sheena Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I have a vet appt this afternoon to confirm but I think I found the culprit for the itching... ticks. :eek: I have never ever had a dog with ticks before (if that's what they are) so I didn't even suspect. I didn't know ticks could be so small though. I don't think they're fleas as I've never seen fleas just latch on to one spot and not move at all and it seems localised to his ears and a paw. I feel so bad, I'd felt the ones on the tip of Nacho's ear but just thought he'd scratched himself and it was a scab. Grass ticks can get very tiny. I had my girl to the vets once as she was licking her paws. The vet found tiny little ticks between her toes, so tiny that I wouldn't have been able to see them without my reading glasses on. Fortunately they are not the deadly ones...just makes you itchy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Thanks sheena. A quick google seems to tell me that grass ticks are the larvae of paralysis ticks? But we don't really have paralysis ticks here. Certainly fits the description though. These are super tiny, it wasn't until I removed a couple and they started moving around on the tissue did I realise they were alive. I've kept a couple in a jar to take to the vet. Edited February 23, 2014 by moosepup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I give my dogs Transfer Factor and also Inner Health dairy free probiotics (they're refrigerated). I have 2 x 10kg (approx) dogs and am dividing each capsule of both products between the dogs. I wonder if I am under dosing them by givng them half a capsule. I would appreciate advice from those who are more knowledgeable than I am about the correct dose for my dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'm certainly no expert cav but my 4.4kg dog gets 1 - 2 grams of Protexin which is 60 - 120 million CFU. IHP is 25 billion CFU per capsule so I'd hazard a guess and say no you're not under dosing. Certainly don't take my word for it though. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 If you have lots of birds around grey might also be bird lice. Grass ticks are bloody itchy; I'm allergic to grass and all critters found in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Yes quite a few Willy Wagtails and Turtle Doves hang out in the back yard. They keep pooping on my washing. I'll mention that too the vet too, thanks RS. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'm certainly no expert cav but my 4.4kg dog gets 1 - 2 grams of Protexin which is 60 - 120 million CFU. IHP is 25 billion CFU per capsule so I'd hazard a guess and say no you're not under dosing. Certainly don't take my word for it though. :) See, you know a lot more than I do so I will certainly take your word for it and I'll continue to do what I'm doing. I imagine the same goes for the Transfer Factor. Thanks, Moosepup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'm certainly no expert cav but my 4.4kg dog gets 1 - 2 grams of Protexin which is 60 - 120 million CFU. IHP is 25 billion CFU per capsule so I'd hazard a guess and say no you're not under dosing. Certainly don't take my word for it though. :) See, you know a lot more than I do so I will certainly take your word for it and I'll continue to do what I'm doing. I imagine the same goes for the Transfer Factor. Thanks, Moosepup. These things don't hurt in higher doses and you will know if you should back it back as you will see diarrhoea - what you are doing is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks Steve, it's a relief to know that because I'm really flying blind as far as dosing goes. When I was treating my Rottweiler with these supplements I had no problems with the dose rate but with small dogs I have no idea what I'm doing and just hope I'm getting it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Diagnosis....... stick fast fleas! Which makes sense as one of our neighbours has chickens and the doves might be picking up the fleas and dropping them in the soil. I'm hesitant to use a spot on so the vet recommended a Fipronil spray. Any harm in trying a couple of ACV baths first and if that doesn't work try the Fipronil do you think? Edited February 23, 2014 by moosepup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orejano Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 IMHO kefir have to be among the best and more complete probiotic available.The culture can be grow in cow milk because it will consume the lactose which it is not digested by dogs. Kefir grains are easy to reproduce and a culture can start with 2 tsp of grains in milk. You will see the large type of yeasts in the grains but do not worry, they do not known to produce allergies. Here are some of the ingredients in kefir grains (excuse me the long post) LACTOBACILLI Lactobacillus acidophilus Lb. brevis [Possibly now Lb. kefiri] Lb. casei subsp. casei Lb. casei subsp. rhamnosus Lb. paracasei subsp. paracasei Lb. fermentum Lb. cellobiosus Lb. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus Lb. delbrueckii subsp. lactis Lb. fructivorans Lb. helveticus subsp. lactis Lb. hilgardii Lb. helveticus Lb. kefiri Lb. kefiranofaciens subsp. kefirgranum Lb. kefiranofaciens subsp. kefiranofaciens Lb. parakefiri Lb. plantarum STREPTOCOCCI/LACTOCOCCI Streptococcus thermophilus St. paracitrovorus^ Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Lc. lactis subsp. lactis biovar. diacetylactis Lc. lactis subsp. cremoris Enterococcus durans Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris Leuc. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides Leuc. dextranicum YEASTS Dekkera anomala t/ Brettanomyces anomalus a Kluyveromyces marxianus t/ Candida kefyr a# Pichia fermentans t/ C. firmetaria a Yarrowia lipolytica t/ C. lipolytica a Debaryomyces hansenii t/ C. famata a# Deb. [schwanniomyces] occidentalis Issatchenkia orientalis t/ C. krusei a Galactomyces geotrichum t/ Geotrichum candidum a C. friedrichii C. rancens C. tenuis C. humilis C. inconspicua C. maris Cryptococcus humicolus Kluyveromyces lactis var. lactis # Kluyv. bulgaricus Kluyv. lodderae Saccharomyces cerevisiae # Sacc. subsp. torulopsis holmii Sacc. pastorianus Sacc. humaticus Sacc. unisporus Sacc. exiguus Sacc. turicensis sp. nov Torulaspora delbrueckii t * Zygosaccharomyces rouxii ACETOBACTER Acetobacter aceti Acetobacter rasens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canisbellum Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Its now been 4 weeks since Jonah last had his weekly bath with Malaseb shampoo and he doesnt get as smelly by the end of the week and his coat is much softer. Another win for the probiotics and yoghurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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