My dog has scabbing on his floppy ears, which bleed when he shakes his head. This is a cycle that occurs over and over. He is on predisone and allergy meds, he eats a raw diet, which cleared up his constant vomiting and loose stool. I really would love to get him off the meds, but his sinus issues are severe as well. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks.
By Linda from Pelham, NY
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My Maltese had the same thing happen but it was all over his body. Meds didn't work so I changed his diet from expensive canned dog food from the vet to boiled chicken strips that we cut up into tiny pieces along with crushed dog vitamins from the health food store. He is fine now and never been bothered again.
My Cairn terrier constantly chewed his skin until his hair was gone. He was miserable. We changed his diet and he would improve for 6 months or so and then go back to chewing himself.
Simple, apple cider vinegar with plain yogurt mixed with raw turkey and brown rice diet. Make sure it is all organic. It works, my dog is doing great and I saved so much money on dog food and vet bills, no more!
My English Bulldog had terrible allergies (itchy skin and ear infections). We went to several vets and canine dermatologists. We were told by one dermatologist that he needed his ear drums taken out and his ears sewn shut his ears were so terrible. He had inhaled and food allergies. As a last resort before doing the allergy shots and surgery, we put him on generic Claritin (1 per day) and a homemade diet with no grains, corn, soy, eggs, dairy, chicken, beef, ham, peas, and several other things.
We also tore the carpets out of our house and put in hardwood floors. He currently is on a vegetarian diet. He is on a multi-vitamin from Pet-co- he gets 2 per day. He is thriving now- even our vet was amazed by his improvement. It is a lot of work and hard to find what works, but it is all a product of trial and error. It is a never ending process to find the right diet for him, as I think he becomes intolerant to certain types of food after a while of eating it- but worth the effort. Good luck!
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I just posted this comment elsewhere on this site. It had to do with chronic ear infections. My dog also started scratching like crazy. Please read...
I just discovered something alarming about canned dog food. One of my dogs is 5 yrs. old and has never had an ear infection or ear problem. I just recently converted both of my dogs to a wheat-free and corn-free diet. I switched them both to Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance L.I.D. food. Everything was fine until I purchased their canned dog food to add to the dry food. One of my dogs got a severe ear infection 5 days after consumming the canned food.
My neighbor had this same exact problem with his dog. Last year his dog was rushed to the vet with the same symptoms. His dog was being fed dry dog food with Alpo canned food.
I never saw the correlation until it happened to my dog. Symptoms start as head shaking, then tiny bumps in the ear, then redness, inflammation, then pus. The symptoms started on the day after eating the food. Canned food was fed every day. The fifth day was the redness, inflammation, and pus. It was unbelievable.
My neighbor's dog and my dog are officially off canned dog food and both dogs recovered.
There is something in canned dog food that is causing ear infections. It may not happen with every dog, but if your dog is sensitive you need to avoid canned dog food. It doesn't matter what brand, whether premium or low grade canned dog food. I saw it first hand using a premium L.I.D. food. That's limited ingredient diet.
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