Im sooo confused about food.. also what is the dose for claratin?
Submitted by mochicat222 on September 7, 2016 - 12:18pmI have tried my baby on different food sources.. the paw licking has stopped but she still scoots and seems so sad when she does.. I give her benadryl and it helps.. the vet says its allergies.. I have her on zignature lamb kibble, and wellness lamb only canned food.. the paw licking stopped.. but she stil scoots its not her anal glands.. and she sheds on the zignature.. I cant find a food w/out fish oil or fish meal ...she itched on totw pac stream but her coat was prettier and no shedding, I put her on zig trout and salmon thinking she had a potatoe allergy and she started shaking her head.. I will keep her on lamb but was thinking a limited ing diet like the natural balance lamb and rice but I am scared of the rice.. and instead of giving benadryl was thinking claratin anyone know the correct dose of the claratin for a 35-37 little girl? She seems to itch if I add beef wet food to her kibble or buffalo even though the raw beef bones dont bother her.. and even though she does ok on zig lamb kibble and wellness lamb wet food she itched on merrik lamb wet food but I think it has fillers in it.. ugh.. also my vet wants to put her on apoquel if the benadryl doesnt work.. any thoughts?
Hi there! Have you checked the
medical / health question board? There is a TON of info over there! :-) Hope that helps!
I will also try to find where I've typed out a lot of info of ALL the food trials we've been through for
all kinds of issues. Lemme find it and I'll post it to ya. :-) Good Luck, I know it's difficult for our babies
to find the right food!
Our sweet Archimedes "MEATY" Bones (or as we say...boneSHHH!) ---born 11/28/08---- our first bullllyyyy!!!
And SOPHIE Bubbles *Rapscallion* (LOL!) ---born 4/3/11----our second bulllllyyyy!!!!
Oops! I'm sorry---I see that you also posted
on that board. I have found that this board is busier, so you may actually get more replies over here. Our
Sophie used to also have anal scooting issues, Meaty had horrrrible ear issues, plus LOTS of interdigital cysts.
I'm not saying it was this FOOD that healed it all, BUT---since switching them to "Natural Balance Limited Ingredient
Fish and Sweet Potato" kibble, they've both been so much better. ... I think the key is that is has LIMITED ingredients---since
we all know bulldogs can be so sensitive to many things...
....
I see you also asked about APOQUEL......it has been a GREAT medication for Meaty's paw licking! That only
started last summer----he was licking this one paw SO much that it was shredding. The vet was pretty sure it was environmental,
so he started him on Apoquel and it is a WONDER-BULL drug! BUT, on the realllly hot days in July, he was starting to
chew on it again. I was giving him Benadryl as well as his daily Apoquel, and it helps. BUT, just as you said in your
question on the medical board, you're concerned about it making their immune system wacky. ---it's hard to know the
RIGHT things to give them, isn't it? I also hate
giving him Benadryl so often....arrghh! BUT, it helped, so I did. Thank GOODNESS Fall will be here soon, and Meaty
always gets better with cooler weather. .....
I hope you can find the perfect combo for your baby! Good luck! :-)
....
Our sweet Archimedes "MEATY" Bones (or as we say...boneSHHH!) ---born 11/28/08---- our first bullllyyyy!!!
And SOPHIE Bubbles *Rapscallion* (LOL!) ---born 4/3/11----our second bulllllyyyy!!!!
diet
I have her on zignature lamb dry and zignature canned lamb and wellness lamb it only has lamb and water.. She shed like crazy on zig venison, ears gunky and chewing paws and scooting on zig salmon/trout and taste of the wild pac stream, chewed paws on taste of the wild boar.. on the lamb she just scoots... doc did her anal glands a couple of times he thinks its allergies.. I wonder if its grass cause sometimes after I take her potty she does it.. but not always.. she is much calmer on the lamb though.
is the Apoquel expensive?
Apoquel is supposed to be great...
We give our 46 pound girl a zyrtec every 12 hours for itchiness. She likes to rub her tail and we've also found her glands need emptying every month or that bothers her too. Have you tried the Zignature turkey? That worked for our guy who cant eat fish.
dose?
My girl is between 35-37 lbs.. do u give once a day? dose? I have her on zignature lamb dry and zignature canned lamb and wellness lamb it only has lamb and water.. She shed like crazy on zig venison, ears gunky and chewing paws and scooting on zig salmon/trout and taste of the wild pac stream, chewed paws on taste of the wild boar.. on the lamb she just scoots... doc did her anal glands a couple of times he thinks its allergies.. I wonder if its grass cause sometimes after I take her potty she does it.. but not always.. she is much calmer on the lamb though.
dose?
My girl is between 35-37 lbs.. do u give once a day? dose? I have her on zignature lamb dry and zignature canned lamb and wellness lamb it only has lamb and water.. She shed like crazy on zig venison, ears gunky and chewing paws and scooting on zig salmon/trout and taste of the wild pac stream, chewed paws on taste of the wild boar.. on the lamb she just scoots... doc did her anal glands a couple of times he thinks its allergies.. I wonder if its grass cause sometimes after I take her potty she does it.. but not always.. she is much calmer on the lamb though.