Hi Guys, No I'm not dead Just been hibernating :rolleyes: Diesel has a skin condition which he's had basically since he was a puppy. His breeder had him on a course of antibiotics, before we brought him home, and since then he's had another 5 course from my vet. He comes out in red spots all over his underside and down his legs. He has white flaky spots on his face, his back and under his chin is very swollen and raw again. The vet first thought that it was a dairy intolerance, so we cut everything out, but to no avail, we then had to change his diet, so I went from Pedigree Complete to Ped Complete Sensitive with Naturediet istead of chum puppy meat and Burgess triple mixer. But if anything they're getting worse :(  Do any of you guys have any ideas, the only thing that he has been getting since he was a puppy is Pedigree Complete, which as of today, I've changed to Wafcol Salmond and Potato which I'll feed along with Naturediet and his mixer. Any ideas??? I'm stuck - it's so frustrating, thankfully they don't seem to bother him at all, he's his normal bouncy self and I've got the black eye to prove it
Sharon
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Have you tried Burns??? it is much more natural than anything else dried food wise, it has no aditives and less fillers ie wheat and soya. It was devised by a vet, and is supposed to be excellent for skin conditions - check out their website. If you e-mail them they will send you free samples, and if you decide to use their food, delivery is free and very quick. I have been using it for a while now and my dogs coat is glossy and silky, he is very happy on it, you dont need to give your boy anything else by way of mixers - maybe the fact that you are feeding several different things mixed together is causing the problem? give Burns a go, seems like you've nothing to lose, and Diesel has loads to gain!! Good luck!

Sorry who are you? :p

I can't help you but i wish the little blighter well.
Dolly is on JWB and it says on the sack hypo-allergenic and calms itchy coats? :)
Best of luck.

There is a recently introduced European food to this country http://www.franksprogold.co.uk/sensitive.htm

That should take you to their product for dogs with hyper sensitivity to some food stuffs.

I have had Curtis & Mia on the Performance diet and plan to continue with it.   Even with his dodgy stomach, it agreed with Curtis.

Christine

hi Sharon we had the same problem with out g.s.d when she was younger after a few vet visits and various tablets nothing worked it always flared back up and it wasnt until we took her to the boarding kennels that a member of staff asked what the tablets were for and i explained about her itching and redness she then told me about James Wellbelloved they feed that to the dogs while in the kennels along with fresh tripe that was almost a year ago and after switching her over to it and my other dog we have had no relapses of itchyness at all, she is quite happy being fed it moistened up and sardines (her fav) mixed in.  anway that was our experience with itchyness and changing food hope it helps in some way.

Hi Guys, Thanks for all your replies. I haven't tried Burns or anything else yet. Only Wafcol, and he's only had the two meals today on that, and he seemed to enjoy it. I was worried about his diet, as he's a Dane, it's important that he gets the right amount of everything, so I just fed him what his breeder told us, which was a combination of Ped Complete, a little Ped meat, some terrier meal, and bio yoghurt, which had to go due to the dairy intolerance. I panic about everything and he seemed to be thriving on this, he's growing exactly the way he should be, his coat is glossy, he just look so well on it, but obviously there is something, somewhere which is causing this - it's just finding it!! The Wafcol says it's ultra hypoallergenic - so we'll see :D
But if anyone can think of anything else, I'll try anything. Oh and he doesn't itch at all, it doesn't bother him one little bit, it just looks sore, especialy his chin.

I use wafcol for my westie I emailed wafcol today because i want the puppy on the wafcol as well as she in six months now,They are recommending Salmon and potato my westie has skin & tummy problems
Wafcol are very helpful when you email them and reply quickly. Hope you don't mind me asking but why are you using a mixer and the Wafcol

Jean

I was advised to feed Echinacea, Royal Jelly & Vit C as supplements to help boost the immune system & help skin problems.  Can't think of anythink of anything else?

There is a products advertised on ebay that is reputed to stop all itchy skins within 6 months, you might like to read up about it? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2378145642&category=20751

Thanks Lily - but he never itches :rolleyes: that's the strange thing!! He really doesn't seem to notice them :)
Sharon
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Hi Jeannie, well when he was  Ped complete, I was told by his breeder, I was told to mix his complete with a little meat and a mixer, which had to be about 12% protein, so I've always did that. But as I say, I've just used the Wafcol today, but as it's an elimination thing, perhaps the mixer will be the next thing to change. I just worry about him getting everything that he needs, if I keep chopping and changing everything I'm a real worry wart :)

Sharon I should say I always mix meat or chicken or sometimes tuna in with their  complete food

Jean

You really need to get him tested for specific food allergies.  Some dogs are sensitive even to foods that are promoted as hypoallergenic, like chicken.

Stacey

Hi I am just curious to know what amkes you think it is a food allergy, i realise this is the normal port of call but our boy gets hives on him and as he used to suffer with acne on his chin, this also gets very sore. We now know he is allergic to certain grasses, nylon in carpets and we have a blanket which he only has to go near and he is covered. Also alot of plants ie clematis he only has to brush up against and he suddenly looks like something from an aero ad!! :-D
It really might be worth seeing if your vet can run some other allergy tests if changing his diet is not helping, i really hope you manage to get it all sorted though, bless him Emma.