Help! Ellie's eye so much worse! New photos attached.

ClantyreSheltie said:
OK, eyes, feet, and gas all point to food. My dog went 6 months eating chicken (and other stuff) before I figured out it was the chicken causing the very mild reactions (weepy eyes, red ears, no hair). Change the food. The gas means her gut is having trouble digesting, which again points to the food. It might be a fine, quality food, but it's not right for her. The lack of variety in this case might be helping the problem along.

You don't need allergy testing. Get the food changed, let it settle for a few months. If she still has issues you can try Benadryl, which will help if it is seasonal/environmental allergies. My Collie used to get Benadryl, until I changed her to raw and her eyes cleared up.
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She's had a chicken-based food since she was a baby, but my understanding is that, like a human, a dog can develop allergies at any time? Is this correct? Should I try a Salmon based food? Or a lamb based food? I saw that TOTW had a salmon and venison mixed. The vet said if we were going to switch foods to introduce two items she had never had before. She has never had salmon, venison or lamb.

Even though she had her anal glands taken care of yesterday she occassionally smells like that very distintive anal gland smell. GAG ME! :dead:
 
I would just change to any other non-chicken protein source. Probably stay away from turkey and duck, since they are vaguely related. So yeah, lamb is good, beef is good, fish is always good.
 
I believe Bailey has a chicken allergy. I rotate between TOTW salmon and lamb. I think either one will be fine to start with.

You might want to wait and see how she does with the medication first. If you switch her food at the same time she is on medication and she gets better, you won't really know which one helped her. That's just what I would do.
 
Rich meaning what? Hi-fat? It depends on how it's processed.

"Richness" is kind of a vague catch-all term for "my dog got cannon butt". It completely depends on the dog and what they are used to eating. If your dog eats a single food day in and day out, then probably anything else can be considered "rich". If your dog eats a variety of foods regularly, then "richness" doesn't really apply.
 
take4roll10 said:
I believe Bailey has a chicken allergy. I rotate between TOTW salmon and lamb. I think either one will be fine to start with.

You might want to wait and see how she does with the medication first. If you switch her food at the same time she is on medication and she gets better, you won't really know which one helped her. That's just what I would do.
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Good idea!
 
ClantyreSheltie said:
Rich meaning what? Hi-fat? It depends on how it's processed.

"Richness" is kind of a vague catch-all term for "my dog got cannon butt". It completely depends on the dog and what they are used to eating. If your dog eats a single food day in and day out, then probably anything else can be considered "rich". If your dog eats a variety of foods regularly, then "richness" doesn't really apply.
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Yes, that's what I meant, hi fat. What do you mean exactly when you say a variety of food? Do you mix foods together or feed them, for example, lamb one day and beef the next, or..........?
 
I mix raw bone-in meats with organ meat, and whatever kibble looks good that month, and whole foods like eggs and cheeses and yogurt sometimes, or some prepared raw if that's on sale. Just a whole munge of things. So they get a variety, and I don't have to worry about a single source containing all the nutrition.
 
ClantyreSheltie said:
I mix raw bone-in meats with organ meat, and whatever kibble looks good that month, and whole foods like eggs and cheeses and yogurt sometimes, or some prepared raw if that's on sale. Just a whole munge of things. So they get a variety, and I don't have to worry about a single source containing all the nutrition.
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Ah! I see! Thank you !
 
Lahree said:
She's had a chicken-based food since she was a baby, but my understanding is that, like a human, a dog can develop allergies at any time? Is this correct? Should I try a Salmon based food? Or a lamb based food? I saw that TOTW had a salmon and venison mixed. The vet said if we were going to switch foods to introduce two items she had never had before. She has never had salmon, venison or lamb.

Even though she had her anal glands taken care of yesterday she occassionally smells like that very distintive anal gland smell. GAG ME! :dead:
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I missed the anal gland problem. Jazz had really bad skin and anal gland issues when I first got her. Turned out to be a food allergy to beef. If it came from a cow, it was a problem. So yes it could be food.
 
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