Skin disorder for my Old English
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| Wher do you live? It could be related to the climate My OES had horrible skin problems. I too, tried many different medicines from the vet, but they did not help. What did help was putting her on a all natural diet. I don't know if it would help your OES, but I believe it helped mine. Also, is your dog on flea control? Many dogs have allergic reactions to fleas, even if they do not have them.
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| With skin problems, my experience is that it can come from many areas.
Shampoo can be a problem. It must be diluted at the very least by 50% with water. I use either baby shampoo, diluted or dog shampoo for sensitive skin also diluted. Food can be a problem too. We learned that Tylers hot spots (slow learners) were caused by the corn products in his food. We changed him over to a high quality with NO CORN in it and no hot spots this year at all. Fleas can also cause a serious problem as someone already mentioned they can be alergic to them. Dogs can also just have environmental alergies too. I have also heard that there is some horrible skin disorder that sheepies and other breeds can get that stinks something awful and from what I have read there is no cure for it. So in short, I would check the food. If it has any corn products in it, change it. When you bathe your dog or have it done, make sure you or the groomer rinses well. Also clip the hair and keep him in a puppy cut shorter in the summer and longer in the winter, I never let mine get over 4 inches in length. I give mine Vitamin E, Omega 3 and brewers yeast as food supplements and also they get several raw eggs per week. This is the first year since we adopted Tyler that he didn't get a hot spot and I have to say as slow at learning as I am, the corn based foods were the culprit for us. I am sure that others may have more ideas of where the cause may be. Check it all out. I hope for your sake it is not the skin ailment I have heard about. Luck and best wishes |
| I echo everything that Tyler's Mom said.
Also, if your dog does have allergies, irritations... she could also have developed a skin infection. Especially if she has an odor. Double check with your vet to see if your dog may need an antibiotic also. |
| graniegear
Have you checked the dogs ears? It sounds like allergies. Check your food for corn wheat and soy they and major dog allergens. If you can buy a dog food without these products and no additive and preservatives. We used Solid Gold Lamb and Rice and gave the supplement which are the vitamins which you need and we used Bee Pollen also made by Solid Gold within a month we saw a great improvement. We gave nothing but this food and dog treats that were ok for an allergic dog no known dog allergens and no additives and preservatives. I wish you luck can you give the dog Benadryl that works well for allergic reations. |
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