Question by Poodles4ever: Had to take all the chew bones away….gave the kong…fun ideas for the kong please (no peanut butter)?
fun Ideas for the kong….no peanut butter

As you probably know Sasha has had a bit of skin irratation on her muzzle…..we discovered the cause last night…..its the way she holds her chew bones….They always rub up against that spot. So atleast until she is healed up she can’t have a bone to chew (whether it be a bone or a chew)
We basically filled up a kong with Ice cubes last night and that has given her lots to do….(there is nothing she loves more than ice) and I think the cold from the ice also helped her irratation because this morning its looking a little better….

It looks like the Kong is going to have to be her toy of choice (atleast for a while) what other fun ideas do you have for the kong….

They can’t include Peanut butter….(we don’t bring it in the house due to my severe allergies)

We heard fat free plain yougurt is okay to put in there and freeze with some kibble….

She is a dog that has to be kept occupied when we can’t give her our complete attention……

Bones were kind of her pacifier……but when paci starts to hurt you paci goes bye bye…..or so we told her.

Thanks she is a chewer and loves to chew but we noticed she doesn’t chew on the rubber toys or much less touch them….honestly her first interest in the Kong was last night with the ice in it and we used to stick treats in it (and back then she could care less)

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Answer by Kip’s Mom **RPSLS**
You can try to buy Pea butter at a health food store. It’s made from peas, not peanuts, but taste very similar. There are other nut butters as well you can try.

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Question by Not what you want to hear: My dog is having issues with one of her ears. It doesn’t appear to be mites or a yeast infection. Any ideas?
One of my dog’s ears has redness, slight discharge, and a bunch of dry and flaky skin on the inside (there’s no overwhelming smell; just an unpleasant dog ear smell). She was scratching it a lot earlier in the day, so I helped alleviate the itchiness by peeling off the dead skin. She stopped scratching it luckily, but there’s still redness and a bit of discharge. I’ve looked up symptoms of ear mites, yeast infections, and allergies and it doesn’t appear to be any of those… She eats Blue Buffalo food and has no other dry patches of skin besides in her one ear, so I don’t think it’s allergies; there’s no evidence of blood so that rules out mites. Will it be okay in a couple days if I just use a dog ear-cleaning solution? Thanks for any help!

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Answer by cfelonius
Yeah, I was going to say it sounds a lot like a fungal (sometimes the fungus is a yeast) or even a bacterial infection to me, but I’m not a vet. Try the ear cleaning for a couple days and if it doesn’t get better, take your dog to the vet. She might need a medicated ointment or solution for her ears.

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Question by pattil: My dog has a rash…any help with ideas what might be causing it?
My 6 year old Brittany Spaniel has had a strange rash on his belly and inside of his thighs. He does have terrible allergies to fleas, certain foods, etc. We did an extensive food allergy testing when he was a year old and he’s on a diet I cook for him…no grains, only fish and a few other ingredients. We don’t use chemicals in our house or on him (no flea treatments or dog soaps, just sulfate free all natural soaps). He did have a flea on him about a month and a half ago while we were out of town and got a bite that caused a slight rash with itching. That healed up but this “rash” is different. It looks like chicken pox. At first I thot ring worm, but it’s not that. It looks like what an ant bite looks like on a human, but there’s about 20 of them. I can’t figure out what’s causing it. The vet says just put him on prednisone and antibiotics. I did do the antibiotics but not the predisone. There’s no itching or discomfort at all from these bumps/rash. Any ideas?
I chose not to do the prednisone because I want to find the source first…I’m all for the steriods as I know it can help, but I’d like to know the cause first

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Answer by Omega
If you dog just had a shot just recently he might be allergic to that. Many dogs have been having allergic reactions to shots. Also it seems like you dog is allergic to many things so he might have gone outside and rubbed against the grass or a plant that made him react. Have you changed something like your shampoo, body spray or lotions?Or he might have eaten something. My dog had something like that but he got it when we cleaned our carpets. Hope it clears up well.

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Question by Layla T: My dog stinks do you have any ideas?
I have a male rotty that just stinks ! He is an out side dog during the day in a concreted/ shaded area and is brought in at night. I have tried different dog foods, checked his glands ( not personally =) ) and I also clean his ears often and his doesn’t have bad breath and he usually gets baths 1 a week…. I do know that he has allergies which caused a rash/ infection on his hind end in the past…. Does any one know of a deodorizing product that I could use on him? I heard of a product called orange- dog … but havent tried it yet please help!

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Answer by McBritt
My dog used to have the same problem, so I went to Petsmart and just got some dog perfume. They have different scents depending on your preferences.

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Question by stargazer: my dog has weird red raised pimples w/pus near her wiskers and near her haunches and butt any ideas of cause?
My dog has small red raised bumps w/ pus in the center on her muzzle and back of her legs and butt. She is currently taking oral Ivermectin for another skin cond. called demodex(which is a non contagious form of ringworm that dogs are all exposed to from their mothers, but some dogs cannot fight it off and it causes small bald patches all over) This is totally unrelated and we cant figure it out. She is licking and biting at the areas and I give a bit of Benedryl to make her more comfortable. What is this, could it be an allergy? My son has two pet rats that play together w/ our dog and I’m thinking allergies to buck grease on the rats?

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Answer by okami_suta
Go to the vet.

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