i love my bully
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- Aug 26, 2013
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- sampson
-- I have a 5 month old English bulldog. 2 nights ago I discovered bumps all over him (head, face, neck, all over his back, tummy, EVERYWHERE), his fur was raised, and when I looked closer, I noticed that he has a yellow dried substance on some of the raised bumps. I thought they were hives because they made him itch so bad. I have also noticed that his smell has changed. Hes also losing fur, mostly from his back due to all the bumps on it. hes getting some bald spots for so much hair loss.
-- I gave the vet a brief history of the things I have done for him in the past month:
1.played in new area outside a day or two before bumps showed up, (he got muddy and I ended up having to give him 2 baths to get all the dirt off him)
2.in the process of switching from royal canin bulldog food to grain free blue buffalo
3.started him on coconut oil (which had wonderful results immediately).
Sometimes he gets a small tummy rash, but I rub some coconut oil on it and it is gone by the next morning.
-- well I took him to banfield pet hospital today, and they said they saw fungi spores and yeast in the skin sample they took from him.
after telling her the months history with him, she immediately said that grain allergies were not real and keeps trying to keep me on royal canin saying its the best food ever for bulldogs.
I truly believe that she was lying to me about the grain allergies, just so she could keep promoting royal canin and keep me from finding another brand.
what is your opinion about pet grain allergies? is it real or not real?
-- second, coconut oil is amazing and I have seen it heal his skin. she shoots it down right away and says that it will feed the bacteria, yeast, etc. I know for a fact that it is anti microbial. its anti viral, anti bacterial and anti fungal because of the lauric acid.
could you give me your opinion on using coconut oil on pets?
-- third, they prescribed my dog antibiotics. antibiotics do not help with fungi or yeast right? I really feel like I am getting ripped off by banfield. I truly want what is best for my puppy, I just feel like I need a second opinion, this last visit has me really doubting the vets at banfield pet hospital and i feel like im getting ripped off. -- fourth, could the welts simply be allergies that bulldogs get? does anyone have any advice as to how I can treat or soothe his skin?
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-- I gave the vet a brief history of the things I have done for him in the past month:
1.played in new area outside a day or two before bumps showed up, (he got muddy and I ended up having to give him 2 baths to get all the dirt off him)
2.in the process of switching from royal canin bulldog food to grain free blue buffalo
3.started him on coconut oil (which had wonderful results immediately).
Sometimes he gets a small tummy rash, but I rub some coconut oil on it and it is gone by the next morning.
-- well I took him to banfield pet hospital today, and they said they saw fungi spores and yeast in the skin sample they took from him.
after telling her the months history with him, she immediately said that grain allergies were not real and keeps trying to keep me on royal canin saying its the best food ever for bulldogs.
I truly believe that she was lying to me about the grain allergies, just so she could keep promoting royal canin and keep me from finding another brand.
what is your opinion about pet grain allergies? is it real or not real?
-- second, coconut oil is amazing and I have seen it heal his skin. she shoots it down right away and says that it will feed the bacteria, yeast, etc. I know for a fact that it is anti microbial. its anti viral, anti bacterial and anti fungal because of the lauric acid.
could you give me your opinion on using coconut oil on pets?
-- third, they prescribed my dog antibiotics. antibiotics do not help with fungi or yeast right? I really feel like I am getting ripped off by banfield. I truly want what is best for my puppy, I just feel like I need a second opinion, this last visit has me really doubting the vets at banfield pet hospital and i feel like im getting ripped off. -- fourth, could the welts simply be allergies that bulldogs get? does anyone have any advice as to how I can treat or soothe his skin?
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