slleipnir
10-01-2006, 10:47 AM
Do you dogs have allergies? How do you deal with it??
I think Zeke has some bad allergies, but I have NO idea what to do. I've taken him to the vet many times and nothing is working.
He has diarrhea a lot, especially if he is running. He has spots on his nose, almost like pimples, he gets runny/pusy nose every now and then, he constantly chews his feet to the point there are sores on them, and he has a big red spot on the inside of his back leg...either a rash or from licking too much.
That seems like an awful lot of stuff to me. I have tried just about every food I can find. Right now he is on Medi-cal hypoallergenic food which costs a fortune. He's been on it for almost 3 months, and still no change.
So, what do I do? I want to take him to the AVC (atlantic vet collage) but my usual vet is a different one. The AVC don't like taking people that go to a different vet. Plus, what do I say if they fix it and I take him back for a check up? Don't worry about his allergies, the other, better vet took care of it.
I'm thinking of switching vets, but my current vet has years of info on my dogs medical history. Often they will look back and say "oh, this happen at this time, we used this to treat it"
When Jo was small, she was very sick. Vomiting all the time for a long time. My vet told me it was puppy flu and did nothing. However, it didn't go away. I took her to the AVC and whatever they did, fixed her up. People actually drive from different places hours and hours away just because the AVC is very good.
So what should I do? My vet now is very kind, and very good with my pets...she just doesn't seem to be able to fix them??
I think Zeke has some bad allergies, but I have NO idea what to do. I've taken him to the vet many times and nothing is working.
He has diarrhea a lot, especially if he is running. He has spots on his nose, almost like pimples, he gets runny/pusy nose every now and then, he constantly chews his feet to the point there are sores on them, and he has a big red spot on the inside of his back leg...either a rash or from licking too much.
That seems like an awful lot of stuff to me. I have tried just about every food I can find. Right now he is on Medi-cal hypoallergenic food which costs a fortune. He's been on it for almost 3 months, and still no change.
So, what do I do? I want to take him to the AVC (atlantic vet collage) but my usual vet is a different one. The AVC don't like taking people that go to a different vet. Plus, what do I say if they fix it and I take him back for a check up? Don't worry about his allergies, the other, better vet took care of it.
I'm thinking of switching vets, but my current vet has years of info on my dogs medical history. Often they will look back and say "oh, this happen at this time, we used this to treat it"
When Jo was small, she was very sick. Vomiting all the time for a long time. My vet told me it was puppy flu and did nothing. However, it didn't go away. I took her to the AVC and whatever they did, fixed her up. People actually drive from different places hours and hours away just because the AVC is very good.
So what should I do? My vet now is very kind, and very good with my pets...she just doesn't seem to be able to fix them??