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Originally Posted by pennyg  I am new to this site. Has Kiwi's nose gotten better? My guys eat eagle pack holistic and Kona's nose just started tuning pink on top. He does drink out of plastic though. |
Well at first I thought it might just be the winter nose everyone above was talking about. But soon I noticed that it was getting so bad that it appeared to have a scab
I talked to my vet more about it and decided that it must be a food allergy. I did some investigation about the Eagle Pac food, and while it is a great food it is very high in grain content and also has a lot of meat protein. Realizing that she could be allergic to either of those I have switched her food to Orijen 6 Fish food (no grain or meat). I was warned that with a food allergy it could take up to a month to see a difference. But I was thrilled to notice that within a week of feeding the new food the scab like thing on top of her nose was gone. Parts are still a little pink but it is certainly getting smaller, and we've just been on the new food for about 2 weeks.
Does your baby have any other allergy symptoms? Here is what I also noticed in Kiwi that led me to the allergy determination: lick her paws, "root" getting on her back and twisting around, taking her paws to rub her eyes, kind of wheezing just sometimes. From what I understand a grain allergy is one of the more common food allergies in dogs. Hope this helps!
