Bulldogs World

years ago our Oscar was allergic to bermuda grass and every spring when it germinated, he would be miserable, scratching himself bloody.  Hope you find some relief for your boy.

We have had great sucess with the pickling -

1 part Apple Cider Vinegar

1 part Hydrogen Peroxide

2-3 parts water

-  We soak 1 paw at a time and I work it inbetween her toes, and up her legs a good 3-4 inches - and Clean all of her bedding.  If you are vigilant and its only a yeast infection, this should help him .

As I was told, its a yeast colony, and you need to kill the colony, so make sure if he sleeps in a crate or on his pillow/bed whatever, that they are cleaned too :)

Good luck ! ! !

You said you have tried different foods,  have you tried different protien sources?  MOST pet foods are Chicken Based (read the ingredients carefully, ALMOST all of BlueBuffalo has chicken in it, EXCEPT the Salmon based -  right now we have them on the  Salmon and Potatoe 'Basics'  limited ingredients.

time ago...(oh, and I should say this vet is VERY bully knowledgeable!), he wanted Meaty on either "Taste of the Wild " or Purina Pure Selects SALMON.......They've been on the Purina for quite a while, and, like I said, I realize Meaty's cysts and ear issues may NOT be from food---but still thought we'd try them on "Fromm" just to see if it helps anything....

we shall seeee!!!

Rick, thank you for the reminder to also wash his bedding!!!  We are gonna "pickle" his toes tonight while washing his bed in hot, hot water!!!!!!  :-) 

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She has has the exact same issues as you - and her chin has been horrible.  Her ears were all scabbed inside from scratching so badly.  and she was constantly scraping her bum on the carpet.  She was on Natures Variet Instint Chicken and I switched her to the Natures Variety Instinct limited ingredient lamb kibble. OMG - I couldn't believe how well it has worked.  It's only been 2 weeks and her chin is better.  No more redness.  Her coat is feeling better too. And I noticed she is not shedding as much.  I have tried 3 different foods and this one finally seems to be working for her.  I think she was having issues with the chicken ingredient.  I hope you find something that works!!

I couldn't take it anymore so I finally broke down nd had her take the allergy tests! She started with science diet, to natural balance, wellness,mature variety salmon was good for a while... Then finally after taking the allergy tests , they give a list of foods that she can have... Now she's on California natural senior chicken and rice... 

Everything seems ok, but now her eyes are swelling up, I think she got stung by something... Please see my next posts. Let me know if u want to see a copy of the allergy tests, it's not conclusive , but it's better thn spending all this money on food, waiting and seeing.. 

And the improvement was almost immediate. Audrey went from chrinic ongoing ear infections to NEVER again. She will be 4 in a few weeks and she has not had another ear infection since we switched her to raw at one year old. Her face stopped smelling like corn chips too. 

Audrey is allergic to chicken, corn and wheat. BUT since switching to raw, we have discovered that she is also allergic to preservatives in processed foods. Even simple single ingredient dehydrated or freeze dried food is preserved, and she can not tolerate it. Things like glucosamine tablets, treats, all of it has some sort of preservative/chemical in it and they make her itch insanely. 

I would HIGHLY recommend raw for a dog that is having chronic issues that multiple food trials are not resolving. Or home cooked. It may not be the protein AT ALL, in fact there is a stronger possibility it is NOT the protein but one of the other fillers/additives they are allergic too.