Herbs for dog with allergies, dermatitis? (Chews self.)

[Guest guest]

I have a dog that has no visible fleas, etc. who is bothered a lot by

the need to chew at something at the surface of his skin. The

traditional vet has said he likely has atopic dermatitis related to

an allergy, but the allergy tablets provided by the vet are not

helping too much. (The dog had a mild case of demodetic mange in the

past, when he was younger.)

 

What herbs or traditional formulas could help him with this issue

safely? Thanks.

 

He's an active, pretty happy dog who keeps himself scrupulously

clean. He's fed a high-quality mostly-dry diet and I supplement with

some essential fatty acids.

[Guest guest]

I had a dog that chewed his toes red. The vet indicated that he must

be allergic to fleas or grass. Well I kept him flea free as possible

and didn't see much change, he even had a runny nose and I had to

give him benadryl.

 

I recently learned that I, myself, was sensitive to corn and sugar

and felt better if I didn't eat these foods. So I though to look at

my dogs dry food. It was mainly composed of corn. I changed his

food to a rice and lamb formula and this stopped his chewing and

sniffling. Corn doesn't digest entirely and can become a sourse of

an irritant.

 

Hope you can find this solution would work for you. It is absolutly

distressing to watch an animal dig at themselves.

 

Liz D.

[Guest guest]

Chinese Traditional Medicine , " elizdettrey "

<Rabbitbrain@e...> wrote:

>I changed his

> food to a rice and lamb formula and this stopped his chewing and

> sniffling. Corn doesn't digest entirely and can become a sourse of

> an irritant.

 

Thanks very much for that observation from your own pet - ours is on

a lamb/rice formula now, but it's a good reminder to go check the

ingredients list - I wouldn't be surprised to see corn show up there

as well.. and I have the same issues with corn too...