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01-15-2008, 11:48 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa
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| Food allergy...how do I know? I think Tia might be slightly allergic to her food. She often scratches at the side of her face with her front paws, and scratches near the base of her head with her back feet. It's winter, so I don't think she has fleas/ticks. We visit the groomer once every 2 months, and I bathe her between visits. She is currently eating Canidae (the regular formula....green bag). I'm wondering if scratching is a sign of a food allergy, and if I should switch to Canidae's other formula (which is for dogs with allergies), or to another brand completely.
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01-15-2008, 11:56 AM | #2 |
Blessed by Otis & Ollie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Plainfield, Indiana
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| It's so hard to know. Otis gets itchy a lot too. Maybe there is a blood test your vet could do to narrow it down. Good Luck!
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01-15-2008, 12:44 PM | #3 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| It wouldn't hurt to change and see if you are right. Just make sure to leave your dog on the new food for atleast 60 days (time for old food to get out of system) to see if she is allergic to the old.
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01-15-2008, 01:10 PM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long Island, New York
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| I have heard that scratching may be indeed be an allergic reaction to the preservatives in the dog food. Check out your feed labels and also check with the vet. My daughter's cat used to scratch her head until it bled. Now with holistic food and the chicken, meat, etc., that she cooks, the cat is no longer scratching. |
01-15-2008, 03:44 PM | #5 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis
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| Food allergies? I was glad to see that other people are sharing the same concerns that I have. My little 1yr old Zoe seems to be chewing on her feet alot with scratching behind her head as well. I briefly discussed it with my vet and he said that I would have to take her off all treats and other food stuffs and give her only her dog food to see if it was allergy or not. I've tried her on other foods but that was mainly because I didn't think she was eating enough of her dry Royal Canin. I do notice though that bathing in between groomings and not putting her sweaters on all the time helps to some extent with the itching. I'm really at a loss though and my vet wasn't much help. |
01-15-2008, 04:09 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: new york
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| I just got back from taking pee-nut to the vet as he was scratching his ears out of control ...she plucked some of the hair out of his ears, his ears were clean and she said it might be allergies and to give him a half of a childs benedryl. He doesn't lick his paws or scratch anywhere else which I would think if it was allergies he would scratch other parts other than the ears. |
01-15-2008, 05:00 PM | #7 | |
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