Hi We think our doodle has allergies. What made you think your dog had allergies and what is the dog allergic to? Our doodle has red rings around his eyes that get raw and bleed. They said it might be thyroid disease or allergies and right now he is on a course of antibiotics and cream around his eyes. Any info would be helpful thank you Christine --- Mary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], "Mary" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "mjmw3" > <jeamic@> wrote: > > > > > > I admit, I'm a little paranoid about this, but > Hayden is a large > > > labradoodle, 80 pounds, with a very deep chest. > > > > I had heard somewhere that there is a surgery > that you can have > done > > > that does something to the stomach, preventing > bloat. > > > Am I right about this and what are the > experinces of others with > this > > > type of dog? > > > Thanks! > > > Michelle and Hayden (the labradoodle Service > Dog) > > > > > > > Hi Michell and Hayden, Here are some helpful links > on the topic of > > Bloat/gastric torsion. > <http://ladyr.danebytes.com/BLOAT-SIMETHICONE.htm> > Also a valuable > sorce of info is Linda Arndt, Canine > > Nutritional Consultant > > > <http://www.greatdanelady.com/articles/bloat_and_allergies.htm> > I > > don't know how much of a concern Bloat/gastic > torsion Is with > > our 'doodles but having bred Great Danes for over > 15 years, my > Husband > > and I had to deal with it twice as Danes are 76% > more likely to get > GVD > > than any other breed. But you're right about the > large, deep > chested > > dogs, s/a Labs and Standard Poodles. As a matter > of fact, our Vet's > > very first bloat and torsion case right after > doing his internship > was > > a male Standard Poodle. Our first incident > invovled our oldest > > foundation female (refuse to say the "B" word to > describe any of my > > girls!) because both of us were at work when she > bloated and > torsed. > > It was too late by the time we got home. The > window of time for > > treating this monster is slim, about 3 hours after > onset of > symtoms. > > Our second bout with bloat involved our Dear Sweet > Petie. We were > very > > lucky we were both home at the time and were able > to react fast and > get > > him into surgery asap. Time is of the essence and > a good plan of > > action should be well thought out before-hand. > Hopefully you'll > never > > have to deal with it but it's important to make > yourselves aware of > the > > condition and know the signs and symtoms: > > swollen belly > > excessive drooling > > pale gums > > restlessness > > pacing > > panting > > eating grass like crazy > > nervous > > looking at his/her belly and/or hind end > > attempts at vomiting and/or pooping with no > results > > nervous licking and yawning > > walks like he's walking on eggshells with arched > back > > > > Know in advance expirenced surgeons/vet > hospitals/vet schools in > your > > area. Make sure they are well equiped and well > versed in dealing > with > > this type of emergency because this is VERY > SERIOUS. > > The proceedure you're referring to is called > Gastropexy or stomach > tack > > where they tack the stomach to the adominal wall. > My vet spoke of > a > > newly developed technique called a buckle that > Texas A&M has been > > working on. I certainly hope you never have to > deal with bloat. > We no > > longer breed Danes. We lost our last female to > cancer a year ago. > > Sense then we've rescued a 1,1/2 year old > Labradoodle called Comet > > (photos of our handsome guy in gallery), he is so > very different > from > > our Danes, different in a good way. Still, he's > almost a year and > a > > half and weighs 90lbs. So we're not out of the > woods by far > regarding > > Bloat/torson issues. Things to concider to help > prevent the onset > is > > feeding a good food, low in carbs. Actually a raw > diet with added > > enzymes/good bacterias/probiotics would be ideal. > I highly > recommend a > > product called N'zymes by Biopet. Our Comet has > skin/food allergies > and > > after starting him on N'zymes granuales and > Bac-Pak Plus 2 1/2 > weeks > > ago, we can see an improvement already. > <http://www.nzymes.com/> > This > > sight has loads of info and a real eye opener > regarding health > issues > > and concerns. You might want to pick up a copy of > 'Natural > Nutrition > > for Dogs and Cats, The Ultimate Pet Diet' by > Kymythy R. Schultze, > > C.C.N., A.H.I. a good guild to feeding a raw, > natural diet. > Another > > thing we did with our Danes and Comet as well is > feeding from > elevated > > food bowls. Some say it helps, some say it > doesn't make any > difference > > and some even warn against it. > > > > I do apologize Michelle and to the group for such > a lengthy > responce > > but when I see the word bloat in a sentence along > with dog, red > lights > > and sirens go off in my head and a heavyness tugs > at my heart. I > > sincerely hope you and I and everyone else never, > ever has to go > > through that terrible ordeal. > > Kindest Regards, > > Mary and Comet > > > Please excuse the re-send of this reply. Wanted > to fix the first > link, a must read.... should have previewed reply > first. :-) > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL Yahoo! 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