Does Your Pet Have Allergies? What You Need to Know and Do

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Gray Stroke — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:07:07 GMT

OK we are desperate.... can some of you post some links as a source for wet dog food..?? Our black terrier/chihuahua has allergies like mad and we've kept her off the steroids but this year we had to get her relief.....after reading about the washing and rinsing we will start the different types of rinse but the food has to change...so you help is greatly appreciate...... feel free to send PM or e-mail because she is part of our family and we cannot stand to watch her in torment...... cooking raw food or giving her raw food is a new concept to us and so fat after two hours of reading I am just overwhelmed of just too much info....lol....

thanks look forward to everyone's links, help and suggestions.....

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durethamoonlake — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:44:33 GMT

You have mentioned tea tree oil or shampoos for allergic reactions. Is there a alternative? I'm highly allergic to it,but would like to have something for my dog. I suspect he's allergic to grass. When he goes outside, he comes back in with his underbelly pink and a few spots almost bright red. There are no pesticides or anything in my lawn either. Thanks for any help you can give.

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Amandajo41 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:46:44 GMT

We've found colostrum to work extremely well for our dog. Whenever her immune system is compromised (seasonal allergies, heat cycle, etc) she gets dandruff and starts shedding like mad. If we give her colostrum to boost her immune system it clears right up! Our holistic vet first recommended it. We used to buy the pills but $30 a bottle is expensive. We found bags of colostrum at our local farm store for $10 and they work great!

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LMNAET — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:08:06 GMT

For all of you pet owners who would like an alternative treatment for your pets allergies, other than medication or switching diets. There is something called NAET ( Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques ) that is very effective in getting rid of food and enviromental allergies. I am a NAET practitioner and work mostly with people but have been very sucessful with the animals I have worked which include cats, dogs, and horses. As I said with this technique you can completely get rid of your pets allergies, not just treat the symptoms.

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ekoliver — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:13:06 GMT

Pets could be allergic to half-a-dozen different substances in the home, and that doesn't even include the microscopic substances in the air you and your pet breathe. Carpeting, blankets, dust mits, mold spores, pollen, furniture stuffings and more have the potential to trigger reactions in you and your pets. I noticed when I cleaned up the air I breathe my dog got better also. Then it made sense why she was having problems cause their noses are more sensitive then ours!

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DogtorJ — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:30:16 GMT

The research into celiac disease (gluten intolerance) has revealed the main reason individuals become allergic to otherwise healthy foods, such as chicken, beef, rice, tomatoes, nuts, etc. These are termed "secondary food allergies" and occur as the result of the "leaky gut syndrome" created by gluten and other foods that damage the intestinal lining (villi).

There are four foods that do this damage to the villi- those finger-like projections that line the intestinal tract. These are what I call the "big 4"- 1) Gluten (from WHEAT, barley, rye; 2) Casein (from dairy); 3) Soy; and 4) CORN. Note: These are also the only foods we consume that are used to make industrial adhesives. And these are alcohol-soluble "glues", not water-soluble or acid-soluble. So, they DO survive the digestive processes in the stomach.

Once attached to the villi, these proteins/glycoproteins incite inflammation in susceptible individuals. This compromises the body's ability to absorb vital nutrients, resulting in poor growth, development, and maintenance of the affected individual, including their immune system. Once the damage to the villi is significant and long-term, the intestine releases a hormone called zonulin. This hormone increases the permeability (openness) of the intestine's normally protective barriers in order to allow essential nutrients to enter the body. But some foods enter the blood in forms that the body no longer recognizes as normal and allergies are formed to those foods.

Here's the interesting part: Once we are ill enough, the immune system's "plan B" is for us to develop allergies to inhaled proteins... for our PROTECTION. At this point, we are too ill to take anything like pollen or cat dander into our failing body.

Thus, it is highly likely that food intolerances precede inhalant allergies. The allergies to these food also prime the histamine-producing cells (mast cells) with antibodies to foods early on, making them more likely to react to inhalants.

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lisageoghegan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:59:11 GMT

Where can I get Aunt Jennies allergy pills? I have a dog with severe allergies and he's on Atarax(?). Also, what kind of dog food is grain free? Thanks

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Clyde57 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:02:06 GMT

It is a topic people don't like to discuss but I believe you should always be inspecting your dog's and cat's stools. The quality of their stools is always a good indication of their internal health and food allergies usually are indicated in the quality of their bowel movements long before other symptoms become apparent. We had a boxer years ago that seemed to have constant diarrhea and some associated behavioral issues. We found a food without wheat, corn etc. and with high quality proteins. Within days he was defecating well formed, segmented, dense stools. And his behavior calmed down. Ever since then we've had all our animals on the same food (www.dogsmithpetcare.com)

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Lorik_203 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:44:13 GMT

I have a german shepherd that will be 8 years old this year. She has had problems all her life. She had elbow surgery when she was just under a year and the vet said she had arthritis then. She has always been itchy and has been on a NSAID for years. She has had the sebaceous cysts on her but most have opened on their own. Now her feet are swollen and she seems more arthritic. The vet said it was the worst case of arthritis he has seen and that it was more like rheumatoid arthritis. He has given me codeine for her. After reading some of the posts here I am wondering if she has allergies. I live in Canada and I would like to know if things like "Aunt Jenny's allergy pill" or " no grain fish kibble" is available here. Any suggestions for what I can do for my dog? Please help

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winbec54 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:42:02 GMT

What is happening with the news that high fluoride in dog food may be killing our dogs with cancer.

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gsimpkins — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:56:49 GMT

LisaP nailed it. It is most likely most of the time to be the same as Candida (yeast overgrowth) is for humans. We caused our dog to get a 'food allergy' by givng her toast. The constant diet of sugar and yeast did a job on her. I suggested probiotics and my wife mentioned it to our Vet. Her eyes popped wide open and she said "I never thought of that". She looked on her computer and found two probiotics that are available for humans which can be taken by dogs and cats too. We have started her on that now. Probiotics, or friendly bacteria that live in our gut are the primary things that keep yeast/candida in check. Antibiotics, chlorinated flouridated water, food with antibiotics present like beef and chicken and pork all suppress the immune system by killing the friendly bacteria in our gut. (Some poultry are fed with commercial feeds that contain arsenic to produce a mild irritation of the stomach and cause the animal to feel hungry so as to fatten them up for slaughter sooner than a normal time. It is legal too.)

We still give our dog toast, but is is potato-millet bread made with baking powder and not yeast (which we use a lot for ourselves to cut down on our own yeast intake.)

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Viqueen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:30:49 GMT

Our border collie has no discernable smell at all (except when he rolls in fox poo, aaaargh!/) He's eaten a diet based on raw meat and bones since he was a puppy, so we weren't thinking allergies when the skin round his mouth started turning from black to pink, and looked quite inflamed. The vet said it was probably an allergy, that it could be to almost anything, and reached for the steroid inejection. Over my dead body! I said, and went home to work it out. The only commercial pet product our dog ever got was little chew sticks made from hide. I'd thought they were reasonably natural, apart from being coloured (why?!), but we'd been buying a different brand recently, so stopped them just in case. Sure enough, the skin was fully recovered in a few weeks, and it's been raw bones or undyed hide chews ever since. I'd love to know what noxious chemicals the second brand contained - why isn't there better regulation and labeling of what goes into pet food?

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DMA607 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:42:42 GMT

We have a Lab/Rott mix who has struggled with allergies most of his life. He found some insulation and made a bed of it over ten years ago, lost all his hair from his sides down, and since then my husband has struggled to help him. We have him on grain-free, limited ingredient food. All the vets want to do is put him on steroids, which makes him worse. He has been off the steroids for over a year now, was doing better, but when we changed his food, like Dr. Becker suggested for variety, he has quickly gone downhill, that in the last month. We have run out of things to try, and can't afford to be trying things that aren't working. If anyone knows something we can do that won't break the bank(which is in short supply), we would appreciate it.

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praskie618 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:15:52 GMT

I have three Boxers, Female(mother) and a male and female from her only littler. The mother has been very healthy her whole life. She is 9 now and still in great shape. The puppies have lots of health issues. The female, a white totally deaf 60lb girl, and the male 70 lbs, are always itching, biting at paws, shaking their head really, rubbing ears against things and prone to hot spots. I feel them a very high quality, gluten free dog food, for sensitive skin. I give them Omega thre skins caps and an allergy pill daily. It helps some,but they still suffer. The male sneezes and has runny nose and eyes all the time. The vet puts them on steroids, it gets better, but their stomachs get all messed up. Can anyone recommed what I should feed them to help heal their immune system? Also, how do you find a holistic vet. I would like to take them in and have them evaluated. Once I gave them brewers yeast tablets, as I was told this would help them. I thought the male was going to die within 24 hrs. He swelled up so bad you couldnt see his eyes. He couldnt breathe. That was a very expensive trip to the emergency vets office. Any ideas on how to treat them naturally would be most appreciated.