Comments on: Is Your Vet Going the Extra Mile for Your Dog? http://30minvetconsult.com/blog/2009/04/22/is-your-vet-going-the-extra-mile-for-your-dog/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dr. Terifaj http://30minvetconsult.com/blog/2009/04/22/is-your-vet-going-the-extra-mile-for-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Dr. Terifaj Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:23:31 +0000 http://30minvetconsult.com/blog/?p=72#comment-767 It sounds like your dog may be dealing with Atopy (inhaled allergic dermatitis) not demodex since you mention that only the paws are involved and that is not a typical presentation. A skin scraping is mandatory to make the diagnosis and dogs do not have to be sedated to do this unless they cannot be handled. It sounds like your dog may be dealing with Atopy (inhaled allergic dermatitis) not demodex since you mention that only the paws are involved and that is not a typical presentation. A skin scraping is mandatory to make the diagnosis and dogs do not have to be sedated to do this unless they cannot be handled.

]]> By: Mary Jo http://30minvetconsult.com/blog/2009/04/22/is-your-vet-going-the-extra-mile-for-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Mary Jo Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:34:00 +0000 http://30minvetconsult.com/blog/?p=72#comment-725 What a great website. I hopened it and it went to demodectic podermatitis. My English mastiff has been biting his feet for years. We changed his food (currently holistic duck and oatmeal), ripped up the carpet and put him on aloe vera juice to kill yeast. He's somewhat better but still biting. I even put him on chinese herbs for allergies which seemed to make him hyperactive and he acted like he was hallucinating. I asked my vet about demodectic podermatitis and he didn't seem to think that is the case. He says we will have to sedate him and do scrapings to determine this. And, I'm not too excited about the treatments listed. Is there a more natural route? Oh, and we took the mastiff for his annual last night including the 3yr rabies which is required and i didn't realize it til we got home and looked at the paperwork, they also gave him a 3yr distemper shot. I specifically told the vet tech no. I called the vet and he said she felt that we did want it and he justified this by telling me that their vet practice only gives them every 3 years and not annually as recommended. His file is flagged now, no distemper unless we request it. Thanks very much for your awesome awesome newsletter. Mary Jo What a great website. I hopened it and it went to demodectic podermatitis. My English mastiff has been biting his feet for years. We changed his food (currently holistic duck and oatmeal), ripped up the carpet and put him on aloe vera juice to kill yeast. He’s somewhat better but still biting. I even put him on chinese herbs for allergies which seemed to make him hyperactive and he acted like he was hallucinating.

I asked my vet about demodectic podermatitis and he didn’t seem to think that is the case. He says we will have to sedate him and do scrapings to determine this. And, I’m not too excited about the treatments listed.

Is there a more natural route?

Oh, and we took the mastiff for his annual last night including the 3yr rabies which is required and i didn’t realize it til we got home and looked at the paperwork, they also gave him a 3yr distemper shot. I specifically told the vet tech no. I called the vet and he said she felt that we did want it and he justified this by telling me that their vet practice only gives them every 3 years and not annually as recommended. His file is flagged now, no distemper unless we request it.

Thanks very much for your awesome awesome newsletter.

Mary Jo

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