Expert: English Bulldogs ( Marie ) e-mail me at mpmaltese@gmail.com - 6/12/2009

Question
QUESTION: My french bulldog has bumps and hair loss on his sides and back.  He is 3 1/2 years old.  The vetr has been treatin g him with antibiotics, it has been going on in spirts for the last 2 years.  I feed him natural balance allergy formula wet and dry mixed,and nothing else.  Need help I don't like giving him antibiotics every year.

ANSWER: Richard, I love FRENCHIES....
Yes, I would love to help you guys!!!

We need to make a few changes:
1.  Let's slowly get him off the Natural Balance and place him on a grain-free food/
WELLNESS CORE ( ocean) or
MERRICK BEFORE grain - seafood flavors
( If you can't find them, let me know)
Mix your food and the new food x 1 month ( 50:50 mix) - after about 30 days go 100% to the new food.... YOU will be feeding Less of the new food because it is MORE condensed and not junk fillers....

2.  A Must is "NuVET" Plus  ( give him 1 1/2 wafers per day ) -
MOST dogs only need 1 per day - this is Natural and not a drug - I would like your boy to get 1 1/2 wafers for at least 2 months and then you can try to knock him down to just 1 per day.

http://www.nuvet.com/81098
Call 1-800-474-7044  Tell them pet Nurse Marie sent you and give Discount code 81098 ( for the 15 % off Program.....)
NUVET IS A HEALER AND IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOSTER -  it does help many dogs and cat with hair regrowth and helps to heal....
NuVET is also an allergy blaster/ YOU pal may have Environmental allergies to something..... ( very common)

3  A good Probiotic / NOT a drug:

Also, I would like you to start on a Probiotic...
give a  Flora Force - just 1 per day for 6 weeks, you can open this and mix it into the food. You can also hide in some cheese or wet canned dog food.
Flora force gets rid of any excess yeast and helps with the toxins.

Good to have around for the family -  *( If a human gets a Yeast infection because of Long term antibiotic use - Flora Force helps)
Flora Force
http://www.mynsp.com/nuvetpetnurse/products/guide.aspx?stockNum=4080


4.  Oh, Ask the NuVET folks to send you a bottle of the HOT spot TEA TREE oil shampoo and conditioner/ Wonderful product - use 3-4 x per month.  Will help to heal and sooth....( the key is the oil)
I believe it is 10.00 a bottle.
They can pop it into your box with the NuVET Wafers.



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Marie Peppers
mtnmom@gci.net



---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: how about Royal Canins Vegitarian food?

Answer
UPDATE on French bullie?
Review on royal Canin Vet Diet

Hi - No the Royal Canin products are just as POOR as the Hill's and Science diet/ see here - the ingredients are awful:
( very poor and low cost ingredients)

Ingredients:

ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet® canine VEGETARIAN FORMULA™ dry

Oatmeal, rice, brown rice, potato protein, natural flavors, coprah oil, dried beet pulp
(sugar removed), soya oil, flaxseed, monocalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate,
powdered cellulose, salt, potassium citrate, fructo-oligosaccharides, potassium
chloride, L-lysine, taurine, borage oil, choline chloride, marigold extract (Tagetes
erecta L.), Vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-
2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine
hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, thiamine
mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), folic acid, vitamin
B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], Trace Minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate,
zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, copper
proteinate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], beta carotene, rosemary extract,
preserved with natural mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E) and citric acid.