Which dry dog food for skin problems?

zee_2

Hi. obtained rescue3 month old alsatian jan 2010 [oap so will possible be lastdog] started scratchin skin at 5 months [ feeding dry pedigree pup food] skin became raw so went to vet twice , just to be told that she was alergic to something ,givin cream first time and injection 2nd time.[ £80 spent]
changed to wagg dry dog food but still the same , changed to tins of chappie..slight change for better , took her to another vet he started her on medrone tablets and strongly advised a skin scrape and biopsy telling me how much it would roughly cost , so said ok.
dog was a happy dog on pills and chappie amd hair started to grow back.
vet called with results of tests...dog alergic to wheat to best of his knowledge , also advised to give 1/2 tablespoon of veg or sunflower oil once a day with food as contains all that is needed in dearer preparations.
started to use dry chappie added to food as mixer but not too shure, vet suggested james wellbeloved but after reading earlier article now a bit dubious , and it is very expensive for oap,
any suggestions for dry NON WHEAT mixer would be appreciated
I am lucky first time to happen to my dog.

malky39

my husky has not had skin problems but i use burns and thought i would suggest zooplus via quidco, as they normally have offers giving you a % of a 15kg bag is about £45 but as yet i have saved about £10 a bag every time and dont be fooled a bag lasts me about 3 months so its not really that expensive

jenhug

try adding cod liver oil/ olive oil and vitamin e capsules into the diet, all good for skin, wash the affected areas with hibiscrub (buy it in boots) dilute it and wash the area well, this should help.

Sublime_2

I second using cod liver oil. Worked wonders for my old dog. Good for their joints too.

katholicos

One of my parents dogs has terrible skin problems, particulalry dry and itchy skin, it has been slightly improved by them feeding her Burns dry dog food.

Nicoll

My Rottie has been biting his skin and scratching his ears for a few months now, after being on anti-biotics my vet has advised to put him on James Wellbeloved food but after reading this thread sounds like this hasn't helped some cases. I've just bought a 15kg bag so will try it and see how he goes but interesting to know there are some other types to try if this doesn't work.

undaunted

I'm not sure which variant of food you are using but try here for some suggestions of common allergens http://www.vetontheweb.co.uk/pet-clinic-detail.asp?id=214

I assume from your post that the antibiotics were to combat secondary infection from scratching rather than that some form of infection was believed to be the under lying cause?

staffiecat

My 7 month old had skin problems too, when we first got her she was being fed on pedigree dry food and she would bite at her back legs for ages. We switched her to wainwrights (which is apparently similar to James Wellbeloved) and that resolved the allergy but unfortunately her tummy was too sensitive and she had very loose bowel movements. I am now currently trying her on Hills food and she's still ok with the allergy (i.e. it hasn't returned) and bowel movement has improved but still not as solid as I would expect.

My vet has said to keep trying different foods (very gradually over a long period) as she may finally adjust to something - the Hills is new so am going to stick with that for a few months and see what happens !

starrystarry

staffiecat wrote: »

My 7 month old had skin problems too, when we first got her she was being fed on pedigree dry food and she would bite at her back legs for ages. We switched her to wainwrights (which is apparently similar to James Wellbeloved) and that resolved the allergy but unfortunately her tummy was too sensitive and she had very loose bowel movements. I am now currently trying her on Hills food and she's still ok with the allergy (i.e. it hasn't returned) and bowel movement has improved but still not as solid as I would expect.

My vet has said to keep trying different foods (very gradually over a long period) as she may finally adjust to something - the Hills is new so am going to stick with that for a few months and see what happens !

My dog had sensitive digestion as well as sensitive skin, and the Wainwrights stuff gave him very loose bowels. We tried loads of different ones but the only one that has made a real difference is Arden Grange (Lamb & Rice). Skin/coat is gorgeous now and his poos are like big rabbit droppings .

redrufus

Arden Grange all the way. Having been selling petfood for a couple of years and having a border collie that suffers from flakey skin I looked into which foods were of better quality. I swapped mine from JWB onto AG and they look brilliant, shiny coats, healthy skin and healthy poo!