Quote Originally Posted by Bonny View Post
It was Jan 15th Baxter went into the vet & he told me to give it 6 weeks if the itching didn't stop. The itching has stopped so far. I changed the dog food over to Nutri Source for Large Dogs. It contains lamb meal, brown rice, white rice, fish meal (a source of fish oil) oatmeal, beet pulp, flax seeds,natural flavors, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols & citric acid),dried egg product, sunflower oil, brewers yeast, with the usual supplements vitamins,etc. It does meet the nutritional levels establiashed by the Assoc of Amer. Feed control officials AAFCO Dog food nutrient profiles for all life stages if that means anything? I got the dog food at a local coop & both my dogs are eating it. Corn is the first thing that came to my mind to avoid that in their dog food. Although they will grab it out of the field when we are out walking & chew on a cob & now it is all covered over with snow so they can't do that & in April the ground will be plowed over. There is barley in the Nutri Source? There we go with a grain along with the rice. Doc mentioned potatos as a second ingredient. I didn't buy dog food from the vets but went to the coop because I know the guy that sells the dog food cares about the product he sells to people & the dogs that eat it.

The skin scratching was open in some areas before I took Baxter in it looked like scrapes from his scratching with his claws. That has healed nicely now. His ears were scabby & had sores in them at the time but not swollen. His ears look clean now. But I wonder how long will this last?

We have used the ivomec on our cattle for worms,lice, mange. So there is no version for dogs or cats in the form of ivomec? There is another veterinary I was thinking of taking Baxter to if the itching comes back. I have all my receipts with what has been done with Baxter to show him.

I have written down the meds., etc so will take that info with me if the itching returns. Thank you at least a person has something to go by.

Since he had his steroid injection about 2 weeks ago, watch and monitor for any inflamation over the next week to two weeks. It takes a few days to do it's job in the body, and it takes a few weeks to leave the body. Does that make sense? The injection treats the inflamation which is probably why the scratching has subsided for now. Oh girl, I know all about the scabs on the ears and tummy. I would suggest to keep on that food until the steroids have finished running it's course through Baxters body to have a true evaluation of his progress. If Baxter is anywhere near the mess that Neela is brewers yeast and oatmeal MAY be a problem. lol I know I may sound like I'm contradiciting myself, but Rice and potatoes really shouldn't worry you, it's all of the other crud (i've learned about that through my raw trials with neela).


There is a form of Ivomec which is designated for dogs, but it is an oral administration, as well as it has a different percentage... the cattle version uses 1% and the dog percentage is .05% it's a huge difference.
Suuuper cheap heartworm/parasite preventative link hehe I've known kennel owners who have used it for decades.
http://69.39.232.66/~heartwor/

When I said the skin has opened because of a secondary infection it is due to the scratching. When an allergic dog has an infection it looks like even worse allergies to us humans with the naked eye lol.

I am realllllly surprised he didn't give you any antibiotics.

EDIT: I have probably spent close to 4,000 trying to find out what really works... If I would have known what I do today about the products out there for my dog i probably would have spent like 500.00

EDIT EDIT: lol... i understand why the vet told you to change for 6 weeks for this go around... the steriods are pumping through baxters little body and won't leave it for a few weeks to show you the results of the food.