Comments on: Canine Allergies: Is your dog allergic?

By: boat insurance

boat insurance — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:06:10 +0000

In my 20+ years, I had cared for about half a dozen dogs. These are our family pets and we take really good care of them.

But we have found out that when dogs eat fried fish, they get allergic. They would have hair loss and after that the skin would be very irritated and then scab.

One of our unfortunate dog died because of fish. We had the fish marinated and let it dry in the sun (sort of like making a meat jerky). Our dog started barking and when we got out to see what happened, he defended the fish from 2 cats. however, the fish fell to the ground and our dog immediately switched attention from the cats to the fish and ate it. The next day he died. I think its because of an allergic reaction since he wasn’t injured. Never knew that fish could do that.

By: chardee42

chardee42 — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:29:23 +0000

@sell your property
How is your dog doing now? Have the flax and omegas helped?

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Rhodesian ridgeback merchandise — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:47:18 +0000

My sister had a dog with severe allergies, he was on medication for his symptoms and still always looked red and sore. She had to cook all his meals and even then was limited to what he could have. I believe he had allergies to grass also. Poor little guys, they do suffer a bit when they have allergies. .-= Rhodesian ridgeback merchandise´s last undefined ..Response cached until Thu 22 @ 14:44 GMT (Refreshes in 23.97 Hours) =-.

By: sell your property

sell your property — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:07:10 +0000

I took my dog to the vet with the same, allergies, his ears are a mess also and has scabby areas all over, and it all started with a cough,approx. 2 wks ago when spring hit with everything in bloom, we started him on prednisone, I am going to give him flax oil in his food also,they say omega 3 and or wheat germ oil on his food may help. They gotta be miserable. Good-Luck. .-= sell your property´s last blog ..Ideal listing agent =-.

By: chardee42

chardee42 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:12:00 +0000

I agree with the idea in concept, but sometimes you have to learn about what allergies your dog has through trial and error.

By: dog fence

dog fence — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:10:16 +0000

i think proper care should be taken by dog owner so that pet is not prone to allergic disease.

By: sydney car hire

sydney car hire — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:41:23 +0000

Take your dog to a veterinarian if you observe any of the above symptoms, especially vomiting or diarrhea, as they could be caused by a more serious underlying medical condition.

By: chardee42

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By: BlueMn057

BlueMn057 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:02:50 +0000

A lot of times, dogs will scratch itchy patches of fur because of hot spots (damp fur won’t properly dry causing a bacterial infection that has the potential to collect mold) or scaly skin (two kinds: oily and dry). A bath or good shave down will usually resolve these issues. I find that the shampoo Allergroom works well for dogs with dry skin and heard that dogs with oily or greasy skin should use LyTar shampoo. There probably are others kinds of shampoos that are effective at resolving scaly skin, but these are pretty standard ones.

All my best!

By: chardee42

chardee42 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:39:45 +0000

When I was a child, I had a lot of allergies. The doctor’s performed a similar procedure on my back to determine what I was allergic to. I think you did the right thing by having your dog tested, but having been through a similar experience, I feel bad for him.

Sometimes some short term discomfort is worth the result.. However, I’m not sure how you could convince Jojo of that while it is happening. : )

Take care and thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Chris