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11-19-2008, 07:14 AM | #1 |
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| :( allergies? So I've been searching the forums hoping to find something about allergies that related to Mahina. She's on Wellness Puppy. Here's the ingredients; Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Salmon Meal (a natural source of DHA - Docosahexaenoic Acid), Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Ground Brown Rice, Tomato Pomace, Rice Bran, Tomatoes, Natural Chicken Flavor, Rye Flour, Carrots, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Ground Millet, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement], Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), Chicory Root Extract, Garlic, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation products. She's been itching under her chin and just recently started biting her legs (not paws though). She did stop itching her back area. I've bathed her in oatmeal shampoo, which didn't really do much. I try to do it only once a month but sometimes she gets really stinky. Should I try a conditioner and see if that helps her skin. Also the underside of her tummy was try and flaky... the result of winter? Or something else? I have her on Frontline flea/tick medication. So is this a possibility of food allergies? If so, is it okay to take her off of puppy food since she's only 4 months old?
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11-19-2008, 07:25 AM | #2 | |
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11-19-2008, 07:28 AM | #3 | |
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I'll definitely try natural balance since my cats are on that also. I'll try out the fish as I've heard sometimes they don't have venison (some kind of shortage). Should I do the same as usual, slowly changing her food or just go straight to the fish formula?
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11-19-2008, 07:35 AM | #5 | |
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What do you feed Layla? Natural Balance or do you home cook? And thank you for your help.
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| join allerdog on yahoogroups.com -- i am in a hurry as demi has her dentist recheck this am but i have an allergy yorkie and it started at age 6mos -- natural balance fish and sweet potato is a great diet as limited ingredients. Food allergy is 10% of allergies -- if itching and rubbing face most likely food -- go to a limited ingredient for 12 weeks and do not give treats and see if itching subsides -- this is the first thing to do. Do not bath in oatmeal as many allergy dogs are allergic to oatmeal and it is very drying. Use earthbath hypoallergenic and the other one i like is dr. bronners mild unscented baby shampoo |
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I just bought the oatmeal shampoo and I had a feeling I should have gone with the hypoallergenic. (I bought earthbath). I'll look into dr. bronners shampoo. Thank you.
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| That food is full of possible allergens (any that contain grains and multiple meat sources are...which is fine but harder to figure out what one it is). I would try Natural Balance because of their novel protein sources and sweet potato and white potato are good for some dogs with allergies. Besides the chicken in the Wellness, she could be allergic to millet, barley, rice, flaxseed... Scratching ears, chin, jaws and having itchy paws are a good clue to food allergies but if her legs are bothering her and her back was itchy, it may be something else. Did this start when her skin started to flake? After changing foods, it might take up to 60-90 days for her to stop itching completely if that is the problem. If she is so itchy that it has become a quality of life issue, I would let the vet give her something. What do they say about these itchies?
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Now this itching has been going on for a couple of weeks. It started with her itching her backside only (when I first brought her home)... then it started with her jaw/chin and biting legs (just in the past few days for legs). But no backside itching. At first I thought it was fleas but after I put the flea medicine on she continued to do itch (She's been on it for about two months)... I doubt its a reaction to the medicine because the itching didn't increase or decrease after application (even days after). The flaky skin is just on the underside of her tummy and she doesn't itch there at all. After bathing her in the oatmeal and aloe shampoo (Earthbath) it looks like the flakyness has gone down a lot, it's barely noticeable. I just checked her tummy right now. I'm thinking the flakyness was from this tearless puppy shampoo I used on her (it was all I had and she got poop stuck to her behind) about a week or two ago. She didn't get a full bath in it just her back half. So after seeing the flakyness is when I went and bought the oatmeal shampoo. She just ate her breakfast and I notice her itching her rubbing her face. I have a feeling it's definitely her food. Hopefully this change will help!
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But she isn't itching terribly like I've read about some dogs on here. But I don't feel it's normal doggy itching.
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Protein and grain are the first two things to look at when you suspect an allergy. I hope I said that right.
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11-19-2008, 09:53 PM | #15 |
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| So I went and bought some Sweet Potato and Fish kibble and treats (the treats have the same stuff in them as the food). As she does with all things new she decided to play with her new kibble. I've been mixing it with her old food and she seems to like it or at least not pick out her old food. Hopefully this works! &Then she'll stop itching. Thanks everyone for your advice.
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