Sensitive skin, chewing her feet

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by Farleys

Thanks so much for posting those pics. Thats so weird, my yorkie gets these spots on his belly too. My vet thought it was bug bites. But this winter he still has one or two at a time, and i was thinking there is no way this is bug bites. Then my Labrador ended up with alot of these on his belly.
No i am wondering if its food related.
I did just switch them to Nutrisca- grain and potato free, Im curious to see what happens.

No Problem!
It is sooo Nice now to flip him over and have him be completely clear...
I used to rub some Nutiva organic coconut oil on the spots, or I would give him some Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Pet. I haven't had to do any of that in months. And, Riley genuinely LOVES the food. He literally shrieks and does circles, Still 5-months later. That makes Momma Happy!!!!

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

This was him last night.... waiting for his food- NEVER has he done this with any dry food!

So Cute! Riley bolts into the Kitchen and starts doing Circles!!

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by RileyDC

So Cute! Riley bolts into the Kitchen and starts doing Circles!!

Love that our boys are healthy- and love even more that they love the food!! So glad we are not texting each other back and forth about their skin problems anymore!!

[coco_momma]

Hey Riley n Pnut Moms! I agree w/ changing everything possible before meds. Never put Chloe on them and it was so time-consuming to treat her, but she LOVED the nightly body scratching and attention I gave her.

I should have said thanks in my post, cause I sent DH out this A.M.to the local store I found that's s'posed to carry CC. That's the first thing I'll try before asking the vet for meds.

R'sM...did R's spots ever get really dark? Chloe's were blackish and raised. When I'd rub her skin w/ a cream to help sooth her, they would soften and I could scratch some of them right off her skin. No odor or anything. Though those didn't seem to make her itch. Just another symptom of her unusual skin issues. Coco started getting them now too. tiny blackish spots.

Anywho. As I said...I've learned more in these few days than YEARS of experience and vet visits.YT parents rOCK!

[mimimomo]

Originally Posted by coco_momma

Hey Riley n Pnut Moms! I agree w/ changing everything possible before meds. Never put Chloe on them and it was so time-consuming to treat her, but she LOVED the nightly body scratching and attention I gave her.

I should have said thanks in my post, cause I sent DH out this A.M.to the local store I found that's s'posed to carry CC. That's the first thing I'll try before asking the vet for meds.

R'sM...did R's spots ever get really dark? Chloe's were blackish and raised. When I'd rub her skin w/ a cream to help sooth her, they would soften and I could scratch some of them right off her skin. No odor or anything. Though those didn't seem to make her itch. Just another symptom of her unusual skin issues. Coco started getting them now too. tiny blackish spots.

Anywho. As I said...I've learned more in these few days than YEARS of experience and vet visits.YT parents rOCK!

Did you take your little one to the vet to have her skin checked out? I ask bc yeast is an allergy, sometimes requiring meds, treatment, etc. Like Ann mentioned, allergies caused from food is actually very low, only about 10%.
Little brown/black speckles on skin, itching, licking, digestive upset, uti are all signs of yeast, a simple skin cytology will tell what bacteria it is by looking under the microscope.
Since she's getting black spots on her skin, I think she needs to see a vet asap. Hope u'll find answers soon!

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by coco_momma

Hey Riley n Pnut Moms! I agree w/ changing everything possible before meds. Never put Chloe on them and it was so time-consuming to treat her, but she LOVED the nightly body scratching and attention I gave her.

I should have said thanks in my post, cause I sent DH out this A.M.to the local store I found that's s'posed to carry CC. That's the first thing I'll try before asking the vet for meds.

R'sM...did R's spots ever get really dark? Chloe's were blackish and raised. When I'd rub her skin w/ a cream to help sooth her, they would soften and I could scratch some of them right off her skin. No odor or anything. Though those didn't seem to make her itch. Just another symptom of her unusual skin issues. Coco started getting them now too. tiny blackish spots.

Anywho. As I said...I've learned more in these few days than YEARS of experience and vet visits.YT parents rOCK!

They never really got Blackish and they were never really raised.... just kind of flat & a little dry.

I know of a couple of pups though who did have something similar to that and had to have an antibiotic to clear everything up... ?!?!

[coco_momma]

Hi MimiMo - I have NOT taken Coco to vet yet. Her symptoms were SO much like Chloe's, who I did take several times to the vet, I decided to do some more research. Like someone (R'sM?) mentioned, my vet thought it was flea/bug related. (I'll try to upload a pic. Tho I'm having some diff w/ that)

DH came home empty-handed. Local store not stocking CC dog food.
Going online to find.

I agree Pnut's Mom. Until Anne said food allergies accounted for 10% I was blaming food for it and changing weekly!!! Sure I didn't make it ANY better. After CC, I hope to maintain.

Dreary day here in the NE...and everyone's a good one. Njoy your weekend everyone!

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by coco_momma

Ann (aka W's M) Laughed out loud at your quote. I will def 'borrow' at some future time!!

Thanks for sharing your info w/ me. Learned a lot more about allergies in your post. I've been tempted on many a night to toss a Benedryl down her gullet, so feel meds will have to be the next step.
Pooch problem has a good chance for getting solved and I really appreciate everyone's input.

Lol, feel free to borrow any time !

I meant to post this thread about allergies yesterday too, it's from the YT Library: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html

[rubynrosie]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

This was him last night.... waiting for his food- NEVER has he done this with any dry food!

Peanut is soooooooo cute!!

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by rubynrosie

Peanut is soooooooo cute!!

Thank you!!

[katy j]

Do any of the ingredient's in canine cavier come from china? Where is this food made? I don't want anything made in china. I have the itchy ear thing going on but I don't want anything from china..

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by katy j

Do any of the ingredient's in canine cavier come from china? Where is this food made? I don't want anything made in china. I have the itchy ear thing going on but I don't want anything from china..

No. Made in the USA.


http://mycaninecaviar.com/

Canine Caviars Story:
http://mycaninecaviar.com/about/moguls/


They also have a FB Page.

[katy j]

Thank you.....

[jmmx3]

Does anyone know anything about the special needs formula? I saw it listed on a few of the sites when I was looking to buy online (no store within 500 miles... boo). Roxie is "over-weight" at about 8.5 pounds. I currently feed her Nutro Ultra weight management. Lady at the store suggested feeding it to her for 3 months and the weight would fall off allowing me to switch to the regular kind. She's been on it well over a year... but anyway. Not so concerned with that anymore. I happened to find this thread and Roxie is a chronic foot licker/biter causing them to get red. Sounds like she'd be a good candidate for this food. Should I try special needs? Is that a weight management kind?

[jmmx3]

Actually I'm seeing now that that food isn't grain free...