[nagdu] ear problems

[Tracy Carcione]

I second what Jeanine says about treats.  For the longest time, I couldn't 
figure out why my dog got the runs at my parents' house.  I thought it was 
the stress of travel, which she didn't really enjoy.  Finally I figured out 
it was the milk bones she got there, and nowhere else.  It was totally 
obvious, once I got it. Duh.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenine Stanley via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 11:48 AM
Subject: [nagdu] ear problems


> Hi Danielle,
>
> A couple things about ear issues to consider.
>
> first off, give us a call to talk to one of our Canine Care folks for some 
> good suggestions based on your dog’s history.
>
> I’ve found with my dogs over the years that it’s not just the dog food but 
> the treats as well that can cause allergic reactions, if that’s in fact 
> what it is. Example: Swap is on a grain-free food and someone gave us a 
> Milkbone biscuit the other day. I gave it to him and the next day he had 
> the lip crud he gets with grain-based dog food. Check all treats and other 
> things your dog gets.
>
> This just recently happened to us as well. We’d been buying baby carrots 
> in the little plastic bags and giving them to both dogs. Both dogs were 
> having loose stools and very bad gas. We started eliminating things from 
> their diet and hoped it wasn’t the new formulation of Dasoquin. It wasn’t. 
> Was the carrots. they apparently had some type of vegetable soap on them 
> that was safe to eat but caused a big reaction in both of our dogs. I have 
> tried washing the carrots but the soap apparently permeates them so no 
> more carrots of that type. We’re back to fresh green beans for treats.
>
> Another thing to consider is that not all ear washes work equally. Some 
> work better for some dogs on one type of crud and sometimes you have to 
> try several different kinds before you find the one that works on the type 
> of crud inside your dog’s ears. I’d go back to the vet if it was my dog 
> and have them take cultures and analyze what the stuff is in there. It may 
> take a stronger or longer course of antibiotic to beat the thing. then 
> again, it might be a fungus or yeats which takes a whole different 
> treatment approach.
>
> Good luck and please know that GDF is always there to help in these 
> situations.
> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com
>
> http://www.twitter.com/jeninems
>
>
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