Malli wrote:Did the Doc. say how long to use it for??
Malli
Malli wrote:I'd love to hear the results!
Os is up for one of those, whenever I have money, we have also had problems for most of his life...
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Maryellen wrote:holy smokes he is worse then my jesse!!! it sounds like maybe the allergy shots might work.. so he is doing better on the wilderness blend then?
Malli wrote:He gets reactions around his mouth?
Sometimes, depending on the food -- his mouthy gets very very red and he "swats" at it with his paws. He also scratches the heck out of his throat.
See, Oscar has a terrible stomach, but no hives weird mouth issues, or vomiting that I can see directly related to something he ate. What was his reaction time??
Most often, within 15 minutes of him eating something "bad" for him.
My Vet. and I are almost positive that he has Atopy : inhaled and environmental contact allergies.
Though sometimes I wonder if its mild food allergies with major Atopy...
Really though, we haven't see any great improvements with ANY of the foods we've tried...
Oh, hey, is Mac on fish Oil?? Omega 3 Fatty Acid Capsules with Vitamin E (apparently they can get a difficiency of the E if none is added?) have done wonders for Oscar's coat. It is tons less dry, flaky, and oily (if that makes sense, I know it doesn't seem to...)
We had Mac on a double-dose of DermCaps ES for about 6 weeks and now he's on the maintenance dosage of 1 cap BID. His coat is less oily and flaky, and much shinier. One of the vet techs actually commented on how great his coat looked last time we were there.
I really need to think about getting over to Vancouver for those tests, but the whole ordeal is most likely going to cost about $650 + so you may understand my hesitation...
That is OUTRAGEOUS! The test at my vet was only $160.
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Oh thanks for the update:) The more info we can share, the better!
That is so true! You're welcome.
msvette2u wrote:Copper (the doxie) has a Frito smell to his feet and within a week after a bath it has sort of spread up his chest. I wonder if this could be yeast? It smells mostly like Fritos. He's a hound. I've heard hounds are smelly. I have no clue!!
Marinepits wrote:Not sure about the guidelines -- probably not because there seems to be quite the price disparity between vets in my area.
You should see if your regular vet can do the blood serum test. I could have gone to a specialist, too, but went in baby steps first by having my regular vet do the test.
Our regular vet thinks the best thing for us is the skin test, and he does not feel that either he or any other local doctors are qualified... He is not sure how conclusive a blood test would be, and if it ends up inconclusive, I think the specialist would want to do another at his office anyway I really do love our Vet, it is so clear to me that he really truly wants to get Oscar better
What kind of skin test are you getting?
I think its called a scratch test? The sedate the dog, shave a 7x7 inch patch of hair in his side, and scratch him with potential allergens and then observe the reaction, then according to the reaction it is decided how allergic the dog is.
Malli wrote:Marinepits wrote:Not sure about the guidelines -- probably not because there seems to be quite the price disparity between vets in my area.
You should see if your regular vet can do the blood serum test. I could have gone to a specialist, too, but went in baby steps first by having my regular vet do the test.
Our regular vet thinks the best thing for us is the skin test, and he does not feel that either he or any other local doctors are qualified... He is not sure how conclusive a blood test would be, and if it ends up inconclusive, I think the specialist would want to do another at his office anyway I really do love our Vet, it is so clear to me that he really truly wants to get Oscar better
What kind of skin test are you getting?
I think its called a scratch test? The sedate the dog, shave a 7x7 inch patch of hair in his side, and scratch him with potential allergens and then observe the reaction, then according to the reaction it is decided how allergic the dog is.
I answered in your quote too
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On April 06 2006, Malli wrote:msvette2u wrote:Copper (the doxie) has a Frito smell to his feet and within a week after a bath it has sort of spread up his chest. I wonder if this could be yeast? It smells mostly like Fritos. He's a hound. I've heard hounds are smelly. I have no clue!!
hey, I just read this, don't know how I missed it! Does he feel oily? If he has yeast, he'll start to smell kind of doughy, I'm not sure how to explain it other then that. If you take a damp cloth and wipe the area you're worried about, does rust colored oily stuff come off on the cloth??
I think a healthy hound should not be much smellier then a typical dog, ...
Malli
call2arms wrote:I figure vinegar would be painful since it's sore and red and oozy.
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