Thank you to everyone that responded to my Thread. I'm still looking for ideas for Lola to be able to be a dog without the environment touching her sensitive skin. I think she needs a good boot (or hip boot
) that will allow her to travel outside during the Winter time.
You know she never had these problems with her past owners, because she was living as a Show Dog. Most owners of Show Dogs keep their dogs in large dog crate or dog runs. There not allowed to roll around and play with out their hair being in hair in wraps.
She hasn't had a lot of contact with her feet touching the real world before, and this is what I want for her. I want her to experience as much as possible, as long as she stays healthy doing it.
She had never ran off leash before so we took her to the beach or the park. This is when we found she was allergic to the grass. So were still learning as we go and I'm not giving up this easy.
I also looked at NuVet Labs Product Line and they have some great Vitamins and Minerals in their products. I'm just scared to give her anything else since I just got her on a diet that isn't making her sick.
Last month on a week long vacation, she got very sick and we thought we might loose her. It was caused by (we think) either Well-Water, new treats or she could have eaten Wild Turkey or Coyote Stool. We caught her smelling it when we went out for a walk but we were unsure if she ate it. I think was from all of the different items. She was so sick she ended up with a Heart Murmur because of it. They think it could possibly go away once she get a bit stronger and gets back to her normal body weight.
I do have her on Prescription Allergy Pill called, Chlorpheniramine (1 mg) and it has helped her with her food, grass, trees and pollen allergies. I help her out by not letting her make contact with these items. Which is hard to do during the Winter time. Especially with all the trees dropping all of their leaves.
I was up until 3am last night keeping an eagles eye out for her needing to go out. I pulled up the carpet on our porch and covered it with potty pads. Yesterday I worked on training her to go in and out of her doggy door that she isn't that happy with using.
As the night when on, she got up and went outside on her own, and then it happened.... SHE WENT POTTY!
I was a proud mommy!
Thanks to everyone advise!
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