Rusky Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 QUOTE Our vet said to use Malaseb and wash his feet twice a day.. Works great do you use malaseb twice a day or just wash feet in water twice a day? I use the Malaseb to wash his feet twice a day, if I notice them itchy... I use the smallest amount in a small bowl... Stopped him licking his itchy feet after a coupld of washes... I just found this worked well for us as he only got itchy feet when they put down the fertiliser at the park... Cheers Jodie I thought that was what you meant, just checking, yes we use when itchy but since washing with saline no itch... yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjosa Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I had friends with Bulldogs many years ago, and they had a couple who suffered with sore feet, and with the constant licking they began to bleed, spent many dollars at the vet trying this that and the other, then they decided to go to a health shop and they recommended paw-paw ointment, it did the trick for their dogs, so as soon as they saw the problem they would treat their feet with this. I believe it was not very expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) Thanks for that Rusky, I might give saline a go next time and see how he goes... Cheers Jodie ETA, Sorry Goldy, I did not see your post before... I use about 5mls to half a litre of water and keep it in a bottle near the bath... Then I just use as much as I need to rinse his feet... If the solution that you are using is working for you, then I would just keep using that... Cheers Jodie Edited January 8, 2006 by Staffyluv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffiend42 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Goldy, I never really measured it, just whacked a splash in with the meals. Steve suggested 100ml a day, but it was all I could do to get them to drink that much. TB: yep, you sure can use the plant - it's what all the products are derived from! I'm not sure how the juice is processed tho, but for the gel, you split one of the fleshy leaves and get the gel that way. If it's being used over a few days or more on the skin, it will turn white fur a bit brownish, but it's not permanent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I use aloe vera powder with my dogs... You can get it in capsules (probably in bulk powder too)... my dogs eat pills in their food so it goes straight down, or you can open them and mix it in with the food... Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffy-Lover Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Goldy, my staffy gets the same thing, red saws with a head on his toes. i too thought it was grass seeds, but the vet checked and nope it isn't. We have quartazone (sp?) cream if it gets too bad and this seems to clear it up eventually. when my staffy gets other itches on his body i use the aloe vera plant, just put it in the fridge to make it nice and cool and then cut it open and wipe on. much cheaper than gels and creams. and works well on his tummy rash that he gets from the grass, but you have to wipe the rash down first with cool water. dry it off then add the alo. i am going to give the vinegar thingy a go. thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Goldy, my staffy gets the same thing, red saws with a head on his toes. i too thought it was grass seeds, but the vet checked and nope it isn't. We have quartazone (sp?) cream if it gets too bad and this seems to clear it up eventually. Staph infections, which are common with atopic allergies, start off as pimple like lesions. They burst and then often form round rings that get mistaken for ring worm. They need a good course of antibiotics to break the infection. Once you know what the allergy is you can control it in other ways. We have had great succes controling Asher's with Pau D'arco, an antibacterial herb. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest miabullmastiff Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 My dog has some bad allergy. They don't know what she is allergic to, she has bad rash all over her stomach and scratches so much she bleeds sometimes.She is now on quaterzone (? spelling) tablets until we find out what she is allergic to. The allergy test is done by taking blood samples then it gets sent to America for testing, it then takes about 4 weeks to get back results. I Have a two year old male staffy who had really bad skin allergies. He used to scratch himself until he bled. we took him to the vet they gave us some skin allergy shampoo and recomended we see a dermatitist specialist. at the same time we just purchased a female bullmastiff. So i decided put her on science diet dry puppy food i put the staffy on the same food. within a month the staffies skin had dramaticly improved. Using the shampoo probably once a fortnight as well he is now looking great. Science diet is expensive i try and shop around sometimes you can get bags that have been damaged for half price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeralSam Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Hey Hesapandabear, thanks for posting that website for herbal treatment. I've just had a look and it's great. It really covers a lot for both humans and animals. My 9mth pup reacts terribly to Wandering Jew and to lesser extent, seeding grasses. He's been twice to the vet's for Cortisone. New Year's Eve's heat (43') saw him cooling off in a previously unused part of the garden. It had Wandering Jew in the corner (a section I missed, Doofer!). He broke out in the worst rash with armpits so deeply red it looked almost like birthmarks. He lived with a cuff-collar for 2 days until the vet could see him on 2nd Jan (too many more life-threatening cases). I mutilated half an aloe-vera plant and used up 3 tubes of Aloveen. He couldn't munch himself but still could scratch & scratch he did! I slept little those 2 nights for all that scratching! I was at the stage of grabbing every bandage in the house and wrapping him up like a mummy! His rash ran from his armpits, all over his chest, belly and across his inner thighs. He would lie down and drag himself over the grass trying to get relief from the itchiness. The vet gave him a shot & supplied Cortisone tablets with a few extra should it happen again. It did the trick and the rash was down by more than half within 24hrs. The annoying thing though is that the dog is reactive to that bloody weed and you can't find every little piece and rip it out or poison it. Also, there's always the risk of coming across it somewhere other than home. I'm going to try the remedy on that website to build his immunity rather than always trying to supress the symptons. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has tried to do this with their dogs and what level of success they've obtained? Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer's mummy Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 The allergy test is done by taking blood samples then it gets sent to America for testing, it then takes about 4 weeks to get back results. I would love to learn more about this type of allergy test. Who does it, how much it costs and so on. My dog is allergic too and we have done an intradermal allergy test which he has not responded to as he could be too young or a non Ig-E (the allergen identifying hormone) producer. He is on cortisone too when it gets really bad plus a pulse treatment (only two days a week) of antibiotics. Your dogs symptoms sound just like his although mine even scratches and bites his arms and legs all across and underarms and chest too. You might want to do a food elimination trial too by after speaking to your vet. It is important that we rule out any chance of a food allergen causing her the grief. Other than that, to soothe his allergies we use Episoothe shampoo and conditioner and Pyohex shampoo which we only use on the affected areas every week-10 days. When it gets really bad we use calamine lotion (available from chemists) and cubes of ice to calm him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) My dog is allergic too and we have done an intradermal allergy test which he has not responded to as he could be too young or a non Ig-E (the allergen identifying hormone) producer. They look for the Ig-E in the blood, so if this is the case it would not show... although I have never heard of a dog doing so Have you done a food trial? Also your dog may not be atopic... Was he intradermally tested for fleas and other insects? Have contact allergies been considered? Although contact allergies are rare they do occurr... I have a dog with a severe contact allergy to proplyene glycol which is used in a lot of products like shampoos... so even the things you think are helping sometimes are the things they are allergic to! Consider these other options as well Good luck to both of you! Dan Edit for silly mistakes! Edited January 10, 2006 by zayda_asher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tube Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Hi all, I have a female staffy, she is about 7 and over the last year developed these pimple type welts in between her front toes. The are red, some times bleed, have puss oozing out of them. And lately she has started licking them. We have spent about $700 at the vet on antibiotics, anti-inflammatory tablets, a skin scrapping and had the skin tested in a lab. Came back with no real answers, they suggested to take her of meat proteins. So she is now on Eagle Pack, Holistic Duck. This is about $120 per 15kgs. Worked for a while, now they are really bad again. Is it the protein or is it grass and plant material? We also use a dermatitis shampoo called Resiclour. Will we always be needing to use this, as it never really seems to clear up completely? And the food is pretty expensive... What to do??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Hi, Have a look at this thread we've just been discussing allergies. That sounds like it could be a staph infection, was she tested for this? I recommend getting to a dermatologist... But read the other thread for fuller explainations. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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