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Posted by PHRiot on January 29, 2003 at 14:47:02:
In Reply to: Allergy posted by Svetlana on January 23, 2003 at 08:29:36:
A very frustrating situation. The vet my parents took their Doberman too said she was allergic to grass and gave her medications and special shampoos that did not work. Yes, I agree that tests are very expensive and sometimes inconclusive. As far as the diet I have my dogs on I chose it because of what is and isn't in it. So many companies put unnecessary fillers in their foods to make them cost affective and thes fillers are what can cause problems. I am not an expert and I am not rich. I do however love my animals and want what is best, just like you. It will take around 2 to 3 months to see changes. Also, you should find a vet who specializes in Shar Pei's or call some breeders. It doesn't matter if the breeders are local or not. They are more than willing to give advice over the phone also. I'm sorry your Shar Pei is going through uncomfortable times and I know you feel terrible for him. I do highly recommend contacting Shar Pei breeders though. Also, rescue groups have good information also since they specialize with problems. Hang in there, there is help out there!
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:Hi all and PHRiot in particular,
:I have a huge problem here: my baby is allergic. We are taking him to different vets now (we already did a scrapping, today I'm taking him to do a biopsy). What they say is that:
:1) Most of Shar-Peis are allergic to something and the only way to figure it out is an experimental way.
:2) Shar-Peis are developing allergies in a very early age and most likely it would be a food allergy (not pollen allergy to the grass or dust).
:3) One of the vets recommended to put him on Rabbit+potato diet and see.
:He is scratching himself awfully. He is even whyning sometimes while scratching and I'm crying with him.
:Therefore,
:PHRiot, you've mentioned that your doberman is allergic too. My questions are:
:1) How did you figure that out: what kind of tests your vet did to figure it out (scrapping, biopsy, blood test, etc). All the vets say that it's too early to do a bloodtest (they usually do it after a dog turnes 1 year).
:2) Why "Naturaproduct"? Was that your vet who recommended "Naturaproduct" to your baby? I was ready to order "Naturaproduct" online, but my vet said that we have to forget about EVERYTHING but rabbit meat and potato. And I can't find this freaking rabbit meat anywhere here where I live! The nearest farm is 200 miles away!
:3) But, of course, I'm mostly interested in how did you find out that allergy. I've already spent tones of dollars and still keep doing the tests. And they are painful for him too! Today I'll have to leave him at vet's where they gonna seduce him for a while. He's getting neurotic!