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07-17-2021, 05:59 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: massachusetts
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| Allergies/ intolerances Hi, I have an 11 year old Yorkie who has food allergies or intolerances (causing itching, skin lesions),it’s also likely that she has outdoor allergies since in the spring/summer she will easily develop eye/ear infections. After trying beef, pork alternatives with no luck, the fish based food I started her on cleared up her skin within the first 2 weeks of her being on it .A year and a half later she developed a bladder infection that showed 2 types of crystals in her urine. Supposedly caused b y the dog food . Her vet put her on Royal Canin SO to clear the crystals and it worked ,yet within 3-4 months of being on this food (chicken based which I knew yet my vet said the crystals was much more of a concern than the itchy skin issue ) she has again broken out with lessons and is all over itchy. Her yearly bloodwork (a few weeks ago) showed a crazy liver #,thyroid was checked and all normal so she goes for liver ultrasound Monday .I’m assuming the liver is completely separate form anything else she’s dealing with . From everything I’ve read allergy testing is inconclusive . Im looking for advice on how to help her be comfortable and not itch the rest of her life yet not have bladder issues . Im not sure what to feed her or if I should stay on the SO diet to control the crystals and then pursue allergy meds once we resolve the liver issue . I’m honestly at a loss and I’m against medication if I possible. Thank you for any help /advice |
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07-19-2021, 05:38 PM | #2 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Have you tried the cytopoint shot? If not it might be something to ask your vet about. Does she have any other symptoms like pot belly or drinking a lot? Sadly there are no food allergy test except doing an elimination diet.
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08-07-2021, 01:36 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England
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| My 14 year old doesn’t have the skin allergies of your little girl but she has had IBD all her life so can’t tolerate most foods. Chicken is one of the worst culprits for her. Now I-realise you may not be able to get this in America but the thing that has been a miracle for her was changing her to tinned Chappie. This is just about the cheapest wet food you can buy here, available in any shop, & poo pooed by many except the older, experienced vets who’ve been recommending it for years over fancy, expensive, prescriptive, so called anti allergy foods |
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