Does your dog have a chronic skin problem? Does it itch all the time? You know it doesn’t have fleas. Your vet gives it shots and pills that work for a while, but after a week or so the itching gradually gets worse again. Sometimes it itches so much that it has “hotspots” or sores that look red, raw and are painful.
Or your dog may scratch and shake its ears and have waxy discharge that does not go away, even with medicine. It does not have ear mites or a foxtail in its ear, but the vet tells you it is an “ear infection”. The infection never seems to clear up.
Your dog may seem to have a touchy stomach and eat grass all the time. Some dogs eat grass for nausea, and vomit to make themselves feel better. Maybe your dog always seems to have soft stools or even diarrhea that comes and goes without an obvious cause. Your vet may have done tests to rule out parasites and gave medicine for the diarrhea. It seemed to get better, then returned after the medicine ran out.
All of these symptoms can be caused by the “type” of dog food, the ingredients in the dog food, or the lack of needed ingredients like omega oils. For the last 15 years I have had better luck curing skin, ear, stomach, and bowel problems with nutrition instead of “patching” them with constant medications.
My book, Dog Dish Diet,will save you money and trips to the vet and keep your dog healthier and happier. I have counseled my clients to feed better and stay out of my office for years. I love animals too much, to not do “the right thing”. Changing the diet a bit does not work on every dog, but 90% get better, itch less, vomit less, scratch their ears less, and have firmer stools. Gamble that your dog is not one of the 10%, or keep paying your vet. Besides 20 bucks is only less then half of an office visit.
