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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Almost all the nutritionists do phone consults  - I'm sorry, I should have clarified that!
It's just wonderful that he's had such a symptom reduction *already* - I mean, if you can heal him without meds, that's just ideal. Ya know, they also have Colloidal Oatmeal Sprays (for btwn baths), too. A supplement you might think about is Coconut Oil (ie CocoTherapy) or Fish Oil (Ark Naturals) as the Omegas in these have anti-inflam properties and can help w/ skin issues.
Oh, almost forgot this -- just fyi, NaturesV does contain flax. Some dogs w/ allergy issues are also sensitive to flax. Many of the Primal formulas do not contain any flax whatsoever. Not sure about Stella or Bravo though.
My Marcel is on Atopica and he went from waking up in the night to chew his paws (from pollens), to having almost no symptoms at all (maybe occasional breakthrough on very high pollen days). |
Yes, the rather quick reduction in symptoms is encouraging. Thanks for the info on the flax. I will keep an eye on him tonight (just fed him some Nature's Variety for the first time). So far, so good.
Incidentally, the first night home was horrible - he was up all night chewing and scratching. The next day, we started him on the above regimen and we noticed improvement in 24 hours. I'm keeping my fingers (and toes) crossed that this is a permanent, steady improvement. I know he will always have issues with allergies and will always have to be kept on a strict diet, but if I can control it with diet alone and not have to put him on medication, that will make us all very happy!