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What is your opinion of Linatone for dry skin on my dog?

I use to use Linotone in my dog’s food for dry skin and it really worked. However, I know break open a “fish oil” capsule and put it in her food 2x a week. Since your puppy is so young, I would use the smallest type of capsule you can find and perhaps only 1x a week.

I used it years ago with my Afghan Hounds and loved it. They had the most luxurious coats. It did make a difference.

Fed it years ago – very outdated product – made my itchy dog itchier. Soybean oil, oleic acid, lecithin, polyethylene glycol 400, natural food coloring, dl-alpha tocopherol acetate, vitamin A palmitate, polysorbate 80, anise oil, d-activated animal sterol, dimethyl polysiloxane, Linoleic acid–47.9%, vitamin A–324,244 IU/kg, vitamin D–25,792 IU/kg, vitamin E–390 IU/kg, choline–258 mg/kg.

*L PLUS* *Ingredients:* Soybean oil, glyceryl oleate, water, hydrolyzed milk protein, lecithin, zinc sulfate, vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopherol), methylparaben(preservative), annatto, vitamin A palmitate, propylparaben (preservative), anise oil, vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), dimethicone.

*Guaranteed Analysis:* Linoleic acid(from soybean oil) min. per tsp. 1,800 mg, min. per fl. oz. 10,645 mg; linolenic acid (from soybean oil) min. per tsp. 290 mg, min. per fl. oz. 1,715 mg; vitamin A min. per tsp. 1,500 i.u., min. per fl. oz. 8,800 i.u.; vitamin D3 min. per tsp. 120 i.u., min. per fl. oz. 700 i.u.; vitamin E min. per tsp. 8 i.u., min. per fl. oz. 47 i.u.; inositol (from lecithin) min. per tsp. 1.0 mg, min. per fl. oz. 6 mg. Salmon or Fish Body oil with NO plant oils, especially SOY, is a species appropriate and more effective choice.

http://timberwolforganics.com/pet-omega-oils
http://www.icelandpure.com/salmon_oil.htm
http://www.grizzlypetproducts.com/salmon_oil/salmon_oil.html

I use Oma’s Pride for my Salmon oil;
http://omaspride.com/products.htm#fishoil

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You must have a smooth coat Chihuahua.  Long coats don’t have this problem.  Two causes.  One is flies and the other can be sunburn. Most likely it is flies.  It usually starts on the edge of the ear where the hair is thin and the flies can get to the skin.

As the hairs come off, the flies expand the area.  Many products work well on this.  Flys off is one brand (available at Petsmart, Petco, Vet supplies, etc).  Another route (must be used a couple times a day) is a plant based repellent used on horses.  It is safe (meaning you can drink it and even get it in the eyes) but the flies hate it.  Any vet supply that handles horses should have it.  It is called Marigold and it is made by EQyss.

Tags: Chihuahua, demodex mange, dog health problems, dog health questions, dog itching, dog problems, itchy skin, mange, mange mites, sarcoptic mites

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What causes crusty edges on the ears? Is it a mite? Will oil and soap take care of it?
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What kind of dog do you have? I used to have a dog with this problem,
and the vet diagnosed it as fly bites, although I never saw the flies biting. He sold me a product that looked like a stick deodorant that I applied to her ears to repel the flies, and the sores healed fine.

This was quite some time ago, so I can’t remember the name of the product. He did tell me that this problem is quite common in German Shepherds and dogs with “pointy” ears.

Could be Mange mites. Check around the tail area and toes. They may be getting crusty. That is what happens is Mange. Sarcoptic Mites and Mange. SARCOPTIC MITES and DEMODEX MITES are often referred to as MANGE. The word mangy describes a ragged and uneven hair coat and damaged skin that results from mites affecting the skin and hair follicles.

Mange would be bad, didn’t notice it anywhere else. It’s a Chihuahua – he had it when I first got him and I gradually brushed it off. He’s indoors and flies are few and far between. Soap w/ess. oil seems to help, but it would be nice to know if it’s something besides dirt.

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Hi I was wondering if any one has had a situation such as this with their dog. I am a small breeder of registered Boston Terriers. In 9 years I have never had an issue until now.

One of our pups that we have sold has run into some type of skin issue. The vet has done a skin scraping found nothing but treated the pup for demodex mange just in case and there has been no improvement.

Here is how the owner has described it

“the rash that Wilson has is more bright pink with small blisters. In the center of the blisters it looks black, like a in-grown hair.There is also a fluid filled sac to the corner of his left eye that didn’t go away, even with the antibiotics. He never seems to be itchy, so doesn’t scratch at himself (doesn’t seem to bother him at all). Even where it is red on his chest there is the very small pus filled blisters???”

He has lost most of his hair on his face around the eyes, top of the head, neck and hind quarters. I suspect an allergy of some sort I have suggested that she switch his food to a none grain formula and start with that.

Though my research on the internet I have come across another idea besides an allergy called a systematic yeast infection. I was wondering if any one has had any issues as described above and if there was any treatment that was successful. At this point they have spent a lot of money and cannot afford to do an allergy panel. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Can I ask what exactly you used to wash him? and how you treated the ears? My terrier has what sounds like the same thing. It starts in the fall and lasts all winter. The vet could not find anything from the skin scraps either. Her left ear is bad and it has an odor like maybe yeast?

Did you put the corn starch inside the ear? I have used so much in her ears that she won’t let me near them anymore! I have had her on lamb & rice dog food for a year now and it has helped some.

Just two days ago I switched to a dog food that claims to be grain free so we will try that for a while to see if it helps. It must be a terrier thing! Is your dog mostly white? It seems the white dogs have skin issues. My dog sunburns if in the sun to long and has to wear a coat outside in the winter! She also sleeps under a blanket in the winter.
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I have a Bernese Mountain dog, he’s 2.5, his first winter last years winter he broke out each November and he’d have his backside raw from chewing and his front left paw, along with that his heck would be raw, red and goopy and same with his ears.

THE SOLUTION

I took him to the vet they’d give me a load of antibiotics, steroids and creams this would happen every 3-4 week from Nov- Feb when he’d finally clear up. But last spring I was talking to the groomer in our area about she said to try washing the area with a baby wash cloth (they are more gentle than adults) and a non-scented baby wash with aloe, patting the skin dry, waiting 30 minutes and then sprinkling corn starch on the areas. Well we did that this November and IT WORKED!

We haven’t been to the vets once this winter (knock on wood) we had to repeated the process twice a day for 3-4 days and then he cleared up. We do this usually about once a week to his ears, neck & backside.

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I feed primarily meats of all kinds, along with their bones, all raw. If we have leftover potatoes, they’ll get some, and I do throw in a few ground vegs and fruits. I’m pretty sure the problems the dogs are having with their skin is due to too many grains.

If I just use the small treats made with ground fish or meats, its okay, and they love them. Their skin and ears were fine. I gave them 2 days in a row way too many grainy foods, and soon after, I noticed the itching and biting, as if they had fleas, which they don’t. They’ve checked, rechecked, and checked over again.

They’ve been treated with a topical flea and tick repellent that is 100% biological, with essential oils today, just to keep them at bay, since ticks are a huge problem here where we live out in the rural area of Germany.

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