feed suggestions for staffie with sensitive skin

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As in title, I think i am giving a gluten free diet as an attempt to help with sensitive skin but i bet i am not really hitting the mark.

i am interested in what the current thoughts and experiences are for giving a diet for sensitive skin / gluten free diet.

Many thanks
 
Is it definately food related? My oldest staffie is allergic to long grass and the newest arrived with what looked like a reaction but was actually mites ( which advocat got rid of)
 
He has been like it for most of his life and generally speaking we have tried many things applications, shampoos but because its so spread around it is difficult to treat topically alone x
With his steroids ( which i hate giving) we tend to get a supply and reduce the dose when his symptoms have ceased and have tried half a dose every other day but it just doesn;t suit him - he starts getting symptoms again.
This time he has been really well and i admit his supply petered out and everything was fine but it flared up again and steroids seem to be the only cure.
His skin becomes reddended, inflamed, his hari starts coming out in little areas and his hair growth becomes stubbly!!

I really dislike the steroids but i cannot stand him being in discomfort. We have tried reducing his activities in that he comes to the yard with us, he gets to run through fields, beaches, woods and he adores it but we feel it could be related, but we cannot deny him what he loves.

I am grateful for any suggestions, experiences, ideas


Many many thanks for reading x x
 
You can get it from Holland & Barrett - they often do a two for one offer on it:) Just get the purest one available - so no flavouring so anything like that. Start with a small amount (most don't notice it) and then a bit more:) I would be aiming for at least a cupful (they normally come with a small measuring cup attached) in each food if not more:)
 
If you are going for Aloe Vera may I suggest someone like Forever Living which is pure Aloe Vera as it is very much one of the few which is unadularated.

When I had my old brown Dobe this is what I gave him when he got itchy and it just used to dampen it down.

If you google it Im sure you will find it.
 
For mine who is allergic to long grass I would coat barer patches with baby oil to act as a barrier and that really did the trick. I did try sudo cream but that didn't really help as stayed put for too long. The baby oil acted as a barrier and I have had no problems for nearly 3 years now. The vets were also going to put my bitch on steroids but have not needed to side finding the baby oil!
 
I have a dog with skin issues, he is fed on Wainwrights Salmon and Potato dry food from Pets at home. He was on Wafcol Salmon and Potato but the Wainwrights suits him better and is kinder on my wallet!
 
Your reply took me right back, we have tried wainwrights but i seem to remember he didn't improve on it and now i am thinking it may be more of a contact thing / allergy / sensitivity.

Not sure but thanks for reply and anymore to come i guess i am looking for a non existent miracle experience. x :)
 
My older dog is on Wainwrights salmon and potato but the senior version as it has very little protein. He would be on raw if he tolerated it, but he doesn't :(

TBH no food suits every dog, you have to feed what works for your dog, not for mine, if that makes any sense.

Mine is also on Piriton x 4 a day and shampooing with Malaseb.

His is related to food, to tree pollen and to the bacteria on his own skin.
 
I swear by the chap who runs Healthy Pets in Blandford - he diagnoses intolerances etc from hair samples. I was really sceptical, as was my OH when he first went to him over problems with his Dane, but he transformed the Dane's health, and did the same for my cat. Both were gluten intolerant, my cat also cannot have rice (VERY common in cat food especially gluten free!) or red meat. Both were/are fed raw, including tripe, and I would investigate that as I think it is high in omega 3 and that will definitely help the skin, as might a supplement.

I am NO expert though and would suggest you contact him (you'll find him online easily) and see if he can help. My OH's Dane was also turned around by Dave when he had probably been bitten by an adder, when the vet treatment really wasn't working and there was an outside chance he might have lost him. The vets also had no clue with either animal over their food issues.
 
Thank you

Alfie was fed tripe from birth but we used to give him a mixer - probably not a gluten free one (they seem quite rare)

Will have a look at the website thanks -
 
I hate to be a doom-monger and tripe is a fantastic food, but it can be like rocket fuel for sensitive dogs, I know of people with westies and scotties who feed tripe, the dogs are scratching themselves raw and she won't countenance changing the food :o
Dogs don't really need mixer TBH, it is a bit of a marketing gimmick, if you actually look at the ingredients it is all grain and filler, there's nothing much in it x
 
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