Thursday, May 7, 2009

Anybody using aloe vera gel on dog with skin problem amd homeopathic pills?

YES...Aloe is wonderful...I recommend "Lily of the Desert" Organic Whole Leaf Gel.





You can get it at "Whole Foods Market", maybe Trader Joe's, or call your local health food stores...you can get a BIG bottle for under 10 bucks!!





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Anybody using aloe vera gel on dog with skin problem amd homeopathic pills?
Aloe OK Homeopatic pills not so recomendable, human prescriptions MUSN'T BE USED ON DOGS!
Reply:Aloe may help but look for the real cause, dont just treat the symptoms. Fleas are the most common cause of skin problems. Allergies can also cause itching and rashes, consider changing foods.





Homeopathy is the use of infinite dilutions of stuff thats bad for you and has been proven to be useless and a waste of money. Do not let others tell you differently, read the literature!
Reply:Be extremely careful from listening to anyone from Quackwatch. This group misinforms the public on a host of topics regarding any and I mean any natural type of therapy. They bash chiropractic, acupuncture, homeopathy, nutritional remedies, etc, etc. Visit their website and prepare to be discouraged. Still researching aloe vera for use with dogs but wanted to alert others to Quackwatch.


Why is my dog has skin problem like all the time?

i don't give her foods that could cause allergies

Why is my dog has skin problem like all the time?
Could be a lot of things - animals get illnesses just like people. Virus, bacteria - check for mange. Have you checked the environment - are people spraying in the park, using herbicide, something on the property the dog might roll in? Also how's the weather? Extreme heat is murder on some breeds. Go to a vet.
Reply:Maybe red mange. My neice's dog has it.
Reply:possibly an allergic reaction ... you should try using special shampoo from a vet, or possibly changing his/her food.
Reply:grooming products, dog shampoo - they can be allergic
Reply:My little dog seamed to be scratching all the time also. I ended up having to give him allergy shots a couple of times a year.





It could just be what they call "hot spots". Especially if it's in one area that she's scratching. Those are temporary and they have a hydro-cortisone spray for dogs that should help. Or it could be a lot of different things like anxiety, fleas/insects, allergies to food or envionment, dry skin, etc. If it become too big of problem and you see scabs, you need to take him in to the vet to check.





Try not to bathe her too often, that will cause dry skin.





Good Luck.
Reply:think about things she comes into contact with: plants, grass, carpet cleaners etc...do you bathe her regularly? what kind of shampoo do you use? are you washing it all off? what is it your feeding her? she could be allergic to a common food filler like rice or corn.





take her to a vet, give them as much info as possible to try to figure out what could be causing it.





my labrador had the mange when she was a pup. we figured it was the lake water she swam in all the time and the vet gave us a shampoo to wash her in afterwards and it finally stopped.
Reply:There are many things, which can cause an allergic reaction in dogs. Just like People dogs can have an allergic reaction to; pollens, dust mites and molds. If it happens Year round it could be from mold or dust. If the reaction is Seasonal, it may be Pollens. If it’s an Inhalant Allergy your Pet may constantly be Scratching, Biting, Chewing and Licking at its Feet. The itching may be most severe on feet, flanks, groin and armpits. Dogs may rub their face on the carpet. Earflaps may become red and hot and Ear Infections happen. The Pets Skin becomes thickened, greasy and has a strong odor. Hot spots may develop due to irritation from constant chewing or scratching, which is then followed by infection because of its saliva.





Food Allergy reactions are usually itchy skin. They can also have anal itching, shaking of the head, ear inflammations, licking front paws, rubbing faces on carpeting and rarely vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence, sneezing, asthma like symptoms, behavioral changes or seizures.


Flea Allergies usually cause severe itching, is not to the flea itself but rather to proteins in its saliva. A dog may hardly ever have fleas but if he is allergic to them a single bite can cause a reaction for five to seven days.





Even if your Pet has just recently started having symptoms, and has lived in the same environment, been fed the same food all its life keep in mind that animals can develop allergies to a substance over time. It can be a smelly, annoying, difficult time when trying to get Allergies under control but with Patience and Dedication it is possible to keep under control.
Reply:It does'nt matter about the food you feed her . If she has skin problems all the time it is more than likely something they were born with . It is a allergy that is passed on from the mother to the pup . Let me save you some time ... I have tried ALL the trial and error medications for my Boxer . Over a year later (yes , a whole year of watching my dog suffer , scratching almost constantly ) and yet another vet , I have found the medication I have been searching for . Atopica . A miracle drug for canine allergies . Within one week my baby hardly scratched at all . His hair is growing back , etc ... I must warn you , this is a very costly medication . 250.00 for a 15 day supply at two capsules a day . The average starter dose is a 30 day supply , then 1 cap every other day untill no longer needed . You do the math . Hope this info helps .
Reply:The right Food for your Dog


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Skin Problem on Dog.?

My dog has dime sized scabs all over his underbelly, it is starting to work it's way up his chest now. I thought it was something outside maybe he was allergic to grass? I have tried oatmeal baths, sulfodene medicated shampoo baths, changed his food to lamb and rice, started giving him skin and coate supplements, he still has this condition. For a dog who hates baths, he likes them now and when I touch him, everything is sensitive and he drools when we rub him or pat him on his back. why is he so sensitive and what else can I do until I can afford to take him to the vet? I've also tried benadryl.

Skin Problem on Dog.?
Some dogs with allergies have the symptom you're describing. It's possible it may be a staph infection (not contagious) that is secondary to an allergy. The Benadryl, even if he does have allergies, won't heal the lesions if they are staph. It will help prevent him from feeling itchy. Without seeing the lesions nobody can tell you for sure what it is, or what to do about it, but you could try a triple antibiotic ointment until you get him in. If you use anything with a steroid in it such at cortisone, it could make things worse if it is fungal or bacterial, so I'd recommend you stay away from things like that until you get a diagnosis. Topical antibiotics don't usually clear up a staph infection, but you may help it improve in the short term if that's what you're dealing with.
Reply:my dog had issues to. I switched to holistic dog food with no preservatives and it cleared the problem right up. You have no idea what they put in the grocery store crap.
Reply:sometimes dogs shed their skins.....if you really feel its some kind of allergy than you can consult your pet doc to give some ointments or some injections to develop immunity against the allergy....
Reply:Whow. Sounds like you have done just about everything. You really should talk to a vet, but you already know that. If you have been going to the same vet for a while, ask if you can do payment installments.





I agree that it sounds like a food allergy. http://www.purebredlabs.com/canine_food_...





Good luck.
Reply:It could be what some call hot spots. this can be caused by fleas, dog eczema, or he/she could have allergies. I had Bulldogs that I raised for 15 years that had the hot spots. Vet told me that they were born with it inherited by one of the parents. The vet does have a special lotion, cream, or shampoo that will help them. And I dont know if you notice they seem to have more problems when the weather gets warmer.
Reply:Are they round spots? Could they be ringworms? That is a fungus that can be killed with rubbing alcohol or (because it is a larger area) a fungicide like monostat.
Reply:This sounds like ringworm, which is a fungus and not a worm. It is similar to athlete's foot in humans. Vets and some grooming supply stores (perhaps Petsmart) have medicated shampoos that can help alleviate the symptoms.





This could also be a staph infection, which IS contagious, but usually you will see open cuts or wounds with staph.





In any case, ringworm and staph are both contagious for people, but you are doing the right thing by keeping your dog clean.





I'd bet on the ringworm - your vet can do a simple scraping of one of the scabs to make sure it is it.


Dog with skin Problem - HELP?

I have a 2 year-old female Bull Mastif and she was spade at 6 onths old. She now has this terrrible habbit of finding bricks or a wall to scratch herself on her back and its become so bad that her skin on her back area as well as the hair is thinning. Yesterday, when i came home from wok I thought she had varnish on her back because we are varnishing at the moment and when I took a closer look i saw the blood dripping of her back so I proceeded to rinse her off with cold water, her back is so sore it broke my heart because she was crying when i put the water on her. What can i do to stop her itchyness, I bought a dip and got an injction but it has not seemed to help, the vet said that it should help as it always helps other animals.\





PLEASE HELP!!!!

Dog with skin Problem - HELP?
Your dog might have developed some sort of allergy. Sometimes after flea infestation, they get that kind of reaction. I would assume that your vet has given the dog a cortisone injection? Cortisone is a steroid that essentially suppresses the immune system to stop the immune system from producing that type of itchy reaction. It will usually help if not cure the problem. Unfortunately it is also often a temporary thing as it doens't last forever and if the underlying cause isn't identified and treated, it may return. I wonder if your dog has a food allergy. It is actually a very common thing and owners won't realise what it is. Food allergies can manifest themselves in a variety of manners. A few examples are the skin condition you've mentioned, ear infections, diarrhoea, inability to put on weight (due to diarrhoea) - but not necessarily all these symptoms in combination. With food allergies, it is often beneficial to switch foods. I don't know what type of food you're feeding her, but I would definitely put her on a high end food such as eukanuba. Avoid the ones with red meat (most of them). You would have to specifically give her something like a lamb and rice or chicken and rice formula. This usually helps very quickly and if it's a food allergy, you should see results fairly soon. I would definitely avoid that dip you were talking about if she has open wounds on her. It is just going to traumatise her sores. There are also creams/ointments available that have cortisone in them that promote the healing of skin. If it isn't some kind of allergy, she may have a behavioural problem. Some dogs have imbalances in chemicals in their brains that cause compulsive behaviour (just like us!) such as constant licking to the point where they give themselves sores, or scratching as you've mentioned. Doggy antidepressants can help with behavioural problems. She may also have a grass allergy which isn't uncommon in dogs. One other thing it could be is a condition called cushings disease, but this usually occurs in dogs older than your baby and there would be other symptoms as well. If your vet is unable to help, I would suggest that you ask around and try to find a better vet. I'm surprised that he hasn't discussed all of the things I've mentioned above to you before prescribing this preliminary treatment. Good luck with your poor baby.
Reply:Relief spray or wipes.Sold at the vet or a pet store.
Reply:Have you changed the dogs food lately??? It could be a allergy to the food. Even if the dog has been use to the same food they can acquire an allergy to it. The best thing to do is put it on a food with no corn in it it is the corn they usually are allergic to that is in the food. Innova, wellness, canidae, solid gold. california natural are all good foods.





You also say you have been using varnish. Dogs can have allergic reactions to chemicals and substances we use. They can have allergies the same as people.
Reply:you give her to drinks sugar water,ang do no give her eat,seafood like crab or anything?
Reply:Check your dogs food...most dogs are allergic to soy.
Reply:I have a Jack Russell and he has done this every winter since he was born (3 1/2 yrs old)





I use a cortisone spray on him, it seems to calm the skin. There are also special shampoos that help with itching.





I believe it is where he is inside more. I haven't changed his food and he is eating nothing in addition to his regular kibble. Of course if you have changed his food then that might be something to consider.





I have not found anything that has given me permanent relief for him....I would love that since he scratches and whines when doing so.





I also give him a Benedryl @ night to help him rest without digging. (Vet suggested) he is about 15 pounds, Jack Russell, so they said one tablet.





Good luck
Reply:Is she allergic to anything? Quite often it's a food allergy. I had a Sheppard that had seizures until I noticed it only happened shortly after she was given a new brand of dog treat, Stopped them and no more problem. My other dog had no problem with them-of course he had the stomach of a goat. Also gently wash the area with tearless baby shampoo or try "baby wipes". My one dog also had a "hot spot" which I treated successfully with a cortisone based cream-got it at the local supermarket. Make sure it's rubbed into the skin, and not just on the fur.
Reply:She has alleriges or red mange. I'm shooting more for allergies though. However, you should have her skin scrapped and looked at under the scope to make sure. If it is allergies then changing her food might help. What is she on now? A really great food for allergies is Eukanuba Response FP. You will start noticing a great difference within a few days. Also, get some clemastine (Tavist) and give her twice a day (12 hours apart) this is also a great allergy medicine however it is quite pricy. You can get it at http://www.allivet.com for like $14 for 100 pills (cheapest place ever to get it). Good Luck
Reply:try baby shampoo and if that dont work take her to the vet they will give u meds 4 her
Reply:Good lord... you might want to try to get a second opinion from a second vet. Shots (probably prednisone) can often help the symptoms of severe itching but they won't solve the reason why she's itchy in the first place.





I third or fourth or fifth or whatever the suggestion to look at the food. It's not always about the food, but it very often about the food.





I finally had luck with a similar situation by getting off kibble altogether and going to raw diet (http://www.rawfed.com/myths). Lower quality kibbles, though, have ingredients like corn and other fillers that can definitely trigger itching.





Fleas can also cause extreme reactions to the point where *a* flea can make a dog insane. Make sure you rule out fleas as a possibility as well, and keep your girl on a flea preventative like Frontline.


Re: dog has skin problem?

ok shes a yorkie pom mix breed i have 5 other dogs that doesnt


have this problem. vet said its the type of food im feeding her,so i tried amore expensive brand but didnt do any good for her. anyways she scraches, naws until her hair is gone in places and she has sores from scraching so much.ty very much for all answers.p.s. she dosnt scrach as much after her bath

Re: dog has skin problem?
Try looking for a dog food that doesn't have any wheat or corn in it (those are the two most common dog allergens). Most commercial dog foods do have those two ingredients in them. I hope this helps.
Reply:Get a bottle of Tea Tree Oil in the Vitamin Section of the store. Take a cotton ball, saturate with the oil and dab on the areas that are problematic. Use daily until healed.
Reply:my dog had similar skin problems and we tried a few things, which eventually worked...we took her off her food and fed her chicken and brown rice cooked in chicken broth for a week...then we started adding in new food gradually until she only had doggie food...dogs can have severe allergies to wheat, corn, so we switched to Nutro Chicken %26amp; Oatmeal food which doesn't have any wheat, corn, etc...we also put 100% aloe vera w/o alcohol on her skin everyday to keep it safely moisturized...after a wile, it cleared up and she hasn't had any problems since...good luck!
Reply:I have 2 chihuahuas that used to have skin problems very similar to your yorkie.I started giving to them Multi-Oil from GNC Store ;1 softgel capsule a day ( I wraped them with peanut butter ) The problems are gone now and their coat is shiny and silky .This product is formulated for humans but to be taken in bigger amounts ; the softgel are small for little dogs .The product is similar to those oil formulated for dog but much cheaper .Good luck !!! TONY
Reply:If you're in a colder climate, your dog could also be suffering from extreme dry skin. Get some aloe vera shampoo from your vet. It should help relieve the itching.I have a maltese who is like that. Also keep a very large kettle of water on the stove(on low) to help keep moisture in the air. If it is food allergy, talk to your vet about what kind of food would be best for her. Hope this helps.