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AngelMia · 04-16-2005, 12:28 PM

For the past 2 years I have been switching foods for Nina & Coby.
They are always scratching.
They were on eucanuba, royal canine and now nutro.
They're still scratching. My vet says it's allergies and to give them Benadryl, it works for a couple of hours and they're right back to scratching.
I also find there coat to be abit dull.
Any suggestions?
Does anyone give there yorkies homemade food? Chicken or Beef?
Also, where can I get that chicken soup everybody is talking about?
Please help.

Luvmypupster · 04-16-2005, 12:34 PM

Have you tried Natural Balance and Missing Link?

PinkMartini · 04-16-2005, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelMia

Does anyone give there yorkies homemade food? Chicken or Beef?

Homemade food? As in people food? I feed my ddb a raw food diet & will switch my yorkie over when he's 6 months old... I guess you could call it a 'homemade' diet...

AngelMia · 04-16-2005, 12:46 PM

No I haven't. I was just reading how many people are giving there yorkies the missing link. I guess I'll try that as well. I'm more desperate than my poor yorkies.
Thanks

AngelMia · 04-16-2005, 12:50 PM

Like Cooking them chicken or beef. I was just wondering if cooking them homemade meals it would help there itching or allergies.

artie merlino · 04-16-2005, 01:11 PM

Both my full grown male and 10 week old female love Royal Canin mini 28 and Baby mini 30, they eat each others food and at this point I don't care which one they eat as long as they eat some kind of dry food.
Artie the male is extremely picky. Abigail eats anything!
I have tried every brand of dog food out there and it's the only one the will eat consistently. I was Lucky enough to meet/speak directly with a Royal Canin Representative at Petco some time ago in Redding, CA while visiting.
He explained why it's the best for Yorkie's, yeah he was a Rep. but he had a logical explanation.

I feel it is the Best for them and made specifically for the Breed. They are very active so what ever extra fat is in there? They can burn off through exercise!

lickthestar · 04-16-2005, 02:24 PM

it's always good to give them more than just one food all the time because if they're missing any nutrients, they can get it from some other source. they say you should rotate foods that they like.

CC's · 04-16-2005, 02:29 PM

I would move to a single source protein for the itches. Something with say potato and duck or potato and fish. Fish and potato would be my first choice.

I think a few brands make these. Wellness has one, flint river does and Natural balance does. I'm not sure if solid gold does or not.

Remember you may see some improvement fairly early, like a week. It will more likely take up to 6 weeks for the food change to be in full effect. So if they scratch for a while stick with it for at least a month.

Of course that also means don't feed any treats, or anything that isn't the food for those weeks. You can add that back in after you see if it works. It could be something other than food.

chloeandj · 04-16-2005, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelMia

For the past 2 years I have been switching foods for Nina & Coby.
They are always scratching.
They were on eucanuba, royal canine and now nutro.
They're still scratching. My vet says it's allergies and to give them Benadryl, it works for a couple of hours and they're right back to scratching.
I also find there coat to be abit dull.
Any suggestions?
Does anyone give there yorkies homemade food? Chicken or Beef?
Also, where can I get that chicken soup everybody is talking about?
Please help.

Try DermaCaps liquid, I think that's what really made the difference for us. Also I purchase the Chicken Soup at the feed store but have seen it at some petstores, but unfortunately not petco or petsmart.

SoCalyorkiLvr · 04-16-2005, 06:16 PM

I feed the Royal Canin as well and they both like it. I have tried a lot of different ones but always come back.

AngelMia · 04-16-2005, 07:31 PM

What is the name of the raw food diet?
Also thanks for the comparison food charts. They really are helpful.
I guess I have to find them food that doesn't contain corn. I've been doing some reading and it seems that might be the source of their allergies.
Thanks again

pspin1975 · 04-16-2005, 07:40 PM

I have to say that I'm a RC fan. Louie had diarrhea a couple of weeks ago (I was feedinghim Eukanuba at the time) and the vet told me to give him chicken and rice-after that he didn't want to touch dry food or any kind of dog food for that matter (even the wet one) until I switched to RC. I tried Innova, solid gold, eukanuba, cesars...all he wanted was chicken! Thank godness I found RC because I was very concerned that he wasn't getting the % of nutrients and fat that he needs during his growing stage. So, I guess everyone will have their personal favorite, I would really just see what works for your particular pup.

Yorkie_GirL · 04-16-2005, 09:39 PM

if your dog is still itching, try putting him/her on either Canidae or Innova/Innova EVO.. works wonders.

Luvmypupster · 04-17-2005, 03:41 AM

The raw food diet is called BARF or just RAW, most people whom feed RAW prepare it themselves. Natural Balance has come out with a new product RAW food thats in
Southern California and Nevada only, don't know if you can order and have it shipped or not. http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/products/RAW.html

PinkMartini · 04-17-2005, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelMia

What is the name of the raw food diet?
Also thanks for the comparison food charts. They really are helpful.
I guess I have to find them food that doesn't contain corn. I've been doing some reading and it seems that might be the source of their allergies.
Thanks again

Most people call it the B.A.R.F. diet, I just call it a raw food diet. It's all home made meals, takes me about 3 hours/week to make up the meals for my dog. It does take a lot of room though, all of the food needs to be frozen after preparing it. We have 2 large freezers out in the garage that I use to store Dozer's food in. Your welcome. I hoped those links would help someone

Here are some links regarding the raw diet

http://www.touchmoon.com/dotters/raw/index.shtml

http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm

http://bestfrisbeedogs.com/diets.html

http://www.auntjeni.com/barf.htm

04-16-2005, 12:34 PM	#17
Luvmypupster YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: tx Posts: 624	Have you tried Natural Balance and Missing Link? __________________ Emme & Faith R.I.P. Mia & Bentley

04-16-2005, 01:11 PM	#21
artie merlino YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Myrtle Beach,SC Posts: 697	Royal Canin mini 28 All the way! Both my full grown male and 10 week old female love Royal Canin mini 28 and Baby mini 30, they eat each others food and at this point I don't care which one they eat as long as they eat some kind of dry food. Artie the male is extremely picky. Abigail eats anything! I have tried every brand of dog food out there and it's the only one the will eat consistently. I was Lucky enough to meet/speak directly with a Royal Canin Representative at Petco some time ago in Redding, CA while visiting. He explained why it's the best for Yorkie's, yeah he was a Rep. but he had a logical explanation. I feel it is the Best for them and made specifically for the Breed. They are very active so what ever extra fat is in there? They can burn off through exercise!

04-16-2005, 07:40 PM	#27
pspin1975 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: new york Posts: 164	I have to say that I'm a RC fan. Louie had diarrhea a couple of weeks ago (I was feedinghim Eukanuba at the time) and the vet told me to give him chicken and rice-after that he didn't want to touch dry food or any kind of dog food for that matter (even the wet one) until I switched to RC. I tried Innova, solid gold, eukanuba, cesars...all he wanted was chicken! Thank godness I found RC because I was very concerned that he wasn't getting the % of nutrients and fat that he needs during his growing stage. So, I guess everyone will have their personal favorite, I would really just see what works for your particular pup. __________________ Patty & Louie

04-17-2005, 03:41 AM	#29
Luvmypupster YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: tx Posts: 624	The raw food diet is called BARF or just RAW, most people whom feed RAW prepare it themselves. Natural Balance has come out with a new product RAW food thats in Southern California and Nevada only, don't know if you can order and have it shipped or not. http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/products/RAW.html __________________ Emme & Faith R.I.P. Mia & Bentley

04-16-2005, 12:28 PM	#16
AngelMia Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl. Posts: 255	For the past 2 years I have been switching foods for Nina & Coby. They are always scratching. They were on eucanuba, royal canine and now nutro. They're still scratching. My vet says it's allergies and to give them Benadryl, it works for a couple of hours and they're right back to scratching. I also find there coat to be abit dull. Any suggestions? Does anyone give there yorkies homemade food? Chicken or Beef? Also, where can I get that chicken soup everybody is talking about? Please help.

04-16-2005, 12:46 PM	#19
AngelMia Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl. Posts: 255	No I haven't. I was just reading how many people are giving there yorkies the missing link. I guess I'll try that as well. I'm more desperate than my poor yorkies. Thanks

04-16-2005, 12:50 PM	#20
AngelMia Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl. Posts: 255	Like Cooking them chicken or beef. I was just wondering if cooking them homemade meals it would help there itching or allergies.

04-16-2005, 02:24 PM	#22
lickthestar YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NY Posts: 360	it's always good to give them more than just one food all the time because if they're missing any nutrients, they can get it from some other source. they say you should rotate foods that they like.

04-16-2005, 02:29 PM	#23
CC's YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 402	I would move to a single source protein for the itches. Something with say potato and duck or potato and fish. Fish and potato would be my first choice. I think a few brands make these. Wellness has one, flint river does and Natural balance does. I'm not sure if solid gold does or not. Remember you may see some improvement fairly early, like a week. It will more likely take up to 6 weeks for the food change to be in full effect. So if they scratch for a while stick with it for at least a month. Of course that also means don't feed any treats, or anything that isn't the food for those weeks. You can add that back in after you see if it works. It could be something other than food.

04-16-2005, 06:16 PM	#25
SoCalyorkiLvr BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,246	I feed the Royal Canin as well and they both like it. I have tried a lot of different ones but always come back.

04-16-2005, 07:31 PM	#26
AngelMia Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl. Posts: 255	What is the name of the raw food diet? Also thanks for the comparison food charts. They really are helpful. I guess I have to find them food that doesn't contain corn. I've been doing some reading and it seems that might be the source of their allergies. Thanks again

04-16-2005, 09:39 PM	#28
Yorkie_GirL Oreo,Ginger&Cloey Owned Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: none of your business Posts: 1,270	if your dog is still itching, try putting him/her on either Canidae or Innova/Innova EVO.. works wonders.