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Expert: - 5/23/2009


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Zeus
My bulldog Zeus is a 14 months old, weighs 80 pounds, eats Wellness Core dog food only (occasional cheese for treats), 2 nuvet wafers daily, 1 flora force probiotic and one vitamin e daily.  He is allergic to something and his back is covered in spots that bleed when I brush him.  The vet yesterday gave him a cortisone shot and some antibiotics for 10 days.  What else can I do for him? Should I switch to Innova dog food?  He does't have fleas or ticks.  ALSO, I feed him 3 cups of food daily, doesn't seem like too much food but he's so big.  Should I switch to a low calorie version?  Do people with these allergies issues just go get a cortisone shot every couple of months?  Help! and thanks!!

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************* Hello Zeus **************
Just wondering how your boy is doing?  How are the spots on his back?
Please let me know if I can help...
Thanks
Marie Peppers LPN MA
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Hi guys - how is our Zeus doing now ?
Did you take my suggestions for him....?
Let me know if I can help ?
Marie Peppers LPN MA
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Hi Louann and Zeus-  I would keep him on the Core - if you want you can go to the Core OCEAN flavor - you can mix your core with the Ocean Core - and after a few weeks to 100% Ocean flavored Core....
Also, YOUR baby should be on 2 Flora Forces per day - sorry, if I said one but with his weight 2 will be fine - long term...VERY safe and natural / just a Probiotic ( not a drug)......
Continue with the Vit E and the 2 NuVET wafers per day.

Please call the NuVET folks and ask for the Tea Tree oil HOT spot shampoo, give him a bath in that weekly.  Also, ask for the Hot spot tree tree oil spray - apply this to his "spots"/ on his back....The Tea tree oil mix - spray is healing and soothing.

No more cheese for treats - only use the Wellness Core - grain free treats for this boy.
**3 cups of this Condensed food is fine / it is very compact and full of great ingredeints...

Add a Vit C to his program ( 500 mg of ESTER C ) just 1 per day - don't worry - it comes out in the urine and you can't overdose on C.
Must be ESTER C because that is easy to digest.
Ester C  can be found at any pharmacy or Walmart.


Ok, the shot and antibiotics are fine when your baby has a flair up... May be food and Environmental Allergens......
Bullies have such Allergy troubles.

Give the NuVET and all the other supplements time - good food and nutrition takes time to build a blood level.
Also, you can give him a benadryl at bed time ( 25 mg ) - just for when he has some discomfort.
Call 1-800-474-7044 and ask the Tea tree oil shampoo and the Hot spot treatment... each are under 10.00
Use order code 81098 - give my name : Marie Peppers ask your VET OR pet Professional...


Keep me posted!!!
Zeus is soooooo cute!!!!!!

Marie Peppers LPN MA
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