{"id":1990,"date":"2009-08-17T07:44:51","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T15:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2023-06-24T15:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T22:38:22","slug":"dog-skin-allergies-my-itchy-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/dog-skin-allergies-my-itchy-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Skin Allergies – My Itchy Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you had to deal with Dog Skin Allergies<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is my first dog that I know of with dog allergies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m sure our past dogs may have had minor allergies that went unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Stetson’s dog skin allergies are very irritating for him and definitely require the attention of a vet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stetson and Linus are so different in many ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People often say they look like brothers, but if you look closely or are accustomed to distinguishing the differences between two breeds you’ll know they do not have the same mama or papa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stetson is a pure-bred Black Labrador Retriever bred for the Guide Dog program and career-changed just over a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linus is from the shelter and is presumed to be an Australian Shepherd mixed with possibly a Chow, maybe some Lab, possibly some Husky…we really don’t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He may be a good candidate for one of those breed identification tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many other differences, but today I wanted to talk about the difference in their health and visits to the vet.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our Aussie Mix Linus Was A Healthy Boy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Our Healthy Aussie Mix Rescue Pup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When we first picked up Linus from the shelter he was very sickly and tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was covered in fleas, anemic, had a stomach infection, worms, and basically didn’t want to move his first couple of days home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cleaned him up, got him meds from the vet, and ever since he has been a very healthy dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: Our beloved Linus passed<\/a> on May 7, 2018. He was 13 1\/2 years old and will always have a place in my heart.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Not So Healthy Lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stetson came from a sterile environment and was perfectly healthy when we picked him up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He did require the regular vaccinations (Linus went through the same series of vaccinations), but that’s where similarities ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stetson has had at least four trips to the vet for ear infections, four trips to the vet for his dog skin problems<\/em><\/a>, and two trips to the vet for injuring his foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I don’t consider this a lot of visits it’s a steep contrast compared to Linus’s yearly checkups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dog Skin Allergies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That brings us to our visit with the veterinarian the other day for Stetson’s latest run in with his dog skin allergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I mentioned earlier Stetson has already been to the vet several times for this dog skin condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, we changed his food to Natural Balance Duck and Potato Allergy Formula.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thought that helped, but later this summer realized Stetson’s skin was red and irritated again…thus our latest visit to the vet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what we were told about Dog Skin Allergies<\/em> and Stetson’s condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n