Silvia.
Great questions. Both eyes (especially the one with the bumps on the rim) are
watery, no yellowish junk.
The first thing that occurred to me was that the dog has allergies. I don't
feed any of my dogs wheat, corn or soy . At most, they'll get biscuits that are
made with quinoa. But the raw diet consists of grass-fed raw beef and/or
organic cooked chicken and/or meat leftovers from us, with various steamed
veggies. Sometimes I add virgin olive oil to the mix.
So I can't figure out what he could be allergic to. The nutritional yeast? I
give him Transfer Factor because one of my other dogs has been combatting Lyme.
She's asymptomatic now, but since they drink out of the same water dish I
figure the T.F. can't hurt.
Thanks for your reply.
Nenah
----- Original Message -----
From: Silvia Messmer
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: RE: CS>Help sought for dog with eye problems
Is the eye "goopy" with yellowish junk? Or just runny/watery? Some dogs can
have allergies just like we do and their eyes will tear to help clear pollen,
dust or what ever.
If he is scratching I'm hoping the "mostly" raw diet does not include kibble
since most kibble has corn, wheat or soy which are highly allergenic to many
dogs. That can manifest as scratching, licking and chewing on themselves,
especially the feet. If he is on a good varied raw diet his coat will only
improve as will general health. Really the only thing I would supplement with
is good quality salmon oil, dogs don't need the other stuff, it just lines the
pockets of the businesses that produce and sell it. Why the Transfer Factor?
Are you worried about his immune system?
Silvia
