Dogs and Allergies Problems????

[mgdbaa]

My baby will be 2 in September. We spoil him. Lately he keep scratching alot. We know dogs get allergies alot form certain foods. We have cut everything out of his diet and hes been on the steroids to clear up the last break out. We don't want keep having to give him meds. The only thing he gets now is dry food. He doesn't scratch as much as he used to, but something is still causing him to break out and we just cannot figure it out. I imagine there is something in the dry food that still doesn't agree with him. Any suggestions on a food. We have been trying to find the all natural stuff. We know not to give dogs wheat, soy and corn. It just seems like all the food you see, those are the first 3 ingredients.

Please help.

[pdqn]

My dog has had allergy problems for almost 5 years. He is allergic to several things, including grass (!!). We tried to manage his diet with different prepared food and for over 2 months, only fed him canned rabbit (very expensive) and pumpkin. There seemed to be no diet allergy. He still scratched and chewed on himself. Your vet might have another solution, I know we have tried many different solutions including allergy shots and meds over the years and steroids are just the only thing that works.
Good luck.

[frequentflier (Premo)]

Originally Posted by mgdbaa

My baby will be 2 in September. We spoil him. Lately he keep scratching alot. We know dogs get allergies alot form certain foods. We have cut everything out of his diet and hes been on the steroids to clear up the last break out. We don't want keep having to give him meds. The only thing he gets now is dry food. He doesn't scratch as much as he used to, but something is still causing him to break out and we just cannot figure it out. I imagine there is something in the dry food that still doesn't agree with him. Any suggestions on a food. We have been trying to find the all natural stuff. We know not to give dogs wheat, soy and corn. It just seems like all the food you see, those are the first 3 ingredients.
Please help.

If those are the 1st 3 ingredients you see, I am guessing you are buying foods at big chain stores or the grocery store. There are many good quality grain free foods out including Taste of the Wild and EVO.
Some people switch to raw when all else fails. It can be a lot of work to feed a dog properly on raw. Be sure to educate yourself on it if you take that path.

[cattitude]

Originally Posted by pdqn

My dog has had allergy problems for almost 5 years. He is allergic to several things, including grass (!!). We tried to manage his diet with different prepared food and for over 2 months, only fed him canned rabbit (very expensive) and pumpkin. There seemed to be no diet allergy. He still scratched and chewed on himself. Your vet might have another solution, I know we have tried many different solutions including allergy shots and meds over the years and steroids are just the only thing that works.
Good luck.

Steroids are the worst thing you can do for a dog and allergies. You are whacking out his immune systems which triggers the allergies. Please do some research on dogs and allergies and learn what to feed your dog and what supplements you should use.

[LandingInLondon]

i would start looking into holistic dog foods, yes they are more expensive but so much better for you dog. I would go to clippers canine cafe in Solomons and maybe talk to the lady that owns the store. She helped me when i was trying to find the right food for my dog. They sell pretty much all holistic dog foods and even have stuff on feeding raw.

[ArkRescue (Premo)]

I have my dog on a lamb & millet dry food right now and his allergy issue doesn't appear to be getting any better yet and it's been a month (I was told to give it 2-3 months) .... so I hope by the time we get through the next 20 lb bag he will be better. If not I will be trying another type of food.

[ICit]

Originally Posted by ArkRescue

I have my dog on a lamb & millet dry food right now and his allergy issue doesn't appear to be getting any better yet and it's been a month (I was told to give it 2-3 months) .... so I hope by the time we get through the next 20 lb bag he will be better. If not I will be trying another type of food.

but the crazy thing is.. .if I had put my dog on that.. he may not have stopped as well... seeing that he allerigic mostly to lamb and rice!

I did a blood test with him... although not a 100% it gave me a place to start.

[ArkRescue (Premo)]

They can tell allergy issues with a blood test? I wonder why the vet didn't mention that?

The prior food I had him on was beef/chicken based, so I was told to try a different protein source. I REALLY hope to figure this out soon as he's miserable with all the licking and scratching he does. I feel so bad for him.

Originally Posted by ICit

but the crazy thing is.. .if I had put my dog on that.. he may not have stopped as well... seeing that he allerigic mostly to lamb and rice!

I did a blood test with him... although not a 100% it gave me a place to start.

[minpinlover]

Originally Posted by ArkRescue

They can tell allergy issues with a blood test? I wonder why the vet didn't mention that?

The prior food I had him on was beef/chicken based, so I was told to try a different protein source. I REALLY hope to figure this out soon as he's miserable with all the licking and scratching he does. I feel so bad for him.

Yes the vet can test your do for allergies (just like people). It's expensive, but worth it if your dog has bad allergies. Then they can also get allergy shots if all else fails. Depending on what they're allergic to, they'll mix up a proper dosage of allergy meds for your pup. Mine have seasonal allergies just like people, but my female is also highly allergic to ALL dyes in foods! The dyes in the food almost killed her before we found out! She's only 8 lbs and she lost 2 lbs before we figured out that it was the dyes that were making her so sick!!! Thank God we found that out before it was too late!

[ICit]

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Go to SUBMIT SERUM…. This is where you want your vet to request the forms for the testing.

If you go to SERVICES… this is where it shows what they test for… there were two different test you could do… Enviromental and Food

I had taken my GSD to a dermatoligist to skin testing… so I just did the Food panel