eagle
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I have a pom Sparky who will be 10 in August. We have been battling with allergy issues since last fall. I thought it was enviromental issues, but the first part of the year I figured out is was more food and not the outside. I was feeding my dogs Merricks Whole Earth farms dog food.
http://www.merrickpetcare.com/consumer/ ... &age=Adult
They liked it and I loved the price. I would also feed the grain free chicken at times also.
I switched Sparky off that around December and put him on Wellness limited salmon and potato. Fish is suppose to be good for him and his coat. Yeah NO. The itching continued and got worse.
I tried adding a supplement made by Solid gold on the recommendation of a customer who has labs with massive skin issues. It is dried seaweed. Tried it for a week and he was scratching himself to death. I finally made the connection to anything fish related is bad for him. He is currently eating Natures Recipe http://www.petco.com/product/3079/Natur ... -Food.aspx as it is the only food I could find that does not contain any fish products at all. We have been to the vet and he was placed on antibiotics (simplicef) for 10 days healed up his back pretty well and the fur is growing back in. The vet had me put him on 2000 mg daily of fish oil even though I made it clear he was allergic to fish products ( sometimes vets really need to listen to the client). He is still itching himself alot. He is on a prescription antihistime hydroxyzine and he can have up to 3 a day of this.
I am to the point of making his food to see if that will help. I do know that peas and pototoes and sweet potatoes are big allergy causers.
I am looking for some input and suggestions of what I can feed him. I have access to a meat place that has meat with no growth hormones and is farm raised. They do make their own dog food it contains beef heart, liver and tongue.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
http://www.merrickpetcare.com/consumer/ ... &age=Adult
They liked it and I loved the price. I would also feed the grain free chicken at times also.
I switched Sparky off that around December and put him on Wellness limited salmon and potato. Fish is suppose to be good for him and his coat. Yeah NO. The itching continued and got worse.
I tried adding a supplement made by Solid gold on the recommendation of a customer who has labs with massive skin issues. It is dried seaweed. Tried it for a week and he was scratching himself to death. I finally made the connection to anything fish related is bad for him. He is currently eating Natures Recipe http://www.petco.com/product/3079/Natur ... -Food.aspx as it is the only food I could find that does not contain any fish products at all. We have been to the vet and he was placed on antibiotics (simplicef) for 10 days healed up his back pretty well and the fur is growing back in. The vet had me put him on 2000 mg daily of fish oil even though I made it clear he was allergic to fish products ( sometimes vets really need to listen to the client). He is still itching himself alot. He is on a prescription antihistime hydroxyzine and he can have up to 3 a day of this.
I am to the point of making his food to see if that will help. I do know that peas and pototoes and sweet potatoes are big allergy causers.
I am looking for some input and suggestions of what I can feed him. I have access to a meat place that has meat with no growth hormones and is farm raised. They do make their own dog food it contains beef heart, liver and tongue.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.