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Itching from Royal Canine food I have been using Royal Canine Yorkie food for my two yorkies. My girl yorkie Roxy seems to do just fine with it, but my boy yorkie Dinky seems to itch all over. :eek: At first I thought it was just allergies and even gave him medicine and it didn't go away, could the food be causing this? I bought Eukanuba yorkie food today hoping that it will help with the itching. Does anyone one have an suggestions for me? I just want to make sure that they eat a good food, but at the same time I feel so sorry for him because he is always itching :( |
Tucker had the same problem with RC. He drove me crazy scratching and his eyes were very runny. Now that he is eating Science Diet the scratching has stopped and the runny eyes are 90% better. I hope the change in diet does the same for Dinky! |
The corn in the Royal Canin is probably the cause of the itching. Neither Eukanuba or Science Diet are very good foods, I'm sorry to say. My girls are doing great on Artemis Small Breed, kibble, and Evangers canned. Sheila |
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Yes, that is happened to so many Yorkies including Ellie. Euk won't be much better and it isn't a great food anyway. Could you try Wellness or Natural Balance? |
How often is too much itching? Lily loves Royal Canin but i do notice she scratches herself a few times a day.. |
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I went out and bought RC not knowing that it would cause itching. I was having problems with Tobey already itching and I notice Isabella was itching as well...So of course after I bought it I read that it causes itching, so I didn't want to take the chance and I went out and got Wellness, just bc everyone seems to recommend it. Well I went to the store and bought it and the price is way better than RC and it is better quality food. |
ohh okay. I haven't notice her chewing her paws or anything out of the ordinary..She rubs her face with her paw sometimes but she has always done that. I didn't know food could make them itching, glad I saw this. Thanks! |
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My vet recommended Hills or Purina. We live in a small town, and I am not sure he is fully aware of all of yorkies little quirks. So, i switched to Purina Beneful (It was small enough for my little puppy to chew.) I have noticed itching, but nothing major. No chewing on the paws or anything. Has anybody had any luck or bad experiences with Purina? |
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How do you know if a dog food is a good food? I would like to trust everyone's opinions, but at the same time I would like a little education. |
I feed mine Chicken soup, but when I got Sampson he was on RC puppy, and like everything else, mine was eating it too before I got him completely switched over, and they were scratching like crazy and had the worse runny eyes, I thought somehow they had fleas(on advantage) or had a cold, until I realized it was the RC, well got rid of and after a week on Chicken soup no itching or runny eyes:D I think it was the corn in it. |
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Food I fed my dog Iams puppy for small breed & then Iams adult small breed when she got older & have never had a problem with itching. She also has a very sensitive stomach & this works really good for her. |
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Hi Christy!! Welcome to YT!!:D |
Chachi itched when he ate it also |
I bought Natural Balance So I took back the food I bought before and I bought Natural Balance Potato and Duck. :) Is that an okay food for them? :confused: :confused: I talked to the lady who worked there and she recommended that over Wellness. Has anyone had any problems with that food? Also I don't want to upset there tummys so should I slowly mix in the new food, or just stop giving them Royal Canin and just the Natural Balance? :confused: |
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This may help... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ht=potato+duck |
I feed my two RC. Their breeders recommended it and so does my vet. The only other foods available here are Hills and Eukanuba, besides the really cheap and nasty supermarket stuff. I have read many bad reports on RC,(on YT) but my two are fine on it. No itches or anything else. The RC we get here is imported from France, do you think this could make a difference and that is is better than the RC make in the US? I really don't have any other option, I know vets recommend it as they get a cut back, but our vet is a good friend and has my kids interests at heart. He even gives me a discount as it is so expensive. I hope I'm doing the right thing. Sheilagh |
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i think i'm going to have to switch her off RC, she does itch a lot and she's biting her feet a lot too, maybe this whole time her biting issues are cause she's so itchy... do i still need to free feed her, or should i try to just cut out her free feed kibble and just feed the raw 4 times a day now. |
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Other dogs have problems, yes, but an 8 week old puppy wouldn't have allergies yet. I wouldn't make any food switches for an 8 wk old until they'd been w/ me for at least 3 weeks, and even then very slowly. Aren't you feeding raw though? |
yes i feed raw three times a day and have RC indoor puppy down for free feed. i'll call the vet tonight and see if we can come in to be checked up... i don't mean to sound stupid, but i thought she was just being a dog and itching a little, she doesn't bit her pads, but shes does go at her legs a lot we'll go check to make sure, i have free and unlimited vet visits anyways. |
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Puppies are especially vulnerable to mites/mange bc they're easily passed on from the mother. They can be EXtremely tough to diagnose, sometimes even requiring a biopsy bc they've burrowed under the skin. Read this whole page, but especially FORM #3: DEMODECTIC PODODERMATITIS: Demodectic Mange Some itching is always normal, but if a dog or puppy is biting/licking paws/legs...it does warrant some looking into bc of the potential of what that might mean. |
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