Hi there,

I have a bullmastiff who is almost 2 years and we have had allergy problems with her since a pup.

She has always suffered with skin complaints and used to vomit regularly, almost daily. We have tried many expensive dried foods but the symptoms didnt go away. After many vet visits and blood tests eventully we gave up and started feeding her a cheap dried food we bought in tesco called wagg. She stopped vomiting and her skin cleared up a bit but she ballooned and was soon fairly overweight!!

On our trainers advice we changed her food again, this time to purina beta light. she has much more energy now and the weight is creeping down but the skin allergies are flaring up again - They are like balding patches which show through the hair as black areas.

I think wheat may be this issue as i noticed she vomited after i mixed some pasta into her dinner, so i gave her a couple of pieces a few days later and she was sick again. This may not be related to the skin problems though !?!?!

Sorry to go on for so long but this has been going on for ages and i just dont know what to do for the best - has anyone had similar experiences or can recommend something?? I have been told that vet allergy tests are very unreliable and i never hear mention of bald patches just skin irritations, she doesnt seem to be bothered by them at all (alhtough sometimes suffers with itchie bottom)

have you tried burns food. it is very natural with no artifical anything and only contains a meat source, brown rice, oats, peas, oil, seaweed and vitamins and minerals.
my dog has suffered from loads of allergies sincce a pup and is now reasonably unitchy on it. it also keeps them on the lean side as it has lower fat percentage

HTH
anna

Hi
My boy had alot of problems with his coat & skin and I was advised to try Arden Grange salmon and Rice. Since the change of food his coat is really lovely. I was actually on Burns before the Arden Grange and found it made he's coat worse it just didn't seem to agree with him but I do know alot of people who swear by it.

See now a lower fat food would not be good for an Elkhound at all.  Yes it is important they are not overfed as they gain weight quite easily, but they do need a good quality and quantity of fat in their diets to amintain good skin and coat.