Quote Originally Posted by Bonny View Post
Baxter did not have big scabs on his belly but the skin was red & the hair hair thin or missing. This is what was given January 6th at the vets. Heartworm & Tick panel, skin scraping, injection IM/SQ 1st GROUP, Injection IM/SQ 1st, depo medrol 0.5ml, ivomec inj. What I can understand is he was given the ivomec & steroid shot. Doc didn't think the ears were that bad, but then another Doc from the same firm was out here to treat a calf & looked at Baxters ears & told me to take him in because he didn't have anything along to treat Baxter with. Two different vets., with two different opinions from the same firm.

On January 15th Baxter had a return visit over an exam recheck & another ivomec inj., & now the six week wait along with some free food samples I was given by Doc for Baxter to try & he like the food samples. It is dog food for dogs that have allergies. I plan to stop in when I go to town this week & take a look at their dog food & price it too. There were no antibiotics handed out but then they can cause yeast infections in some cases.

I have never heard of Blue Buffalo. What part of the country or world do you live Maquignon? Once again all the supplements & crap they put into the dog food besides the basic stuff they need has to have some kind of affect on their organs. Where is Ralph Nader when you need him.

Blue buffalo is not the best for a hypo allergenic dog. I've noticed a couple of posts where this person is an avid fan of B.B. If the food that your vet gave you does not work out...Check out

http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dog...s/allergy.html

I'm getting ready to give Wellness Core a shot since the above company isn't giving me everything i need for my healthier dogs ( I want more protein and fat intake). The wellness core has a similar ingredients list as Natural Balance, but more fat and protein which my dogs need because they are very active. You do need to take into consideration, yes, you will be spending more on dog food, but you will save a heap on vet bills, and they get to eat less too

I know what you meant as far as the belly... I'm trying to think of a way to describe it... uhhh... raw lol that's the best way I can describe it.

Did I read you right? Your veterinarian gave the Ivomec IM? I don't understand why your veterinarian was giving Ivomec in the first place when the skin scrapes came back negative.... and why he was giving Ivomec as a one time only treatment? Please excuse me, I talk as things float through my head lol.

I received the absolute best results as far as allergy avoidance when I was feeding raw, but because of my allergy girls issues I couldn't feed the necessary organ meats Raw is definitely not for someone with a weak stomach as well as someone who hasn't done a crap load of research on it.

Yes, you are right that antibiotics can cause a yeast infection IF they are taken for too long of a period, and if the dog already has an issue with yeast prior to the antibiotics it can let it over run the dog if precautions are not taken. That's why the Baytril and the ketochlor will clear that part up.

PM me with your zip code and I'll hunt down alternative places that carry these quality dog foods.