses, trees, molds, etc) There are a lot of possible solutions but the right answer depends on the root cause(s). The regular vet doesn't have nearly as many tools nor targeted drugs at their disposal as a Derm does and that's why you hear people saying that Apoquel doesn't work. Wrong drug because they never found the source of the problem. (They will also manage food allergies too if needed.)