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We have a 9 month old corgi that started having problems with itching since he was 5 months old.?

May 20th, 2010 | Author: kk

We’ve been in and out of the vet. We have switched his food. He has been on benadyll, over the counter ointment, medicated oitment from the vet, several types of antihistamines even some steroids. His paws turn all pink, loses some hair, the inside of his ears look pink, his tummy looks pink and he is starting to itch his body also. He seems to get better with meds but as soon as we take him off the problem starts again. We’ve recently started to soak his paws in epsom salt which we read on the internet. The vet says we should take him to a derma specialist at this point but it’s really really pricey so we wanted to seek help and perhaps do something more homeopathic. He is still a baby. The last time he was on his antihistmine, he was breathing unusually very heavy after play so we stopped the meds immediately. PLEASE any help and advise would be appreciated.

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• *Cali_Sunshine*:

  May 20, 2010 at 11:24 am

  I would say his food would be the thing i would concentrate on. So many dogs are allergic to the food coloring and corn in most dog foods. See if you can find an all natural food with nothing but real ingredients (without corn) or think about a raw diet? Its something to try and if it doesn’t work you can move on to something else. Rule out one thing at a time.
• Becky:

  May 20, 2010 at 11:32 am

  Although I don’t know what is wrong with your dog, I will tell you about mine. I had a golden retriever who started to get itchy; little red sores everywhere & then the skin started turning black. Two local vets looked at him and said he had allergies. They gave me steroids & antibiotics which I gave to him. On the meds the itching would lessen but never go away. I did a lot of research on the internet & found that my dog had an intestinal yeast infection & that the antibiotics actually made it worse. I treated my dog naturally with AZO yeast (this is for female humans with yeast infections), Acidopholus pills which put good bacteria into her system & olive oil. I also changed her food to a grain free food. It took about nine months but he cleared up.

  I told you this because vets aren’t always right and we shouldn’t just accept what they say if it doesn’t seem to be working. The internet is a great place to do research. I am not saying your vet is wrong. I am simply saying to get multiple opinions & do your own research.
• dorothy s:

  May 20, 2010 at 12:03 pm

  Everyone will be sick of my solution to this, however I am at it again and it works. I think that you should change to a “grain free diet”. I give the same solution time and time again.
  I have learnt by my mistakes. My present dog had dreadful problems because of the food which I gave her, I experimented with dog food, I tried raw diets, cooked diets and over the years I tried various dog foods. She did not like the raw diets and the dog food that I gave her resulted in diarrhoea. As an experienced dog owner I introduced any changes gradually. Nevertheless my dog still had problems. She was eight years old before I resolved her problem.
  Eventually, because of my researches on the Internet I found that the experts have discovered that GRAIN in our dog’s diet causes many problems. I now know that grain creates acidity in the blood. This causes skin problems, digestive issues, allergies, sickness, diarrhoea, anal gland problems etc.,

  if your dog has skin problems or any of the above problems PLEASE CHANGE THE DIET. Avoid Grain, rice, beef derivatives and dairy food

  I now give my dog a dried food which uses beet for fibre and fish. It’s called Fish4Dogs and I buy it on the Internet. Look on the Internet and investigate yourself. Gluten free dog food is not enough to help our dogs, it MUST BE GRAIN FREE.

  A rapid change of diet will upset your dog; any change of diet must be done gradually. Do please change to a grain free diet. I have had sixteen dogs throughout the years and they have had various problems. Perhaps if I had known about the dangers of GRAIN they would have had fewer problems. .
• doxie:

  May 20, 2010 at 12:57 pm

  Steroids or Bededryl do not solve the problem. They just cover up the symptoms. I was using Eukanuba dog food. I honestly think my dog would have died from eating it. My boy is allergic to all forms of grains. Especially corn and rice. Some dogs have an allergy to chicken, others to beef. Eggs and preservatives are common allergens. I think you dog would benefit from a complete food change. Change the main protein source and go grain free. Our boy had a pretty extensive yeast skin condition. The vet gave us Malaseb shampoo. We saw an improvement in 2 weeks. With a vast improvement at 6 weeks. Check dogfoodanalysis for a top rated grain free food. I make my dogs food, but would use Solid Gold Barking at the Moon if I didn’t

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