Health Issues with Bulldog

Look up raw foods for dogs (as in meat . . ) it helped my friends dog - they are not designed to eat all the grains and &%^$ that are in dog foods.

good luck

We used to have Boxers, which also have health issues. Unfortunately a lot of breeders breed the dogs for their looks and turn a blind eye to health issues. (Our dogs had allergies, heart problems, and cancerous tumors... not good.) That being said, our male Boxer had allergic reactions to just about everything as well, and the vet had us give him Benadryl. You will need to ask about the right dosage for your dog. Additionally you should ask the vet about a special diet. Sometimes what's in their food can really affect their skin as well. With our dogs, we would cook them rice and chicken, and put home made chicken broth on it (seriously). We also had to put vitamins in it that our vet gave us. As time consuming as it was, it did help.

Also sometimes with dogs that have wrinkly faces, you do have to clean the folds of their skin. On our dogs, I would just use a damp cloth (washed in perfume-free detergent - yes, seriously) and gently clean their faces. You may also need to do the same for his feet, or have him wear little booties when he is outside.

I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. It's so hard to watch your pet suffer!

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Hi D., There are several things that can cause the allergies that you describe and yes alot of them are contact allergies, one of the things that you can do and it only requires about 15 ccs of blood from Benny and that is to run an allergy screen to see exactly what he is allergic to. This screen includes grasses, pollens, food, fabric, and then they give you a list of dog foods that would be compatible with your dog. I had a ShepX that had no outward signs of allergies other than a constanly infected vulva, after her allergy test we found out that there were only 4 types of dog food that she could eat and she was allergic to my cats and carrots (her favorite treat) Yes the test is costly but the results are worth the money and the information is excellent to know. The other thing that you could try is changing his food to a novel protein (anything other than chicken, beef, or lamb) You can get a fish and sweet potato based food at Granicy's feed on the east side of Lancaster off of Ave K.
Results are usually seen in a month after being on the new food. Remember with any diet change do it over 7 days the formula is simple, days 1-2 75% old food 25% new food, days 3-4 50% old to new, days 6-7 25% old food 75% new food and then day 7 100% new food. Hope this helps you. Good Luck, L.

Hi D...
English Bulldogs do tend to have some skin problems. We have one too, but she is only 7 months old, so we havent seen anything yet. We do feed her IAMS.. in the green bag, i know its spendy, but even with dogs...they are what they eat. Try giving your dog a bath with a few drops of tea trea oil in the rinse. And have you talked with your vet about flea bite dermatitis? Sometimes one flea bite can have disastrous effects on your dog.
Nose peeling, try using chunks of a fresh aloe vera plant, or just plain ol vaseline...
The aloe vera smells bad when its warm so keep it in the fridge in a bag once its broken..

Hope this helps!!
Take care,
K.

We had friends with a pitbull mix that had the same problem! They used to give her Benadryl and removed all grass in their backyard. Seemed to eliminate the problem. Our Brittany Spaniel has grass allergies too, but not that severe. What has your vet said?
~L.

There is a great product called Missing Link you can purchase at Petsmart for about $20. It comes in a gold bag and is located on the bottom shelf in the vitamin supplement isle. I would give it to any dog as it really helps with coat issues and shedding. Vets are wonderful but occassionally it is there best guess. I would be concerned about the nose peeling as I have a dog with lupus who's nose peels when exposed to the sun. Best of luck and good wishes to you and Benny!

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