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White Dog - Licking paws, etc, hair turnn redish-brown
NEW to this group - please understand if this has been discussed
before. Or if there are groups better suited to this question. We have a female Goldendoodle. 3 yrs old. NO tear stains. That said, regardless of where she licks - paw, hips, etc, the area quickly becomes a light redish-brown. This is due to ______? Bacteria in her system? Have not found a good solution, means to either whiten the area myself and/or add something to her diet. Told that tetracycline will fix the problem. Same time, read that this antibiotic can cause other probems if used too much. What is "too much"? Experiences here will be appreciated. Told that bottled water is a good. Someone else said distilled is better, no minerals. Is the mineral content in std bottled water really a problem? Bella "drinks alot" - maybe distilled is a good idea?? Thank You! Wayne |
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White Dog - Licking paws, etc, hair turnn redish-brown
wrote in message ... That said, regardless of where she licks - paw, hips, etc, the area quickly becomes a light redish-brown. This is due to ______? Bacteria in her system? .....................Only continual licking will cause bacterial growth. Sounds like allergies. Have not found a good solution, means to either whiten the area myself and/or add something to her diet. ..............If you feed kibble, try some other kind of diet. Told that tetracycline will fix the problem. Same time, read that this antibiotic can cause other probems if used too much. What is "too much"? Experiences here will be appreciated. ................This is most likely an "inside" problem, not an outside one. Don't feed your dog antibiotics for this. Bella "drinks alot" - .....................How much is a lot? You might get some basic bloodwork run. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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White Dog - Licking paws, etc, hair turnn redish-brown
Until you KNOW, from your vet, what the problem really is, do not give
your dog antibiotics or colloidal silver (check this with your vet First before using it; Char is not a vet or even a vet tech). At one time it was thought that the dyes commonly found in low grade dry dog foods (and some canned) caused the tear stains on some dogs, mostly short-muzzled ones who do not have adequate drainage for tears through the ducts in the inner corners of the eyes, and feet of any dog, from constant licking and chewing. Then some bright vet, possibly a student, "bothered" to do cultures of those areas, which are always damp or wet. The discoloration is caused by growth of bacteria and yeasts.... mixed colonization. Some dogs will have more of one than the other. I am not suprised that your long-muzzled mixed breed does not have tear stains. If your dog is constantly licking and chewing at the same spots, it is possible for this type of colonization to be taking place. Do check the feet, especially between the toes for the same thing. This could indicate itching from an allergy.... food (or ingredients; corn, wheat, soy, dyes are comon allergens... rice can be, too, but somewhat less often,now and then gluten, but that's usually accompanied by some gastro-intestinal problems, such as large "fluffy" from air pockets feces with a Really Foul odor, less commonly from meats or fish, but it happens), inhaled (pollen, dust, mites, chemicals), contact (pollen, mites, fleas, chemicals, grass, many others). When I have an itchy dog with no fleas, I start by eliminating grain, soy and dyes from the diet. Results take time to reach the final outcome. Up to 2 months, but if it is a food sensitivity or allergy, Some improvement can be seen as soon as 2-4 weeks. Itching can also be caused by coat that needs more frequent or more vigorous grooming, down to the skin and out from the skin (at this time of year, if my flea-free dogs ae scaratching or chewing, I know that I haven't kept up with seasonal shed of undercoat, and I get out my rake). Your mixed breed dog may have been advertized as non-shedding, but I presume you have learned by now that this was a pack of hoo-hah. Use a pet coat conditioner..... spritz the coat before starting to brush or comb or rake, to avoid matts or break them up easily, and hydrate the coat and skin. This also prevents the hairs breaking off as much as grooming a totally dry coat. Unscented is best. You may not have adequately rinsed out the coat after bathing. You may be bathing so often that the skin never regains the normal amount of oil, so it's dry and itchy. Every three months should be close to minimal time between baths unless the dog is rolling in something ghastly. Use a gentle oatmeal based shampoo, and a pet coat conditioner. Spot cleaning can be done with a wet washcloth (no shampoo) after good brushing, or use alcohol-free baby wipes I use "wipes" for "dusting down" the dogs every couple of weeks; cleans the hair without drying the skin. Adding a good oil supplement (fish oil works well; pierce or cut the tip off the gel cap and squeeze contents over the food and leave the gel cap in the bowl, or use a blended oil supplement such as DermCaps) can help skin that is dry due to too little oil/fat/fatty acids in the food. I have yet to see a goldendoodle with an easily maintained coat, but the problems vary from over-bathing to a little tendency to matt easily to serious food allergy. We have a good number of them in obedience classes where I teach. So discuss the issue with your vet. If it Really, Really bugs you and the dog continues to chew on itself, and your vet can't find the cause, get a referal to a veterinary dermatologist (they're also the animal world's allergist). Many general practice vets tend to repeatedly do the old prednisone and antibiotics routine for recurrent skin problems, but this is Not in your dog's best interest; get it diagnosed and teated by a specialist and get it out of your lives. None of us here are vets, and cannot legally diagnose or recommend or prescribe specific treatment beyond the first aid/common home remedy level. Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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On 5/23/2011 1:34 AM, Jo Wolf wrote:
Until you KNOW, from your vet, what the problem really is, do not give your dog antibiotics or colloidal silver (check this with your vet First before using it; Char is not a vet or even a vet tech). Colloidal silver will not hurt your dog and is commonly used as a preventative for many things. When I take it regularly I don't catch colds or the flu. There is no danger and most vets have no idea what CS is so asking a vet is usually useless. You cannot overdose on CS either. Unlike antibiotics, organisms don't build up resistance to CS and it works for bacteria, viruses and fungus. Oh, and if you are feeding your dog dry food it will cause her to drink a lot. Dry food is not natural or species appropriate. Char |
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White Dog - Licking paws, etc, hair turnn redish-brown
On Fri, 27 May 2011 15:20:24 -0400, Char
wrote: On 5/23/2011 1:34 AM, Jo Wolf wrote: Until you KNOW, from your vet, what the problem really is, do not give your dog antibiotics or colloidal silver (check this with your vet First before using it; Char is not a vet or even a vet tech). Colloidal silver will not hurt your dog and is commonly used as a preventative for many things. When I take it regularly I don't catch colds or the flu. There is no danger and most vets have no idea what CS is so asking a vet is usually useless. You cannot overdose on CS either. Unlike antibiotics, organisms don't build up resistance to CS and it works for bacteria, viruses and fungus. All that's a matter of opinion. See: http://www.quackwatch.com/01Quackery.../silverad.html I wouldn't take the stuff or give it to my dogs. Oh, and if you are feeding your dog dry food it will cause her to drink a lot. Dry food is not natural or species appropriate. That, I agree with. |
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White Dog - Licking paws, etc, hair turnn redish-brown
On 5/27/2011 3:35 PM, sighthounds & siberians wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2011 15:20:24 -0400, wrote: On 5/23/2011 1:34 AM, Jo Wolf wrote: Until you KNOW, from your vet, what the problem really is, do not give your dog antibiotics or colloidal silver (check this with your vet First before using it; Char is not a vet or even a vet tech). Colloidal silver will not hurt your dog and is commonly used as a preventative for many things. When I take it regularly I don't catch colds or the flu. There is no danger and most vets have no idea what CS is so asking a vet is usually useless. You cannot overdose on CS either. Unlike antibiotics, organisms don't build up resistance to CS and it works for bacteria, viruses and fungus. All that's a matter of opinion. No, it's not opinion, it's fact. You'd know that if you had done even a small amount of research. Trashing things you don't really know about is about your speed though. See: http://www.quackwatch.com/01Quackery.../silverad.html I wouldn't take the stuff or give it to my dogs. Anyone that uses the quackwatch website as a "reliable source" is truly clueless. It make it obvious that you just now Googled it and took the first negative site you could find and posted it here. The man behind quackwatch has been discredited by our own legal system long ago. Federal judges called him "/biased and unworthy of credibility/." Barrett has lost every lawsuit he's filed, and there are many. Indeed, he's deeply in debt from them all. For those interested in finding out more about Stephen Barrett, what he's really about, check out these links: http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/QuackWatchWatch.htm http://www.chiro.org/LINKS/FULL/Quac...ion_Case.shtml http://www.iahf.com/quackbusters.html Char Oh, and if you are feeding your dog dry food it will cause her to drink a lot. Dry food is not natural or species appropriate. That, I agree with. |
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White Dog - Licking paws, etc, hair turnn redish-brown
"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message ... All that's a matter of opinion. See: http://www.quackwatch.com/01Quackery.../silverad.html I wouldn't take the stuff or give it to my dogs. .............Quackwatch is run by a quack. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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White Dog - Licking paws, etc, hair turnn redish-brown
On 5/28/2011 6:51 PM, buglady wrote:
"sighthounds& wrote in message ... All that's a matter of opinion. See: http://www.quackwatch.com/01Quackery.../silverad.html I wouldn't take the stuff or give it to my dogs. ............Quackwatch is run by a quack. To say the least! LOL! I'm glad that someone else knows what's going on with him. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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