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Sleeping with Tremors

Everyone in my dreams last night had wicked tremors, akin to Parkinson's disease. At one point in the dream I realized that I was leaning up against someone with these tremors and was being shaken myself. I found it odd that I was so close to this person. As I decided that I needed to see what was keeping me so close, I woke up to realize that one of my dogs was laying next to me obsessively chewing at a spot on his back hip.

We noticed this behavior this weekend and then found some sort of rash that looks suspiciously like ringworm. We have a vets appointment, but they couldn't get us in until tomorrow. Meanwhile the itching is getting worse to the point that he is now keeping me up. When I first realized the scratching it was 4:30am. I tried to go back to sleep, but realized at 5:30am that it hadn't stopped. Worried at what my dog might be doing to his skin I tried to distract him from the itch. No way. Next I tried to simply hold him back from itching. While he was trying to be very obedient he maintained a stiff neck arching back toward the itchy spot the entire time I was blocking access. I then told him "no." At this point I felt so bad for him because he was twitching and pacing trying to avoid biting at the itchy patch. It was like he knew that he shouldn't bite at it, but truly can't help himself.

I decided a little internet research was in order to see what I could do to reduce the itching until we see the vet. Unfortunately I came up short. We have an anti-itch dog shampoo that I think I'll try before going to work. Also, I'm going to go to the pet store at lunch to see if they have anything that will help. At the moment I'm concerned with waiting until tomorrow to see the vet. If I can't curb the scratching, then I don't think we can afford to wait that long.