Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Apoquel made my dog aggressive. She now gets a Cytopoint shot monthly and we wash her paws when she comes in from outside.
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Go online to
Pet Intolerance & Imbalances Test (Dogs & Cats) | 5Strands You can do your allergy test at home for dogs or cats! Test is $212 but coupons exist. This test I tried on my cat and ot is very thorough. |
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I was just thinking about Callie and remembered that I recently heard about a dog food that is supposed to be good quality. Unfortunately we are dogless right now so I can't tell you from experience. It is called Ollie and they make the food to be breed specific.
I just saw that Steban had good luck with Honest Kitchen, but I just wanted to put this out there for you in case it could help. |
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Most homeowner spray their lawns with pesticides which are dangerous for dogs. Try not to allow your dog to be in these areas. The cancer rate is higher than other areas for dog with many health issues. There are many things to change for your dogs health.
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I thought of something else that you might want to check out, and then I'll give you a break with all these posts. Have you ever heard of Dr. Karen Becker? She is not in Florida. She has a lot of info about how to help your pets. I'm including a link (that I haven't watched) to a video she has on allergies - she has more than this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s3DVkDhBXw And here is one she has about the best and worst foods for your pet. I haven't watched this one either. I'm not sure if this will help but just in case you want to look at it here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ-Srqs4kc8 |
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Allergies!
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Apoquel
I second the apoquel. My dog who is half American pit and half Great Dane at 80 lb started having allergies when we moved down here two years ago. I think it is the St Augustine grass but not sure. Have been using apoquel ever since. I get it through 1-800-PetMeds. They call your vet to get a prescription and we are on autoship every month. It has helped him tremendously. Might want to give it a try before spending four or $500 on an allergy test. Good luck to you. Dogs Rule!
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It is definitely environmental. My dog starts incessantly licking and biting his paws after being here a couple of weeks and is fine again when we bring him north. The vet gave him an injection (cortisone?) which helped but I doubt it’s food. I think it might be ant bites as he has a habit of trampling every ant hill he sees?
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Probiotics have helped our girl.
I also recommend feeding real food. That helped a lot before I started the probiotics . I paused the real food for a few weeks while we were traveling here (snowbirds) and getting settled in, and that’s when the itching came back and I started giving her the probiotics (ordered from Amazon, based on a google search of “best probiotics for dogs with itching problems.) I am about to go back to cooking for her, especially since her Village’s vet just told her to lose 10 lbs. She loves her homemade food and I can control the calories a little better if I cook it myself.
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-apoquel -cytopoint -prednisone -and some of the skin support diets like Hill's Derm Defense and Royal Canin Skin Support can help reduce the meds...but usually not replace them Note: Apoquel and Cytopoint will fail every time if there is infection present so it's important to be positively sure any infection (bacterial, yeast, and/or mites) is treated. Allergy testing and desensitization is very safe so if you're feeling lucky it's worth a shot. Trying different diets is worth a try to...you have to feed your dog something, right? Maybe you'll get lucky and find something that works. Veterinary dermatologists can be a fantastic help with tough cases. Allergies are super frustrating for pets and doctors alike so you are definitely not alone! I hope your pet can get some relief soon Joe doodlevet.com |
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