Dog Allergies Treatment

Question by Sabrina: My dog will not stop scratching and biting. Ive tried bathing him in doggy oatmeal bath and everything.?
I am not sure what else to do. He just started doing it this badly about a couple weeks ago… He has always been very itchy, I just thought it was dandruff or something. But it has got to the point where he was bit and scratched bald spots.

I have not changed his food or dog shampoo or flea treatment so I am honestly lost here and I really am not in a financial place to take him to the vet here… They want 0 for the allergy test. So Please help.

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Answer by Lorraine
If you’re willing to try then the raw diet often solves the problem. Not always but often.

If I was in your position I would definitely try it. I feed raw anyway because I believe it is far healthier and not because my dogs have allergies, but I have known people change because of the allergy and amazed at the results within a few weeks.

It is worth a try.
http://www.rawfed.com/ (RawFed)
http://www.rawlearning.com/ (Jane Anderson’s Raw Learning Site)
http://rawfeddogs.net/ (Raw Fed Dogs)
http://www.rawmeatybones.com/ (Raw Meaty Bones)
http://canine-carnivore.com/feeding-your… (Feeding Your Dog a S.A.R.F./Raw Prey Model Diet)
http://rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.html (Raw Prey Model Diet Vs. BARF Diet)
http://community.livejournal.com/rawdogs… (Raw Dogs Livejournal Community, excellent raw feeding information on the profile page and overall helpful community for raw feeding questions.)
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html (Myths About Raw Feeding)

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My 5 year old dog, a female shitz shu, started scratching and her skin turned red and felt hot the touch. We took her to several vets, all of who felt it was an allergy, but no one could figure out what she was allergic to. We changed bedding, food, shampooed carpets. We gave her tablets to prevent fleas, although I have never seen one on her. We also changed the shampoo to a pet shampoo with oatmeal and alovera in it. We give her,on our vets advice, 12.5 mg every 4 hrs, of Benadry.The vet has given her several steriod shots which had no effect at all. We do not have the money to keep taking her to the vet.She’s a beautiful little dog who has been a great companion to my husband who is recovering from a stroke.Does anyone have any idea what may be going on. Thank you, and our dog thanks you.

I have been feeding my 4 month old Goldendoodle IAMS Puppy Formula (which is what my breeder was feeding her). However, I am not particularly happy with the ingredients in it because it has a lot of by products and contains a lot of grains such as corn.

My groomer told me that corn can cause allergies in dogs, and it can cause a “doggie smell” that is almost constant… as well as skin and digestion problems.

So I have been researching dog foods, and I came across a brand that is supposedly “endorsed” by Lassie, and it is called “Natural Way”. The first five ingredients seemed pretty good…

Lamb Meal, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Ground Rice, Chicken Meal,…

I was wondering if anyone has tried it and what do you think of it??

You can view more info about this food at http://www.lassie.com/naturalway/index.html.

NOTE: This is not a debate about the best dog food… or why IAMS is good or bad… or anything like this. I am simply looking to find out if anyone has tried this food!!
Like I said, the ingredients in “Natural Way” seemed “healthier” that the IAMS. I found that IAMS had a lot of corn and by products while Natural Way did not. I am also wondering if anyone eliminated corn for health problems in their dog?

Hi All,

So my 8 month old lab mix pup has fleas. I live in a city, but there are some patches of grass around, as well as a doggie park nearby. My pup has been spending time at another place more in the burbs, and that house has an outdoor cat as well. We use Frontline on the cat, but still find fleas when we give him the occaisional flea combing.

So, for the pooch we first tried BioSpot drops for his neck & hindquarters. They could be considered off brand, but we were trying to be cheap. We also supplemented it with a flea/tick collar because we were going hiking that day.

30 days came and went, and we weren’t overly concerned. We did still notice fleas–we figured it was because it was cheaper than, say, Frontline. We were in a pinch, so we did another 30 day dose.

Near the end of the 30 day run, we got some flea shampoo. I can’t recall the brand, but I know I got it from a PetSmart that didn’t have a vet sponsoring it. We gave him another shampooing a few days later (a bit earlier than the recommended 7-10 period) and still noticed fleas within a short period.

A neighbor in the burbs with a similar dog recommended K9 Advantix, saying that his dog is flea/tick free & his dog arguably spends more time in a wooded/grassy area. Reading the packaging for K9 Advantix revealed an abundance of warnings for killing cats (more so than BioSpot).

So we broke down and got some Frontline for his next dose…also overlapping the shampooing & the last day or so of the BioSpot dose. We figured it was okay since he still had fleas.

Well he definately has less fleas on him now…maybe 4-5 instead of closer to 7-10+. Still though, this doesn’t make sense to me. I’ve had dogs in the past (albeit with less outdoorsy exposure) and never even seen a flea. I feel so bad when I see him chomping away at his fur. We noticed that the base of his tail had a small hairless patch and read that it may be due to allergies to the fleas.

Help! How can we accomplish his fleadom (keep in mind the outdoor cat)?

Thanks in advance,

Flea-Ridden Owner

My dog was treated for fleas two weeks ago at the vet. For the past 3-4 days she has been scratching profusely and has caused some sores. She was not scratching like this before the treatment. On Sat I noticed she had a sore on her tail that was bleeding a little and she kept gnawing at it and biting it. I called an emergency vet line and they told me to give her benedryl and neosporin. None of it worked. Does anyone know how much an allergy shot would be on average at a vet?