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03-30-2015, 07:32 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Overland Park
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| 3 year old Yorkie food First I want to apologize for I am sure all of you see threads like this constantly and I could probably find my answers with the search function but I want up to date specific information if at all possible. We have an 8lb 3 year old full bread Yorkie who has been having consistent problems with low blood sugar(3 hypoglycemia attacks per year) and skin problems( 2-3 rashes/year). We switched her over to Royal Canine Mini Canine Health Nutrition Yorkshire dry dog food in hopes to eliminate her hypoglycemia attacks because she wasn't eating her previous food( cant remember the name) ,without exhaustive efforts form my wife and I, and even when she was eating her previous food she was getting low blood sugar attacks so we "beefed up" our food choice so to speak to her current Royal Canine. The thinking was that although she will always be a stubborn eater as it is inherit with her breed she wasn't getting enough fat content with her previous food. Since the change she hasn't had 1 attack and has gained approx. 1lb and looks very filled out, muscular and healthy. Now for the 2nd issue her skin rashes. She is groomed regularly(every 2-4 weeks depending on the time of year) and sees a local vet regularly. Since we got her she has had a rash in one of her ears that through an incompetent veterinary mistake (wrote the amount of medicine to be applied on the bottle incorrectly) it spread to her head and her other ear, they administered antibiotics and she healed fully. We have since had 3 more stints of rashes that appear on her regular itching areas (under and around her armpits and her chest) and in one particular case she scratched enough to break open her skin and it got infected (administered antibiotics) and the vet has proved to be no help as they always say "give her benadryl instead of figuring out the source of the rashes). I am now trying to figure this out on my own via. a different food choice. My thinking is possible a Stella & Chewy(raw) diet due to it having more moisture in the food. She hates her dry dog food and seems to have constant skin irritations. I am also going to spray our backyard to make sure there isnt any chigger type bugs eating her up that I cant see. We have confirmed she doesn't have fleas. I am done listening to the experts and want to here some real life experiences/solutions you guys have had with resolving these types of problems with your Yorkies and maybe give your opinions on Stella & Chewy food along with the pros & cons of raw versus dry. Thanks you for reading all of this babble and for your responses. |
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03-30-2015, 10:00 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and WELCOME to YT ...glad you found us. I feed pre-made raw...either Primal or Nature's Variety and I love it...been feeding it for about 6 yrs now. If you prefer kibble, I'd recommend Natures Logic..you may want to read about it as it's a bit different from other kibbles. To me, it very much sounds like your kiddo has allergies. Food allergies, just fyi, are very very rare...more than likely it's enviro like pollens, dust, mites etcetera. Read this thread about allergies for sure: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html I have 2 yorkies w/ allergies and, btw, terriers are notorious for allergies. My Marcel is on Atopica and it was a miracle for him. My Wylie does get recurrent pyoderma (ie, staph intermedius in dogs)...and this is common for many allergy dogs, unforch. We treat w/ Simplicef x 30 days each time. The very best thing you could do asap is get thee to a Vet Dermatologist! You can either continue to waste tons of $$ at a vet generalist like I did in the beginning...or...just pay for seeing the derm and get squared away right off the bat...as they will get you on track! Find a derm here: acvd.org | Home | Veterinarians with specialized training in skin, ears, and allergy I really feel for you bc allergies are such a pain to treat! And yup, Benadryl is usually a colossal waste of time, lol! You could try Zyrtec and Claritin, but often times you really do need the more potent Rx meds for these kiddos. Btw, has her thyroid been checked? It should be, just in case. She hasn't had any fur loss or other weird seemingly-unrelated symptoms, has she?
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03-30-2015, 10:00 AM | #3 |
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| It's is absolutely 100% not normal for an adult dog to have hypoglycemia and if she was indeed having those issues you need to go to the vet and have some serious testing done. This is extremly serious. Food allergy's are very rare most allergy's are environmental. You should go to a vet dermatologist.
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03-30-2015, 10:17 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Overland Park
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| My vet said the same thing in response to how abnormal it was for my Yorkie to be experiencing hypoglycemia at her age but when she has her attacks her symptoms are spot on with hypoglycemic attacks. Our vet is well aware of this problem and has done blood tests but concluded nothing. Again we got her on the new new food she gained 1lb and hasn't had any attacks since. P. S. she only has the attacks when she has refused to eat for no matter what we do and she expends a large amount energy at the same time. Ok I will seek out a vet dermatologist to confirm or deny allergies in hopes to get them under control via medicine. Because having her suffer through constant outbreaks that lead to a break in the skin surface which leads to infection is not going to work. Thank you for your responses |
03-30-2015, 10:42 AM | #5 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| I too use Atopica with mostly great results. We also use a shampoo called malaseb and the infections are mostly kept in check. I would ask your vet about these items.
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