I feed my dog Natural Balance Fish and Potato. It is limited ingredients food and grain free.
I would definitely switch to a different food, but do it gradually or you could cause the dog to have loose stools.

I feed my dog Natural Balance Fish and Potato. It is limited ingredients food and grain free.
I would definitely switch to a different food, but do it gradually or you could cause the dog to have loose stools.

is a really good food for allergies.
it only has lamb, rice and sunflower oil
it does wanders for allergies
comes in big bags and competively priced as well. also comes in canned form
I know that some of the rescue groups use it for some breeds because of this..

is a really good food for allergies.
it only has lamb, rice and sunflower oil
it does wanders for allergies
comes in big bags and competively priced as well. also comes in canned form
I know that some of the rescue groups use it for some breeds because of this..

made with limited number of ingredients to try to see what your dog is allergic too as the type of problems you are describing is most likely related to not doing well on something in the foods you have tried. Each dog is different. I prefer grain free Salmon based for mine as it seems to work but I have a dog that chicken grain free works better for. You could also go to making your own food and slowly adding ingredients until you see if one of them 'triggers' some of those problems: ears being infected and gunky, tear staining more than most (though the tear staining could also have to do with an underlying problem with eyelashes and rolled in eye lid: entropion)
Good luck....it is all figured out by going to vet re: eyes and experimenting w/ different types of protein and limited variety of other things in food.


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made with limited number of ingredients to try to see what your dog is allergic too as the type of problems you are describing is most likely related to not doing well on something in the foods you have tried. Each dog is different. I prefer grain free Salmon based for mine as it seems to work but I have a dog that chicken grain free works better for. You could also go to making your own food and slowly adding ingredients until you see if one of them 'triggers' some of those problems: ears being infected and gunky, tear staining more than most (though the tear staining could also have to do with an underlying problem with eyelashes and rolled in eye lid: entropion)
Good luck....it is all figured out by going to vet re: eyes and experimenting w/ different types of protein and limited variety of other things in food.


Lorraine
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is a terrible food. To clear up her skin problems she should be on a grain free food with 20 to 25% protein. We have our guys on Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream which is salmon and sweet potato. Natural Balance and several other premium food makers also have grain free food. No wheat, corn, etc. I think if you switch her it will make a big difference in about 6 weeks. My guys have thick, shiny coats and no tear stains.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

is a terrible food. To clear up her skin problems she should be on a grain free food with 20 to 25% protein. We have our guys on Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream which is salmon and sweet potato. Natural Balance and several other premium food makers also have grain free food. No wheat, corn, etc. I think if you switch her it will make a big difference in about 6 weeks. My guys have thick, shiny coats and no tear stains.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

Its the food that isn't good for her. It may be a good product but isn't working well for your dog...change! Remember that it takes 3-4 weeks of a new food to give it a fair and full evaluation regarding things like tear staining. Obviously if dog vomits of breaks out in hives, change product immediately but what you are experiencing is not a new reaction to be reported here.

Its the food that isn't good for her. It may be a good product but isn't working well for your dog...change! Remember that it takes 3-4 weeks of a new food to give it a fair and full evaluation regarding things like tear staining. Obviously if dog vomits of breaks out in hives, change product immediately but what you are experiencing is not a new reaction to be reported here.

also i forgot to mention that i thought that her redness from the new balance duck and potatoe maybe came from the potatoe since she has had duck in her food before...i have heard that white potatoes could cause allergy symptons just as much as wheat, corn, or soy.... but then again maybe it was just too much duck , or protein, all together? i give them some wet food with the kibble everytime.. so maybe all the combined protein was too much for her and turned her red?

this is just one of my many theories, but i am no expert.

also i forgot to mention that i thought that her redness from the new balance duck and potatoe maybe came from the potatoe since she has had duck in her food before...i have heard that white potatoes could cause allergy symptons just as much as wheat, corn, or soy.... but then again maybe it was just too much duck , or protein, all together? i give them some wet food with the kibble everytime.. so maybe all the combined protein was too much for her and turned her red?

this is just one of my many theories, but i am no expert.

My white bully was having the same issue. I tried to giv eher royal canin bully food, it made her poo too soft... then she was on royal canin diet food for a while and also had chronic ear infections.. and i didnt even think about it being the food.

now that she has lost all the weight she needed to, i tried to swith her to New Balance duck and potatoe.. and all of the sudden her tear stains became alot more red and her paws and legs started having this reddish hue... she licked and scratched more then usual too.

so i switched her to natures variety instinct chicken, with no grain, just tapioca- which i thought was strange but i thought since it wasnt grain or potatoes then it would be safe.. her redness was leaving but her poo was too soft, maybe not enough fiber in the tapioca? ... so i switched her to natures variety prairie, salmon and brown rice.. and now i am very happy to say that she is looking much better and her poo is firm enough so I don't have to wipe up after!

for all the yeasty redness, i got a great shampoo called eqyss microtek which smells great and really helped after a couple of washes.

I am still in the process of switching over completely, but so far so good. ears look cleaner and redness is slowly going away.

thank you to all the great people on this site that guided me and made my bully better! I'll put pictures up as soon as i figure it out.

My white bully was having the same issue. I tried to giv eher royal canin bully food, it made her poo too soft... then she was on royal canin diet food for a while and also had chronic ear infections.. and i didnt even think about it being the food.

now that she has lost all the weight she needed to, i tried to swith her to New Balance duck and potatoe.. and all of the sudden her tear stains became alot more red and her paws and legs started having this reddish hue... she licked and scratched more then usual too.

so i switched her to natures variety instinct chicken, with no grain, just tapioca- which i thought was strange but i thought since it wasnt grain or potatoes then it would be safe.. her redness was leaving but her poo was too soft, maybe not enough fiber in the tapioca? ... so i switched her to natures variety prairie, salmon and brown rice.. and now i am very happy to say that she is looking much better and her poo is firm enough so I don't have to wipe up after!

for all the yeasty redness, i got a great shampoo called eqyss microtek which smells great and really helped after a couple of washes.

I am still in the process of switching over completely, but so far so good. ears look cleaner and redness is slowly going away.

thank you to all the great people on this site that guided me and made my bully better! I'll put pictures up as soon as i figure it out.

how the food can cause yeasty ears? We have been using Royal Canin puppy, and our girl just got her first yeasty ear infection. Never thought it could be food related.....

Cathy

how the food can cause yeasty ears? We have been using Royal Canin puppy, and our girl just got her first yeasty ear infection. Never thought it could be food related.....

Cathy

Have you considered taking her to a really good bulldog vet? It may have nothing to do with food. It sounds like skin issues and she is probably miserable. She may have allergies & need predisone (short dose) and/or an antibiotic. This is just my opinion but I don't think it is a good idea at all to keep changing food & hope it goes away.

Have you considered taking her to a really good bulldog vet? It may have nothing to do with food. It sounds like skin issues and she is probably miserable. She may have allergies & need predisone (short dose) and/or an antibiotic. This is just my opinion but I don't think it is a good idea at all to keep changing food & hope it goes away.

and experienced yeasty ears. I'm using Natural Balance now. We alternate from fish, venison, duck, lamb, and chicken. We been using it for over a year now and it seems to work just fine.

and experienced yeasty ears. I'm using Natural Balance now. We alternate from fish, venison, duck, lamb, and chicken. We been using it for over a year now and it seems to work just fine.

I am a new bulldog owner and am just learning but oh my gosh it is frustrating. In doing lots of research it seems that finding out if your dog has yeast (it sounds like she does) is important, then you can find her a food that is non yeasty. I believe that potatos are yeasty, as are most carbohydrates=sugar. I don't know, I am working on it myself. I am feeding Bobo TOTW bison, I could switch him to the salmon, and I will if I have to, but I HATE the smell of it! I love salmon too! Good luck. I love the skin/allergy threads, I learn something new every time. I think I am going to switch Bobo to Wellness allergy.

I am a new bulldog owner and am just learning but oh my gosh it is frustrating. In doing lots of research it seems that finding out if your dog has yeast (it sounds like she does) is important, then you can find her a food that is non yeasty. I believe that potatos are yeasty, as are most carbohydrates=sugar. I don't know, I am working on it myself. I am feeding Bobo TOTW bison, I could switch him to the salmon, and I will if I have to, but I HATE the smell of it! I love salmon too! Good luck. I love the skin/allergy threads, I learn something new every time. I think I am going to switch Bobo to Wellness allergy.

From day 1, Mabel was hard to find a food that would work well with her and the allergies that she has (food and seasonal). As you can see from the responses, different foods have worked for different bullies. Mabel has tried Royal Canin, Natural balance and Taste of the Wild but none of the three addressed all of her issues.

Finally, I found Mabels food...Fromms grain free Surf & Turf. No clue what makes this any different from the rest, but this food has been amazing for Mabel (Sid has no skin issues and he loves it too). I also only have good things to say about Malacetic Ultra Otic for her yeasty ear/wrinkle outbreaks (seasonal). Clears them up in no time.

Definitely trial and error, but you have some good recommendations from the posters, so try and see what will work for your bully. I do believe grain free is the way to go for bullies with allergy issues, imho.

From day 1, Mabel was hard to find a food that would work well with her and the allergies that she has (food and seasonal). As you can see from the responses, different foods have worked for different bullies. Mabel has tried Royal Canin, Natural balance and Taste of the Wild but none of the three addressed all of her issues.

Finally, I found Mabels food...Fromms grain free Surf & Turf. No clue what makes this any different from the rest, but this food has been amazing for Mabel (Sid has no skin issues and he loves it too). I also only have good things to say about Malacetic Ultra Otic for her yeasty ear/wrinkle outbreaks (seasonal). Clears them up in no time.

Definitely trial and error, but you have some good recommendations from the posters, so try and see what will work for your bully. I do believe grain free is the way to go for bullies with allergy issues, imho.

My girl has teh same issues on the wrong food. I switched her to Natural Balance Sweet Potato and Fish and she has done awesome on it. No more itchies and red paw, no more dirty face.

Best of luck!

Amy and Sophia

My girl has teh same issues on the wrong food. I switched her to Natural Balance Sweet Potato and Fish and she has done awesome on it. No more itchies and red paw, no more dirty face.

Best of luck!

Amy and Sophia