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allergies

  1. N

    Zignature vs Earthborn

    Been a long time since I have been here. We have a 6 year old English Mastiff. She's had allergy issues since she was probably 2. The second she eats any sort of chicken or wheat her ears puff up like balloons and her faces itches. The doc usually gives her steroids for that. We have tried...
  2. LuthersMom

    Allergies, Alopecia, Bacteria - ack!

    My Luther, age 5-ish (rescue) was originally diagnosed with fungal issues (chunks of hair falling out, yeasty smell on skin and paws), loss of hair. After round 1 with the vet on treatment of Ketohex (antifungal), probiotics, and grain free food, we still experienced issues. We then tried a...
  3. M

    Corneal Dystrophy

    Hello All: I have two female English Mastiffs who are going to turn 4 years old in August. At age 2, the fawn one started having eye problems and took her to the local vet. The vet said she either had allergies or someone threw toxic chemicals in her eyes. They had me give her steroid eye...
  4. M

    Help ! Clear fluid running through the nose

    Hello Everyone, want your expert opinion about this problem. Simba is running clear fluid(Just like water) through his nose. Its been like this for couple of weeks. Last week I took him to a vet who is all about $$$, He proposed a $200 bill which includes couple of injections and...
  5. D

    scabies / sarcoptic mange

    Happy Holidays all! As a few of you may recall, we've been dealing with skin issues with our 18 m/o pup for quite some time. red, itchy bumps all over, excessive shedding, non-stop itching, paw licking, etc. We've tried nearly every product online between the US and the UK. All supposed to...
  6. solidbeef

    Diet or Seasonal Allergies?

    How can you tell if the allergies my 2 yr old English Mastiff has is either from his diet or from seasonal allergies? He has some allergy sores on him. Currently he eats Earthborn Holistic grain free.
  7. K

    Allergies/ Hives

    we got our EM Remi from a couple in Aug and when I brought her home I noticed she had these bumps all over her body I took her to the vet and they said she had and ear infection in each ear and that was probably the cause they gave her antibiotics and a steroid shot and they went away but I have...
  8. S

    Food - for skin conditions

    I have a 9 month old DDB and and 10.5 year old English Bulldog. Please recommend a food that has worked - (dry or freeze Dried) for these two type of dogs. They both have skin conditions...more for the DDB - Dry skin patches. I heard ORIJEN RED is very good. Please comment asap. thank you all.
  9. Aislinn

    Sores between toes!

    My 3.5 year old english mastiff, Titan, appears to have developed sores between his toes. The sores look like two swollen fluid-filled bumps in the webbing of his toes. Last year we had a problem with cheatgrass, but he hasn't been exposed to any this season. I would really like to hold off from...
  10. C

    Sores between paws

    My 1yr English Mastiff has sores between her paws. There on all four paws. I've tried benedryl, amoxicillin, and Epsom salt soaks none of which has helped (3week treatment). Her diet hasn't changed at all and the sores are getting worse and spreading up her leg. They look like huge zits that are...
  11. Stormy's_momma

    Allergies?

    I was curious, is it fairly common for these large giants to have food allergies? My Stormy has allergies to Beef and Wheat