Gabriel Machan Webboard User Reg: 09-12-2007
Posts: 2
Loc:
Offline
Ok Im new here but good to be here!
I have a 10 month old chocolate lab named Kenya!
She been on a raw food diet (Natures Vareity) since i think 4 month old.She has a beautiful coat and has no dry skin!
Recently she started inching and on her paws inside was really red and the skin broke out,so i took her to the vet and he said he has allergies to grass and told us that he has something like "atopical dermatitis" or something!
But now shes iching all over not too bad but some places i see hair loss.
She is on Benedryl and i put her on vitamin e and salmon oil and was using flex seed oil!
Im currently searching for a holistic vet but what do you guys recomend i could do for the iching?
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
Posts: 31571
Loc: North-Central coast of California
Offline
Quote: gabriel machan
Ok Im new here but good to be here!
She been on a raw food diet (Natures Vareity) since i think 4 month old.She has a beautiful coat and has no dry skin!
Recently she started inching and on her paws inside was really red and the skin broke out,so i took her to the vet and he said he has allergies to grass and told us that he has something like "atopical dermatitis" or something!
But now shes iching all over not too bad but some places i see hair loss.
She is on Benedryl and i put her on vitamin e and salmon oil and was using flex seed oil!
Im currently searching for a holistic vet but what do you guys recomend i could do for the iching?
How did the vet determine that it was grasses? (Although I agree that it's a big possibility.) Was there a scratch test (any test?) done?
How much fish oil? How much E?
Did you stop the flax oil?
Have you done trials of other antihistamines (because Benadryl is not one of the more successful choices, IME)?
Have you rinsed her lately to get pollen and grass off her? (Otherwise she is bringing them to her bed and your carpet and then breathing them constantly.)
It's been 2-1/2 months since I started Nettie on a generous daily dose of yogurt (avg. 8-oz./day) and the resulting relief has continued. Without any kind of medical or nutrition background, I don't really know what changes in skin and ear color really indicate, but I did notice that within a couple days of starting the yogurt, her color went from pink (as in "very" or 'intense") to what I guess was a normal tan or light brown. Whether or not it's a reliable indicator, I now watch her skin color a little closer to see if I notice an increasing pinkness which I think may indicate a general inflammation in her system. If I see that, I increase her yogurt by about 50% for a day or two. Part of her daily dose includes some kefir to introduce variety in the "bug intake."
She now may scratch a few seconds every few days - what a difference.
Bear in mind that the yogurt supplementation was the final "additive" after a couple years of raw feeding, no grains, veggie glop (now made with some probiotic powder), eggs, salmon oil, and E, etc.
Gabriel Machan Webboard User Reg: 09-12-2007
Posts: 2
Loc:
Offline
Connie!
The vet determened it by looking at her paws and saw that they were red and kinda broke out!
she is on 400iu vitamin c
1000mg salmon oil 200 mg of it from omega 3
she is on Glucosamine
Flax oil i stopped a week ago
Now i dont know if i should give her omega 3 also!
I havent tried any other antihistamine other than Benerdryl what other out there that is better?
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
Posts: 31571
Loc: North-Central coast of California
Offline
Quote: Gabriel Machan
Connie!
The vet determened it by looking at her paws and saw that they were red and kinda broke out!
she is on 400iu vitamin c
1000mg salmon oil 200 mg of it from omega 3
she is on Glucosamine
Flax oil i stopped a week ago
Now i dont know if i should give her omega 3 also!
I havent tried any other antihistamine other than Benerdryl what other out there that is better?
Yes i rinse her after we go on grass!
1. There is no way to know what the allergens are from seeing that the dog is atopic. The vet is guessing that it might be grasses. That's a reasonable guess, but nothing more. Actually finding out what the allergens are would require (a) if it was food, a strict elimination diet; (b) if it was the more likely inhalant/environmental, intradermal (scratch) tests or the less accurate blood tests.
2. Vitamin C isn't measured in international units. Is that 200 milligrams?
3. Glucosamine? Does the dog have joint problems?
4. That much salmon oil is not enough unless the dog weighs ten pounds. JMO. Also, I think you're looking at only one of the long-chain Omega 3 EFA contents on the label. 1000 mg. (one gram) of fish oil contains more than 200 mg. of Omega 3s. It should list both EPA and DHA. (You ARE giving Omega 3s, in the form of salmon oil.)
Also, when you give fish oil, you must also give Vitamin E.
When purchasing any product from Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. it is understood
that any and all products sold by Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. are sold in Dunn
County Wisconsin, USA. Any and all legal action taken against Leerburg Enterprises,
Inc. concerning the purchase or use of these products must take place in Dunn
County, Wisconsin. If customers do not agree with this policy they should not
purchase Leerburg Ent. Inc. products.
Dog Training is never without risk of injury. Do not use any of the products
sold by Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. without consulting a local professional.
The training methods shown in the Leerburg Ent. Inc. DVD’s are meant
to be used with a local instructor or trainer. Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. cannot
be held responsible for accidents or injuries to humans and/or animals.
Copyright 2010 Leerburg® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. All photos and content on leerburg.com are part of a registered copyright owned by Leerburg Enterprise, Inc.
By accessing any information within Leerburg.com, you agree to abide by the
Leerburg.com Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
My dog started iching!
Top
Previous Topic
Index
Next Topic.jpg)
