Hey everyone. I'm new to the area here.
I recently adopted a two year old, short haired dachshund from a rescue league.
All has been great, except... He was diagnosed with seasonal allergies.
Ben has been continuously licking and scratching his arm pits and area inside of his hind legs on either side of his privates.
He's such a great, calm boy otherwise.
Our vet, who I believe is excellent, prescribed Tameril, for seven days which seemed to help, but cautioned that its a steroid not intended for extended use. This was two months ago. Since then, I've been combating this losing battle with Sulfadene, Dermalone ointment (when he breaks the skin), and Benadryl.
I bathe him once a month using Earthbath All Natural Oatmeal and Aloe and he gets one dose of medium-size K9 Advantix II.
As for food, he gets no table food, and his diet consists of 5/8-3/4 of a cup of Fromm Four Star Nutritionals food (rotating through recipes).
Can anyone recommend a natural supplement maybe? I'm considering taking him off the Fromm's and putting him on a raw food diet that I'd make myself.
I beg your pardon for the pic below... I thought about covering with a blanket but then it covers the rash too...
I'm grasping for ideas here just to get this little guy some relief. Please help.
Thanks,
Justin
I recently adopted a two year old, short haired dachshund from a rescue league.
All has been great, except... He was diagnosed with seasonal allergies.
Ben has been continuously licking and scratching his arm pits and area inside of his hind legs on either side of his privates.
He's such a great, calm boy otherwise.
Our vet, who I believe is excellent, prescribed Tameril, for seven days which seemed to help, but cautioned that its a steroid not intended for extended use. This was two months ago. Since then, I've been combating this losing battle with Sulfadene, Dermalone ointment (when he breaks the skin), and Benadryl.
I bathe him once a month using Earthbath All Natural Oatmeal and Aloe and he gets one dose of medium-size K9 Advantix II.
As for food, he gets no table food, and his diet consists of 5/8-3/4 of a cup of Fromm Four Star Nutritionals food (rotating through recipes).
Can anyone recommend a natural supplement maybe? I'm considering taking him off the Fromm's and putting him on a raw food diet that I'd make myself.
I beg your pardon for the pic below... I thought about covering with a blanket but then it covers the rash too...
I'm grasping for ideas here just to get this little guy some relief. Please help.
Thanks,
Justin
Attachments
-
98.2 KB Views: 347