Noyes27
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- Sep 27, 2012
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Mack
When I first brought Mack home, he was on Purina Dog Chow and had allergies so bad he had scratched his eyes until he had an infection and had to be put on antibiotics.
We immediately switched him to blue buffalo freedom. Since then we have been trying to determine whether his allergies are seasonal or food related. We have done different doses of benadryl, apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, and he is still really itchy.
The vet told us we couldn't really rule out seasonal allergies until we have had a solid week of frost. Go figure, Chicago hasnt had more than a day or two of truly cold days at any time yet this winter!
So even though his allergies may be totally seasonal, I decided to switch him to a non-chicken based food that is still grain free, just incase it does happen to be a chicken allergy.
As of now we have no yeast issues so I am hesitant to switch to a food with sweet potato, as I dot want to create additional problems...
Anyways, I have heard of many bulldogs having allergies to chicken, and also some have reactions to salmon, though I don't recall hearing (well really reading, here lol) about too many duck allergies.
Wish us luck, because I just can't bear to think he might have to go like this for weeks beforewe find out it wasn't even seasonal allergies. His scratching has gotten worse and is actually starting to scab, but I also don't want to drug him up on benadryl constantly....
So tonight we began the transition to blue wilderness duck formula...
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
Turns out blue wilderness duck formula has chicken meal as the second ingredient. Mack's wrinkles have been amazingly clean, his redness in his face and belly has significantly decreased, BUT he is still really itchy.
I saw that Blue Buffalo Basics had a grain free turkey formula and thought that might be a better choice for him since it doesnt have any chicken ingredients at all. Turns out my Petco doesnt carry it. Not sure if it is too new, or just something they will not get in. After an hour at searching tonight, we have decided the next food will be Merrick Grain Free Duck & Sweet Potato. No chicken products anywhere in the ingredients. I am really crossing my fingers that he doesnt turn out to have a salmon allergy bc Salmon Meal is the 3rd ingredient.
Luckily Mack's stomach doesn't upset easily and we can transition pretty quickly. He had 1/3 Merrick 2/3 Blue Wilderness tonight, if his poops are okay until morning, he will have 1/2 & 1/2 tomorrow, 1/3 Blue Wilderness with 2/3 Merrick on Thursday, and be transitioned completely by Friday. We have never had an issue with a transition before and since both are 6 star foods I think we will be okay...
I will let you guys know how it goes!
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We immediately switched him to blue buffalo freedom. Since then we have been trying to determine whether his allergies are seasonal or food related. We have done different doses of benadryl, apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, and he is still really itchy.
The vet told us we couldn't really rule out seasonal allergies until we have had a solid week of frost. Go figure, Chicago hasnt had more than a day or two of truly cold days at any time yet this winter!
So even though his allergies may be totally seasonal, I decided to switch him to a non-chicken based food that is still grain free, just incase it does happen to be a chicken allergy.
As of now we have no yeast issues so I am hesitant to switch to a food with sweet potato, as I dot want to create additional problems...
Anyways, I have heard of many bulldogs having allergies to chicken, and also some have reactions to salmon, though I don't recall hearing (well really reading, here lol) about too many duck allergies.
Wish us luck, because I just can't bear to think he might have to go like this for weeks beforewe find out it wasn't even seasonal allergies. His scratching has gotten worse and is actually starting to scab, but I also don't want to drug him up on benadryl constantly....
So tonight we began the transition to blue wilderness duck formula...
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
Turns out blue wilderness duck formula has chicken meal as the second ingredient. Mack's wrinkles have been amazingly clean, his redness in his face and belly has significantly decreased, BUT he is still really itchy.
I saw that Blue Buffalo Basics had a grain free turkey formula and thought that might be a better choice for him since it doesnt have any chicken ingredients at all. Turns out my Petco doesnt carry it. Not sure if it is too new, or just something they will not get in. After an hour at searching tonight, we have decided the next food will be Merrick Grain Free Duck & Sweet Potato. No chicken products anywhere in the ingredients. I am really crossing my fingers that he doesnt turn out to have a salmon allergy bc Salmon Meal is the 3rd ingredient.
Luckily Mack's stomach doesn't upset easily and we can transition pretty quickly. He had 1/3 Merrick 2/3 Blue Wilderness tonight, if his poops are okay until morning, he will have 1/2 & 1/2 tomorrow, 1/3 Blue Wilderness with 2/3 Merrick on Thursday, and be transitioned completely by Friday. We have never had an issue with a transition before and since both are 6 star foods I think we will be okay...
I will let you guys know how it goes!
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