HERB - Dogs

[Sandy M Koenig]

Yes, I understand pedigree dogs have more health problems.   My dogs are
Heinz 57, probably with all 57 breeds.    I don't have a problem with my
dogs' skin getting too oily, seems to be just right.   Good luck with
yours, anyway.  I know it's heartbreaking to see them like that.  
Perhaps you could try finding a holistic vet.

Raven

On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:21:28 -0400 mermayde at juno.com (Christine A
Seelye-King) writes:
>
>>DR. PITCAIRN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO NATURAL HEALTH FOR DOGS AND CATS
> using Dog Chow or Pedigree mixed with "human" food, plus 
>vegetable oil supplements, chicken skin, hamburger grease. >
>
>It is a good book, I have it and some others.  I have tried the oil 
>additive diet, and the results are she gets extremely oily skin, but 
>no relief.  She gets so oily that she is almost slick to touch.  
>(Yuck) I finally took her off of the lamb and rice diet for this 
>reason, and the fact that our pit-beagle was putting on way too much 
>weight due to cross-bowl feeding.  
>	And it's not just skin.  She has a chronic problem with her 
>ears, which I can eventually clear up with salicyllic acid liquid.  
>She also gets eye gunk when that's flaring up, but that is pretty easy 
>to see the connection, and when the ears are better, so are the eyes.  
>I have learned that these are genetic problems inherited from one of 
>the original 8 sharpeis used for breeding in the United States.  One 
>of the 8 had what was described as "an excruciating skin disease",  
>which seems pretty well descriptive of the problem Jester faces.  (She 
>was a foundling, someone saw her sitting at at bus stop in Macon, Ga, 
>and brought her to Fool's War to find her a home. )  She is a sweet 
>dog, and very smart, and it just hurts our hearts to see her suffer 
>during the summertime so.  She's about 5 1/2, and this stuff gets 
>worse every year.  Anybody else have any suggestions?
>	Yours in service to the Canine Americans in my household, 
>	Christianna
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