CoonDawgs.com Coonhound Classifieds and Message Forum

 

It is currently Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:16 am

All times are UTC - 6 hours




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 


Author Message
 Post subject: Food allergies
PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:11 pm 
IP:
Offline
Silent Mouth
Silent Mouth

Joined: 28 Dec 2011
Posts: 54
Location: missouri
my 3 year old male redbone has started licking the inside of his back legs, between some toes, & around his anus to the point of making them raw. the vet gives him some steroids for the itching & it clears up. 2 months later same thing. this has happened 4 times now in the last year. now the vet is suspecting food allergies. early on he was a picky eater. he'd eat a certain food & then he'd ignore it. I told the wife to leave it & he'd eat it when he was hungry enough but she'd have no part of that & buy something else that he'd eat for awhile & then ignore & she's buy another brand. I got tired of arguing so he finally ended eating canned alpo that she's mix with rice & I swear this is true she'd also mix with Costco roast chicken. the other thing about her feeding habits is that he is about 10-15 pounds overweight. this dog has her trained!! between the food & treats he's kept her running. when she's not around he NEVER hassles me for treats. so now with the possible allergies another knee jerk reaction from her & there's been 4 days of internet research & an earful for me about various foods but she's finally a believer in give him the food & eventually he'll eat it.
so- we just bought some of the salmon based grain free taste of the wilderness dry food & you'd think we gave him a rib-eye steak. he wolfed right down. so now he's on the grain free dry food & "check-ups" (Costco brand dental cleaning treats ) only. time will tell if this makes a difference.
so besides my rant I guess I'd like to ask if anyone else is seeing any symptoms of food allergies & what they've done about if they have? it was extremely rare to hear about this when I was a kid. I'm wondering if the chemicals we're giving them ( heartguard, frontline, etc ) & all the chemicals & fillers they put into commercial feed & treats might be a cause for these reactions.........


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  

 

Join the forum today and remove this ad!
Author Message
 Post subject: Re: Food allergies
PostPosted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:40 pm 
IP:
I have a female bluetick who developed allergies to dry dog food sunshine performance she would have hives all over her body in on her ears and lick continuously the vet put her on steroids and several other antibiotics just to have a clear up and come back we change fades after prices went up and the food she's on now works great buddy boy 2420


Top
  
Reply with quote  
Author Message
 Post subject: Re: Food allergies
PostPosted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:16 pm 
IP:
Offline
Silent Mouth
Silent Mouth

Joined: 28 Dec 2011
Posts: 54
Location: missouri
& what food are you now using?


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  

Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 6 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  



Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group

Want to DISABLE pop-up ads & banners after 1st post of threads? Become a member of the forum & view the forum logged in.

CLICK HERE for more info.

CoonDawgs.com - Your One Stop Coon Dog Source for Coon Hunting!!