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Originally Posted by diggy4  How far are you from me? Im just south of Detroit. I would LOVE to have you teach me a few things  My vet is coming to my house today, and I have a millllllion questions for her. Bella has hives AGAIN and I did find a flea on her last week. So if she concludes this is a reaction to fleas then I have a BIG combat on my hands for next summer when the lovely lil critters bloom again  I would like to do this all natural if possible. I need a sure way to repel them from getting on her. Not once they bite her they die. She is hives from head to toe and they come and go. I think she has a few hotspots now where she has dug herself raw. I would like to approach like this....Build up her immune system so if she does get bit she doesnt react so violently. Also treat her skin so that it is unappealing to fleas and heathy for her. Diggy tends to be dry and itchy too so i think i will do for both. My vet is holistic so hopefully she will have great advice for me today. Ill let ya know how it goes and see what you have to add or say about it. I know you have done much homework also and you do not have to be a vet/specialist to be helpful! She is on Wellness Simple Solutions venison formula, wellness venison jerky treats, and wellness venison canned food. ALl grain free and singlwe protein diet. Im leaning away that it is a food allergy. When this same exact thing happened to her this summer 3 diff. vets said atopy and leaned towards grass allergy. Well obviously thats not it. You know what it looks like here in lovely Michigan and outdoor allergy isnt possible at this time. SO that leave fleas? OK i am totally hijacking this thread but maybe this will help the OP consider how important diet is. Essentially everything I am discussing will and does in some way come back to diet and supplements. |
I don't think we are terrbily far from each other and I do know what it looks like in Michigan right now. It looks like winter miserableness.
I don't know much about flea bite allergies, well maybe I know all there is to know. Don't let the dog get bit. lol. Ellie spends most of her time inside and we are sprayed for bugs, so she doesn't get fleas. We don't even use preventatives. Strengthening the immune system, hmm, you are doing probiotics, right?