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Isabella12 · 03-30-2015, 07:32 AM

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.

03-30-2015, 07:32 AM	#1
Isabella12 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Overland Park Posts: 2	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.