lyme vaccine causes it's own symptoms and at the time she had a luxated pattella. We do have a lot of ticks around here and we are always pulling them off of her even with the Frontline on. My pit bull got lyme living up here and thank God we caught it in time to give her the antibiotics for it. I will bring her to my vet and have her tested though. Thanks!
Oh, and the knee was injured when I was playing tug with her on my slippery tile floors. I rested her, doubled up on the Acti Flex joint supplement I give her and within a few months it never happened again thank God! I know that wasn't lyme because the knee would just pop in and out and no limping etc. My other dog was lame when we noticed and took her to the vet. Bella is just having the skin rash now but it's not a bulls eye like you would get with lyme and she's not lame at all. I really do expect that it yeast.…
hite on their chests! Was reading that your dog suffers from allergies, so does mine, he was getting a lot of yeast ear infections and really itchy red skin with sores. he also gets itchy rashes under his muzzle. I did a bit of research and have totally changed his diet, his ears seem to be a lot better, he is still a bit itchy in summer but does not have any sores or redness at all and his muzzle is getting better. I totally stopped giving him dry food, no wheat products at all, he has lamb bones for lunch for his calcium intake, roo meat, veges and chicken necks for dinner, I also give him fish oil, rice bran (1tsp) and organic plain yogurt every day and eggs a few times a week, his treats are kangaroo jerky which he loves! I have discussed this with the vet and am doing the right thing, apparently the protein insome kibbles is very poor quality and this plus the grain fillers they use causes allergies. have also used a eczema, dermititis cream from the health shop and have noticed an improvement in his muzzle, the stuff from the vet did nothing. Hop this helps.
cheers Saskia…
ey have several awesome vets that can look at her. Phone number is (502) 778-8317 The one you are at now its just him who is great, but having more vets on hand you have a better chance that someone has delt with it. I know its a drive for you but I have gone to Shively Animal Clinic for over 20 years they are the best pet hospital I know of. First ask for Dr. Sarah she is amazing, and will spend as much time with you as you need. Shes never acts like she rushed even when that place is always busy. They are all pretty great over there. Just call me for more details if you would like 502-439-0066 anytime. I did some looking around online, and came across these two links below, see if helps you any. You both are in my prayers, and thoughts. Please keep me posted.
My dog is losing hair in spots on her sides
Diseases and Conditions Canine Skin
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ledge and experience, if you have someone who has only trained herders these dogs are entirely different in temperament and the wrong person will make things worse! Also, consider getting your boy used to a muzzle (wire basket). Using positive conditioning it will take a bit of time, but will be worth it for peace of mind. I don't know if your boy is neutered...if not, get it done immediately. (yes, in an ideal world you'd wait for him to be older but if you're dealing with any kind of aggression problem then eliminating the testosterone factor can give you an edge) Also, ask your vet to send a blood sample to Dr. Jean Dodds at Hemopet, for thyroid testing. The regular blood tests at the vet's office won't give enough info to detect low normal levels. Dr. Dodds is better than the University of Michigan lab where the vets usually send the blood for thyroid testing, because her lab will give specific recommendations based on breed. Sub-optimal levels of thyroid can cause a host of problems from skin to aggression. (It's certainly no gaurantee to change your dog's aggression level, it didn't help with my boy, but it is a tool because training can't overcome a medical problem.) And please talk with Dan about "dominance" ...it is a very misunderstood concept with dogs. Good luck with your boy.
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in charge if I am out or away. I also worry about choking and sharp bones going through the intestines. I do give her chicken and turkey necks we are eating either and I give big meety raw beef bones too. I also was told that the big beef bones are bad because she could chip a tooth OMG! And that pork is too gassy so I am completely confused! I think I will supplement her diet with as much organ meat and necks and maybe some chicken quarters with the wings cut off for now and see how it goes.
Hylton Samuels said:None of my dogs suffered from allergies and skin problems ever again. Do yourself a favour and read the attached documents. NEVER LOOKED BACK!!! Google the word " Greenopia" and see what surveys was done on dogfood brands and which types of dogfood got good test results. Don't care who says what , cause i had it over and over, i stick to BARF feeding and it's not even as expensive as people say. Id rather Raw feed my dogs than sit with all these unhealthy dog problems. Im out
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ere is more. If he at anything outside of his regular dog food, he'd throw up or have diarrhea for days. He was also the sweetest, most food driven dog imaginable, so it was heartbreaking to turn down treats at store counters or risk watching him be sick over and over again.He also had a ridiculous amount of skin problems that fortunately resolved themselves after A LOT of trial and error with his diet--finally no more open sores on his chin or dandruff.The limping that you mentioned is actually why I commented though. Our Dobe went through a similar limping spell and we took him in for x-rays. Like your vet, we were told to keep him calm--as though keeping a puppy with boundless energy calm is ever an easy thing. :) When he finally stopped limping, we were thrilled to get back to our walking routine, only to have him start favoring a different leg instead. It turned out the limping was caused by pano from a growth spurt, and it did eventually resolve itself.We lost our Dobe at 20 months to cancer, and I'm not at all implying I think your dog has cancer. It's just important to remember to enjoy your dog as much as possible, even with all of the worry over his. There is never as much time with them as we'd like.…
ost times, but man, she would just turn on a dime with our other pitbull and they would go at it. It was really heartbreaking. They had to be separated it got so bad. She was rescued from a ranch where the dogs pretty much live wild, catch their own food and scuffle to see who is the alpha. Such a shame because she was a good dog, she was just neglected at first and she had a wild side in her. When we got her, she was almost dead, just skin and bones. She bulked up pretty quickly after a few weeks of tender loving care. She ended up dying of Parvovirus I think, I had already left Mexico by that time. It's sad how a good dog can change according to environment and treatment.
Great to see you here Armando.Armando said:
Hello everyone,I found this site while browsing the boerboel network and decided to join. I'm currently waiting to pick up my first boerboel puppy and am looking forward to enjoying a great time with him. He's from Skyview Kuhn and Spitsvuur Kwashe. My wife and I had a pit/chow mix that left us after 18 years and we decided to wait a year before getting a new companion, we looked at many breeds, including rescues. But the boerboel has all the traits we were looking for. Take care everyone.Armando
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Added by Kent Munn at 12:40am on September 22, 2011
s, be it food or other.
Much appreciate your note!
MikeSaskia Vermeulen said:
Hi Mike, my boy Chester had a very similar thing when he was about that age, maybe a bit older, same place on his back, under his limbs, on his front legs, I did a lot of research and it ended up being an allergy to wheat product that was in his kibble, I changed his diet to a total natural raw one, no kibble or wheat, corn products, also some of the protein in some kibbles is very poor quality. I fed him chickem/roo mince, eggd, organic yogurt, fidh oil, rice bran, chicken necks and it went away, he is now 3 1/2 and has no problems at all, the vet totally agreed with me as to the cause. I have only recently put him back on a kibble food but its holistic with rice and lamb, no wheat products, all human grade ingredients, its Australian and called Black Hawk holistic, expensive $100 for 20kg but worth it, I have had no problems with it at all, he also gets beef mince every night plus extras, hope this helps.
regards
Saskia
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Added by Mike Nichol at 11:17pm on November 5, 2012
ver 15 years. The black dogs were excluded in 1983 due to prejudice and fears that have since been found to be untrue. The black dogs were rare but still a viable part of the breed. I find it quite refreshing that the powers among the SABT realized that there was an error almost 30 years ago, and did something about it. They have assembled the black dogs used today, the same way they found the 72 to 75 dogs used to start the standards in 1983.
To think that the current population of Boerboels world wide is from some "pure" dog is totaly wrong. Go to the Boerboel pedigree site and you can confirm this in an instant. I found almost every single dog in the regestry to have as many unknown dogs in their make-up, as known dogs. Some of the most famous and prolific Boerboels have unknown history only one generation back. Boerboels are working, family dogs. They have been bred over 300 years for function and function alone. When I look at the many pictures of this breed, I see a much wider gap in the appearance of a Boerboel than almost any breed in the world. This is because the Europeans brought so many different Mastiff type dogs into Africa. I would think that the Bull Mastiff is most dominant because of the influence of the De Beers. The predecessors to the Neopolitan Mastiff, Great Dane, Dogue De Bordeaux, English Mastiff and Spanish Mastiff all have found their way into the genetics of this wonderful breed. That is why some dogs have thicker skin, more lip and jaw, wider backs, resemble the Ridgeback a bit more, and have such a difference in rear angulation.
You obviously love this breed and I do not mean to insult you or your veiw of the breed. I hope with open discussions like this we can all gain a better understanding of where we are going with the Boerboel.…
for dogs with skin allergies. At first I fed her Eukenuba, but then changed to a Dogsense
(Essential amino acids to support important muscle and organ maintenance, gelatinized carbo’s for improved energy availability, provides a good balance of Ω6 and Ω3 fatty acids to help ensure healthy skin and shiny coat. Provides a good balance of digestive fibers to aid in the prevention of the uncomfortable effects of constipation, and adequate levels of vitamins and minerals that orchestrate the many important biochemical reactions inside the body to support a lusty vivid life.)
, a locally manufactured dry dog food containing:
Protein 21% (min) Moisture 10% (max) Oils and fats 6% (min) Fibre 40% (max) Ash 50% (max) Ca:P ratio 1.1-1.6:1 Calcium 10% (min) Phosphorous 8% (min) Linoleic acid 20% (min) Omega 6:3 ratio 5-10:1
After the meds were completed for her Mange and I switched to the above dog food, mange was something of the past. I noticed in the other discussions that some of the dogs also had reactions to flee bites, which Nala also has, but she is bathed regularly and dipped, as she LOVES running in the mountain ( Lots of ticks & Flees there), but hardly ever have a skin reaction in the last couple of years - and this also tells me she is prone to allergies.
I don't only feed the dry dog food, for the last 2 years, she also as a mixed diet, where she received a bowl of white chicken meat & rice ( recommended by the vet) - and this she LOVES. I tend not to feed bones to any of my dogs, I'm absolutely terrified of them getting stuck in their throats, as I have lost a dog like that.
The dog food that I have purchased for her now is called Hills Prescription diet, z/d, Ultra allergen free with the following ingredients:
Starch, Hydrolyzed Chicken Liver, Soybean Oil (preserved with BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid), Hydrolyzed Chicken, Powdered Cellulose, Lactic Acid, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Glyceryl Monostearate, Potassium Chloride, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), DL-Methionine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols & Citric Acid, Rosemary Extract, Beta-Carotene.
Nutritional Information
Nutrient
Dry Matter1%
Protein
19.6
Fat
13.3
Carbohydrate (NFE)
59.5
Crude Fiber
2.9
Calcium
0.66
Phosphorus
0.54
Sodium
0.29
Potassium
0.67
Magnesium
0.055
Vitamin C
111 mg/kg
Vitamin E
611 IU/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Total
0.53
Omega-6 Fatty Acids Total
4.40
After 3 cortozone tablets her bark has improved quite a bit, probably showing that the cortozone is working, supporting the fact that this is an allergy and not age. I will most definitely go and read up on the raw feeding and I have also joined the Yahoo group on canine allergies.
Marco, no offence taken. She is never tied to any post. She is a very obedient dog and well trained, no need to tie her. Even when we go for walks she is free to run where she wants to run. You would think she is a pup when it is walk time, she start jumping up and down like a goat :)
Will keep you up to date on her progress and any allergies I can pinpoint.
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"Hello Kim welcome and thanks for posting. Sorry to hear you having trouble with your puppy. First off have you taken her to the vet? Do they know of the situation? Have they taken a urine sample? If your girl has a UTI…"
Our 12 week old Boerboel wants to drink water - she has had a urinary infection that we have been treating.. but this is crazy... she searches for mud puddles, rain, condensation... drinks until she is miserable and burping then lays around and pees... potty training is near impossible as she is more interested in water than life... ANY IDEAS? See More