laram
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I took my 10month old puppy Sammy to the vet today because there are were lots of scabs on his right hind leg. The vet found more scabs on his paws and front legs. He chews his legs quite a lot, so I think the scabs came from the chewing. I first noticed him chewing his leg quite a bit a few months ago, but although I checked for ticks, I really never noticed that he had sores. He also has had quite a sad look sometimes lately and has started going into the bathroom during the evenings to sleep.
The vet took a scratch test and didn't find parasites, so she said it could be food allergies. She gave me antibiotics and cortisone. But she didn't really have any more suggestions than that. I was wondering two things:
i) Does it sound like sm? He does sometimes try to scratch behind his ear, also when out walking, but not that often and not for more than a few seconds. He doesn't yelp or anything. But he does sometimes jump and look round at his back leg like something is crawling there (no insects found!). He doesn't rub his face on the floor, but he does rub and scratch his face with his paws sometimes. I can't afford a scan, so I can only go off symptoms at this point.
ii) If it is food allergies, I have no idea where to start in finding out which ingredient is the problem. He is currently eating Purina One chicken and rice puppy food, and he gets rawhide bones to chew quite often. I've read a few criticisms of Purina One because it contains Corn meal, but I've been reading the dog food packets at the pet store and vet, and they all seem to contain corn meal. The foods that are available to me here are:
Royal Canin
Hill's Science Diet
Nuttra Nuggets
Proformance
Mastery
Brit
Bozita Robur
Any experience with these? Any ingredients other than corn that Cavaliers are typically allergic to?
Any advice would be appreciated!
Laura
The vet took a scratch test and didn't find parasites, so she said it could be food allergies. She gave me antibiotics and cortisone. But she didn't really have any more suggestions than that. I was wondering two things:
i) Does it sound like sm? He does sometimes try to scratch behind his ear, also when out walking, but not that often and not for more than a few seconds. He doesn't yelp or anything. But he does sometimes jump and look round at his back leg like something is crawling there (no insects found!). He doesn't rub his face on the floor, but he does rub and scratch his face with his paws sometimes. I can't afford a scan, so I can only go off symptoms at this point.
ii) If it is food allergies, I have no idea where to start in finding out which ingredient is the problem. He is currently eating Purina One chicken and rice puppy food, and he gets rawhide bones to chew quite often. I've read a few criticisms of Purina One because it contains Corn meal, but I've been reading the dog food packets at the pet store and vet, and they all seem to contain corn meal. The foods that are available to me here are:
Royal Canin
Hill's Science Diet
Nuttra Nuggets
Proformance
Mastery
Brit
Bozita Robur
Any experience with these? Any ingredients other than corn that Cavaliers are typically allergic to?
Any advice would be appreciated!
Laura
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