07.29.07

Allergy Stories - Bailey Socks - shih tzu

Posted in Uncategorized at 9:23 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue

Just over a year ago, I happened upon a little dog, Bailey, who had been adopted from us in 2005.  I ran into the owners and the little dog at the vets office where they were discussing Bailey’s horrible allergies and were contemplating having Bailey euthanized since nothing they had tried for a year had helped the sweet little two year old pupster.  Steroids didn’t work (big shock here) and nothing else they had tried did anything to alleviate the allergy symptoms.  The vet had basically told them Bailey would NEVER GET BETTER.  And he was absolutely miserable from chewing all four of his feet totally raw.  They were terribly infected and he could barely walk because his feet hurt so badly.

The owners let me take Bailey for a little “allergy boot camp” and I kept him at my house for about two months.  

Above are his before pictures showing the chewed-raw, bloody feet and a picture of him this week. 

Notice the absence of bloody, raw feet this week - but rather, in their place, bright white little socks on his toes. 

Turns out that even though he tested negative for demodex, he had, in fact developed demodex from slamming his immune system so badly from repetitive chewing and  infections on his feet. 

Good food, no corn, no wheat, no soy, no dyes, no preservatives.  Supplemented with Mega C Plus and the Missing Link.  Plus a course of ivomec to get the demodex under control. 

His allergies do not trouble him any longer.

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