Dogs = itchy skin, runny eyes!!!

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i have had my dog for 3 months now and we have realised that he always has weepy eyes. not so much gunky, just watery!! he is also itching quite freqently, and has dandruff, which you can see most when you brush him. we think the itchy skin could be from swimming in the pond (he loves water, hes a lab!!) not sure if this causes it. any ideas what it could be and how to fix it??? I was thinking medicated shampoos or supplements. not sure. Any ideas??? xx thanks xx :p
 
Give him a bath in something like Nizoral - it will quickly treat an fungal type infection - carefully wash around his face.

Treat him for fleas - he may have a reactive dermatitis

If you are feeding him dry food opt for the one without any beef in it. One of my spaniels was terrible - he would also be very smelly. The local petshop owner advised me that some dogs don't tolerate the beef inthe dry feeds. When fed the Chicken based one he was fine, didn't itch or smell!
 
He may be changing coat which will make him itch. My labs eyes get a bit adept if she's been running through long grass.
Apparently evening primrose oil is good for allergies in bitches, but may be worth investigating for youhobby if you rule out fleas etc.
You may also find it's just this time of year. Inhale a cat who is on steroids for his allergies from July to September... Hes symptomless for the rest of the year.
Also suggest you go to raw, or a natural dog food. I feed my lab 'The natural dig food company' ylthryve got a great website.
 
Does the weeping around the eyes cause hair loss? Where there is dandruff is there any hair loss? How old is your lab?

I ask because (warning long story about to follow) I have a lab and when she was younger she had very weepy eyes and itchy skin which eventually led to bald patches around her eyes and on her legs. Her legs were particularly bad and would become bright red and weepy and her eyes looked awful bless her :(

Many many vets visits and all sorts of test later - still none the wiser. Tried Homeopathic remedies, Hypoallergenic food, creams, shampoos - the lot.

She was never unhappy with it and fortunately I had a vet with a "rather have a bald happy dog than a hairy miserable one (from more testing)" so after about 2 years I stopped the vet visits, shampoo'd regularly and kept on the hypoallergenic diet (and discovered a chicken intollerance along the way for good measure! :rolleyes: ).

Anyway, a while later I was chatting to a chap who is involved with a cat rescue and rehab place (talking wild/game cats) and they had recently lost one of their big game cats. He was aware of the problems with my dog's skin as I had brought just about every cream he had for skin over the years!

Their cat had died suddenly and for no reason so they had an autopsy done and it turned out to be Flouride poisening. It seems the local water authority (admitted by them later :mad: ) had overdosed the local water supply with Fluoride - humans would never taste it or know but cats are highly susceptable to Fluoride hence it had killed the cat. He said they had switched all their cats to bottled water and suggested I try the same with my lab.

Not in a million years did I think it would make a difference but I thought hey ho tried everything else - might as well try this.

Well, 2 weeks later - NO redness on legs or around eyes..... 4 - 6 weeks (can't remember exactly now) small signs of hair regrowth.... :)

I did not know at the time if it was the water or the diet/creams etc all finally working but I absolutely do now. A couple of months after starting the bottled water I went to family for dinner and forgot to take any bottled water with me and thought "oh she will be ok for 1 night" and gave her tap water. That was about 6pm. By 9.30pm BRIGHT RED legs and weeping again! :eek:

That was all the proof I needed. She now has bottled water all the time - I call her the Evian dog :D although she actually gets tesco own and likes it ;)

My vets used to laugh at me and think I was wierd when I relayed the story but now my lab has normal hair around her eyes and most of her hair on her legs has come back (some still bald which seems to be where it was too badly damaged before the water was discovered although it is never red or sore now - just bald) my vets actually tell other owners about it.

I know it is not chlorine as she loves swimming and when she had ligament problems she swam in a chlorine pool with no problems so it is most likely the flouride (or it could possibly be the chalk as I live in a high chalk area).

Anyway - I wanted to share with you as you never know - it may just work for your lab too (and if it does I would love to know).
 
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