Dogs Health Information

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Fed it years ago – very outdated product – made my itchy dog itchier.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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What is different about the healthy raw fed dog that renders him intolerable to fleas? My dog is healthy and raw fed but used to eat crappy food and get vaccinated. After getting DE there are almost no fleas. I’m still working on it and dreading another hot summer and the possibility of fleas. She used to never get fleas until 2 yrs ago. She’s raw fed for 6mos.
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That is a tough question. It totally depends on your dog and her overall health. How old is she? You say she has had no vaccinations for two years. Was she vaccinated regularly before that? The fact that she is having a recurring flea problem indicates that she is not in optimal health.

Some dogs never can reach optimal health after being over vaccinated and fed commercial pet foods, unfortunately.

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What are they thinking??? Beef is usually not the source of problems. I would simplify the diet, and if I suspected allergy, simplify to one species of meat at a time, to pinpoint a possible dietary problem. I would up the beef unless I was convinced that the dog is allergic to it. I would also introduce liver in small doses and stuff like kidney and heart with adequate bone and fat. hope u find the solution.

Definitely discontinue the Brewer’s yeast. there is nothing that will make my dogs ears go yeasty faster. also watch out for flax in your dogs diet. That will contribute to problems for dogs that are susceptible.

I second the issue with food. A natural raw diet would be best but failing that look for a kibble that has no grains at all in it. And another thing I learned the hard way was to check the contents of treats and biscuits. lots of grains in those.

Solid Gold makes dried lamb lung treats which dogs love and you can
get dried liver, beef jerky etc. which are all good. Banish any grains. You might also want to google ‘ Blue Power’ It is an ear wash you make at home and is highly effective.

I personally know of quite a few dogs that have ear issues completely cleared with it. Cleared up my sister’s dogs ears which no amount of antibiotics and ear washes from the vet had been able to do.

But do it outside. The blue stains!

I’m thinking the grainy stuff they have been receiving over the past 2-3 weeks is the culprit. I’ve always fed them beef, along with other meats and organs. Their skin was fine, and their ears were clear. I’ve packed up the other dry stuff and told my daughter not to bring her old breads to the dogs.

The thing about the ears is that every toxin is lead out of the inner body to the outside, vis ears, skin, nose, eyes, and anywhere else there’s an opening of some kind.That’s also why its important to know whats going on in the ears, and which side it affects.

Its true she isn’t all that knowledgeable about raw feeding, since she does sell dog food in her office, but she has never told me to stop feeding raw. Like I said, I’ll drop all grains, and even the small treats, since they are made up wholly of grains.

Tonight I’m giving them a bath, we’ll take it from there. Oh, they’re getting an Epsom salt bath, should be excellent for their skins.

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Try feeding a little lamb with fat on it – lamb, beef, and goat are red meat and the fat is a little different than chicken or turkey fat – introduce him to liver kidney and heart along with some bone.

Also introduce mackerel or anchovies, etc. for good fat to nourish the skin and all of this will help to resist fleas. It’s probably easier to buy lamb in Karachi than in Los Angeles – my dog sheds a lot and tends to have dry skin – she used to scratch and lick all the time and had lots of scabs and lost lots of hair – she was always filthy dirty, dirt just stuck to her.

I was embarrassed to take her out because she looked bad and constantly scratched, but after 8 monts of raw meat diet she hardly ever scratched and has almost no scabs and her hair has come back. She is playing again like she used to since these problems have gone away.

In the beginning I had to bathe her with Neem and essential oils in baby shampoo every 3 days (or she would start biting on the scabs – I was always yelling at her to not lick herself) to relieve her discomfort and she hates water, but now all i have to do is brush her.

The skin is not flaking very much or scabbing and itching, but able to do its job and clean itself now. Try lots of different brushes to get the right ones – I have settled on two favorites: a fine-textured human brush with long bristles and a fine textured slicker brush – her hair is short and wiry.

I don’t know what kind of hair your dog has. Make the changes and it will take time as do all natural remedies – your dog will heal from the inside with the right diet.

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