Sign in or Register
Search Forums
Recent Topics
-
FREEZE DRIED RAW AND ZERO REASONABLE STORE BOUGHT OPTIONS
by Sara Smith
1 day, 21 hours ago
-
Homemade dog food questions
by Melissa Francis
1 day, 9 hours ago
-
Second opinion
by Erik Burgher
4 days, 6 hours ago
-
What’s the Best Food Option?
by Mobassir Ahmed
4 days, 13 hours ago
-
FREE 1lb Prime100 SPD Fresh Roll
by Prime 100
1 day, 9 hours ago
Recent Replies
- David Carter on best multivitamin?
- Erik Burgher on Search for Great Quality, Small sized dry kibble.
- Odie Kessler on Search for Great Quality, Small sized dry kibble.
- Jose Swain on can’t view Next level food Review
- Jez Doh on Treat reviews/ratings?
- Jez Doh on Small breed for a cocker
- Jez Doh on FREE 1lb Prime100 SPD Fresh Roll
- Jez Doh on What’s the Best Food Option?
- Dominic Cormier on Supplement recommendations for Cushing’s Disease?
- nathaniel reid on Orijen Senior
- nathaniel reid on FREE 1lb Prime100 SPD Fresh Roll
- nathaniel reid on Something’s Wrong at Wellness or Amazon
- Wewe Re on Ration balancing software
- Paul on Supplement recommendations for Cushing’s Disease?
- nathaniel reid on Ultimate Pet Nutrition Nutra Thrive
- This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 1 month ago by anonymously.
-
AuthorPosts
-
Jo CMember
Hi everyone,
I’m having trouble with my baby girl food, she is 7 months old and weights 3 pounds, all her life she ate ROYAL CANIN XSMALL BREED FOR PUPPY, she loves this, literally LOVE she gets cray over this food and finished in 2 minutes… BUT.. sadly this food makes her itch the vet told me it is probably the chicken in the RC, So I researched, read reviews and I look here in the community and I decided to give my baby ACANA SINGLES, Im making the transition of RC giving now 25% RC 75% ACANA lamb apple flavor, and now she is miserable đ she won’t eat it she looks at her plate and choose the RC and leave the ACANA I left the food out there and thought she will get hangry, and no… She is hangry but she wants her RC food,is really sad for me, seeing this. When she used to enjoy her meals so much… Please girls I need your advice…
Please can you recommend me and brand that your yorkies like??? With no chicken on it.? And that’s recommended for puppy?
anonymouslyMemberNutrisca Salmon and Chickpea is a small size kibble with limited ingredients, check reviews on Chewy.com.
Also, don’t leave food down, feed twice a day and pick up anything not eaten and store in the fridg, offer at next meal time. Make sure she is drinking water, maybe add a splash to her food.
Keep your eye on that pruritus, it could be environmental allergies which would have nothing to do with the food. Use the search engine here to search “allergies”Hope this helps
By Klaus Loft, DVM
Angell Dermatology ServiceAnyone who suffers debilitating environmental allergies tied to changing seasons, pet dander or household dust mites knows first-hand the misery of a scratchy throat, itchy eyes or painful rashes.
Not everyone knows, however, that our pets can experience similar allergic reactions â and other very bothersome dermatological issues. But our pets need not suffer in silence. Modern veterinary science has evolved such that advanced, comprehensive treatments are now available to treat a range of skin conditions.
Top pet dermatological issues
Our four-legged friends suffer from some of the same skin issues as we do â and several that we do not. The most common conditions we see at Angell include:
â˘Parasites, such as mites, fleas and mange (scabies)
â˘Infectious diseases, such as Staphylococcal pyoderma (âStaphâ) skin infections, yeast and fungal infections and skin fold infections
â˘Systemic diseases, such as autoimmune diseases
â˘Skin cancer, such as Squamous cell carcinoma, cutaneous lymphoma, Mast cell tumors
â˘Allergies, such as flea allergy dermatitis, adverse food reactions, environmental allergies, etc.All of these conditions can become serious and, if untreated, dramatically reduce quality of life. But the tremendous strides made in veterinary innovation, however, is very good news for our pets. Specifically, the testing and treatments for allergies now rivals human healthcare in its sophistication, quality of care and long-term health outcomes.
Unlike humans, dogs and cats cannot tell us about their dermatological health issues. So we as pet owners must look for the signs. The most common indicators that a pet is suffering from some kind of allergy involve frequent episodes of ear infections, red raised or open sores on the skin, constant licking or biting of paws or groin â sometimes causing wounds that will not go away.
Allergies present a particular challenge because there can be hundreds (even thousands) of potential allergens that impact pet health, from foods to pollen from grasses, weeds, trees, dust mites and more. Todayâs specialty veterinary hospitals have access to the very latest diagnostic tests to get to the bottom of whatâs ailing our pet. Among these tests is the Intra Dermal Test (IDT).
IDT is generally considered the gold standard of testing for identifying allergens that cause pets to suffer from chronic skin and/or ear diseases. IDT involves injections of a series of concentrated allergens into the skin to determine which of them generate allergic reactions in a given animal. The use of fluorescein â a chemical that illuminates the inflammation caused by the injected allergens in order to visualize the strength of individual reactions â is key to accurately diagnosing pet allergies, and is just one of the many ways veterinarians use new technologies to improve care and diagnostics.
The results of IDT (as well as a review of the petâs medical history) can then inform comprehensive immunotherapy treatments to relieve suffering. Veterinary dermatologists rely on IDT to build customized treatment plans for patients called Allergen Specific Immuno Therapy or âASITâ for short.
ASIT involves a series of injections specifically created for the allergic animalâs skin. These injections, of diluted allergens, are designed to make a pet less sensitive to their allergens over time. In most cases these injections must be continued for life to reduce symptoms, but they are highly effective. Seventy to 90 percent of pets experience a reduction in symptoms as a result of ASIT treatment. These treatments can be delivered even more easily via droplets under the tongue, perfect for pet owners who are squeamish about giving injections to their pet.
This treatment is very new to the North American field of medicine (both human and veterinary) and underscores just how far innovation in veterinary medicine has come.
When itâs time to see the vet
Many pet owners are understandably concerned about taking their animals to the veterinarian because the cost (to say nothing of the fear some animals experience when going do the doctor) may outweigh any perceived reduction in suffering. To help pet owners know when itâs time to bring Fido to the doctor Iâve compiled my âTop Tenâ list of dermatological symptoms that should never be ignored:
â˘Intense itching of the skin (head shaking, running the face into the carpet, furniture, etc.)
â˘Biting at the skin that creates red, raw crusting areas of the skin
â˘Multiple ear infections (head shaking, odor from ears, scratching at the ears with hind legs)
â˘Paw licking or chewing and frequent infections of the skin in the webbed skin of the paws
â˘Staining of the fur of the paws and nails on multiple feet
â˘Reoccurring skin infections in the groin, under the shoulders, perianal areas (on or under the tail)
â˘Greasy scaling skin and/or fur with odorous skin
â˘Hair loss, or thinning of the fur
â˘Dark pigmentation of the skin that is chronically infected
â˘Sudden depigmentation of skinAllergies and other dermatological issues can be as frustrating for pet owners and their veterinarians as they can be for pets. I encourage any pet owner whose animal is experiencing any of these symptoms to consult with their veterinarian.
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Sign in or Register
Search Forums
Recent Topics
-
FREEZE DRIED RAW AND ZERO REASONABLE STORE BOUGHT OPTIONS
by Sara Smith
1 day, 21 hours ago
-
Homemade dog food questions
by Melissa Francis
1 day, 9 hours ago
-
Second opinion
by Erik Burgher
4 days, 6 hours ago
-
What’s the Best Food Option?
by Mobassir Ahmed
4 days, 13 hours ago
-
FREE 1lb Prime100 SPD Fresh Roll
by Prime 100
1 day, 9 hours ago
Recent Replies
- David Carter on best multivitamin?
- Erik Burgher on Search for Great Quality, Small sized dry kibble.
- Odie Kessler on Search for Great Quality, Small sized dry kibble.
- Jose Swain on can’t view Next level food Review
- Jez Doh on Treat reviews/ratings?
- Jez Doh on Small breed for a cocker
- Jez Doh on FREE 1lb Prime100 SPD Fresh Roll
- Jez Doh on What’s the Best Food Option?
- Dominic Cormier on Supplement recommendations for Cushing’s Disease?
- nathaniel reid on Orijen Senior
- nathaniel reid on FREE 1lb Prime100 SPD Fresh Roll
- nathaniel reid on Something’s Wrong at Wellness or Amazon
- Wewe Re on Ration balancing software
- Paul on Supplement recommendations for Cushing’s Disease?
- nathaniel reid on Ultimate Pet Nutrition Nutra Thrive