Steve

Again - get a diagnosis Dilute 1 cup of ACV with 2 cups of water and let your dog soak his paws in the mixture and apply to any other areas where you can see its inflamed. Then use a Calendula rinse -this will help prevent any infections and stop the itching - build him a penned area and keep him in that area for a couple of weeks where he has no access to any plants. If he improves you know its a contact allergy then you can consider natural treatments to prevent it and or conventional meds but no one here,anywhere on google or on the phone can give you a diagnosis - only your vet can do this.

Personally I cant imagine why anyone /vet would determine its mites - mange - if no mites have been seen. Its not like they are difficult to spot and dosing with ivermectin shouldn't be done just in case. If its a case of him recovering a bit when he stays inside and then it flaring up again when he goes back out - hello - mange doesn't just get itchy after a dog goes outside - in fact the ONLY thing I can think of that could get worse on his feet and legs - underbelly when he goes back out is if it is a contact allergy and I promise you if when he goes out he is walking on wandering dew its hard not to break out . This is a reaction to the plant not necessarily an allergy because most mammals coming in contact with the stuff breaks out in skin rashes. Giving him daily doses of ivermectin when he doesnt need it will compromise his immune system even more and when skin is broken its at high risk of nasty infections . Get a real diagnosis from your vet then you can come back and learn what you may be able to do naturally to help him but until you get a PROPER diagnosis anything you do is potentially dangerous for him. Vets dont prescribe ivermectin as a first step for skin conditions unless they are sure its needed - usually they look at cortisone,anti histamines and a bunch of other options so going daily ivermectin with no evidence of mange or mites is rather left field.

thank you - on its way.

They should see a vet - barring that they need to be very careful not to over feed them - the milk instructions will tell them to feed them X amount X times per day but its better if they can break the amounts into 2 hourly feeds - so smaller amounts more often for the first two weeks then each time feed a little more less often. Bleeding as you described can be caused by over feeding. They also need some pro-biotics [protexin, inner health etc ] and if they were my pups Id be adding a quarter of a mil of Aloe Vera Juice per pup per day and slippery elm would be a good too. Taking the pup's temps and checking for dehydration several times per day wouldn't hurt either and will red light infection etc.

Id like to know this too.

If this were my dog I would put him in and enclosed penned area where he can have no access to wandering dew .I would wash him in an apple cidar vinegar solution and rinse him in calendula tea - leave it on him to dry. Inside the pen give him clean bedding and clean food and water bowls. Give him a week or two and see if there is any improvement. Needless to say unless you see a pretty rapid improvement stop googling and take him to a vet.

Why should they? They're doing the animals a service by alerting the authorities who can then do their job! That's one way to look at it I guess - why should they - because by helping her they would also be doing the animals a service - they haven't only alerted those authorities to enable them to do their job they have also made her plight public by publishing the photos which enables the rest of the world to judge her and punish her.

Hope the person who took the photos has offered to help clean the place up and rehome the animals.

Doesnt sound like mange to me = sounds like he is walking on and over wandering Dew.

Have you removed the wandering Dew ?

Regardless of how many assurances you get that it will be kept confidential anyone that lodges a complaint should be aware that it may not remain so forever. Animal cruelty is a criminal offence and unless they can find something on inspection which would let the person making the official heads up complaint off the hook because they have enough without them - you never know. In this case the incident was witnessed and unlikely to be happening when an inspector calls. If anything were to come of it the person who witnessed it would need to be prepared to appear in court if it went that far unless they can find independent evidence that the dogs were treated cruelly by somethingthey witnessed. Obviously there are some things they can protect your privacy with but not always.

I agree that nutrition would be my first question but I'm with the vet and don't think you should be giving calcium supps.

Does the dog have some kind of symptom of something wrong?

Even when you are not breeding for profit you have to conserve your resources to be able to do the most good - its not a bottomless pit and every animal they keep alive that cant contribute is one they cant have that can contribute. Farmers can only keep the best animals to breed with regardless of what they will do with them. The goals may be different though some would argue that protecting a purebred cattle breed's bloodline is not much different to protecting a lion's but its the same result - you cant just keep animals that are no longer needed for the gene pool. They were still contributing by bringing people through the turnstiles. The females they want to breed from where only born in 2012, they could have made more of an effort to find homes for the 2 young ones they killed. What are they going to do in a couple of years? Kill off the parents and any male cubs and bring another new male in? Imagine if dog breeders did this. Some dog breeders [ puppy farmers ] do exactly this. By the way Im not saying they are right and that they shouldn't have looked harder for a better method of disposing of them via other zoos etc but unwanted animals are killed all the time to make way for new ones.

Even when you are not breeding for profit you have to conserve your resources to be able to do the most good - its not a bottomless pit and every animal they keep alive that cant contribute is one they cant have that can contribute. Farmers can only keep the best animals to breed with regardless of what they will do with them. The goals may be different though some would argue that protecting a purebred cattle breed's bloodline is not much different to protecting a lion's but its the same result - you cant just keep animals that are no longer needed for the gene pool.

Its about money - if its not breeding its not paying its way .Its using resources and costing money - off with its head.

Yep its a world gone mad

Well I get why they have done it and even though I would rather they found an alternative they are looking at a big picture breeding program.That takes precedence. Not much difference to this and a farmer killing excess stock for the table or sending them off to market for killing. They cant just keep animals alive if they are not part of that as it costs money - big money to house them and feed them and vet them and its not like they can find homes for them as easily as a dog or cat breeder can when they are no longer required for breeding. My objection was with the public killing of the giraffe.

Steve, re Tumeric/Turmeric, it doesn't appear on your site if spelled as Turmeric in the search-bar, so here I am being a spelling Nazi I did check and came across this site: thedoctorstv.com/forums/910-March-22-2-13-5-Health-Habits-to-Stop-and-Start-Today/ topics/14041-Tumeric-or-Turmeric- http://www.thedoctor...ic-or-Turmeric- Thank you I fixed it

Calendula for sure and you can wipe the ears out with this as well but pus needs to be looked at via a vet in case its a infection issue. As you are changing him over to raw also add some probitotcs and let him eat the spent calendula.

What you are seeing are symptoms and not the cause and Id need heaps more info to work out possible deficiencies which may be causing it. No matter what when you see this type of stuff its about the immune system and sure your dog may be coming in contact with something in the grass or dirt or even your carpet which stimulates this reaction but if the immune system is healthy it shouldnt be an issue. The yeast and itchiness thing is easily helped by calendula -look at this thread My link but based on what you have said its likely to be a long term deficiency or absorption issue. The whole concept of the hair analysis is a great idea to see if there has been any exposure to certain contaminants poisons etc and maybe give a start point for deficiencies but the danger with spotting for potential mineral deficiencies is that its not that easy. For example - you may turn up a deficiency but few things stand alone so its not as simple as simply supplementing what ever turns up as being low. You need someone with sound knowledge to look at the results and the diet etc to consider the why's and the solution and its never a good idea to give one vitamin or mineral without consideration of how they all interact with each other.

Go raw pet chicken mince - put it down and anything she doesn't eat in 10 mins take away .Don't leave food lying around so she can serve herself . put the food down every couple of hours 10 mins take it away until she learns if she doesn't eat it it will be gone. Even small amounts of raw chicken mice will keep her going until she snaps out of it. Sometimes when you feed dry food they have to drink more and they cant work out the difference between hunger and thirst - they feel full on water rather than feeling hungry for food so cutting out the dry stuff for now is good.

There are so many studies to back up the great stuff curcumin - the stuff that is in turmeric does in fighting cancer BUT in order to help where there is a cancer issue pretty high doses are needed and its not absorbed that easily. Its not as easy as just adding it to food now and then to get the full benefit from it. In fact unless you are eating massive amounts the chances its doing much good are remote. There are a couple of things you can do to boost the amount that is absorbed. The best is you can boil a litre of water and then add a table spoon of tumeric powder to the boiling water - the water has to be boiling when you add the powder .Then boil it for 10 minutes - this will give you a 12% solution - when cool you can drink it yourself or feed it to the dog. Don't leave it sit for too long as in about 5 hours it is reduced to 6% and the potency falls to nothing soon after that. I actually use it this way to feed it to my family - add it after this process to gravies and stews, casseroles etc just before they are served. Or you can use a tablespoon of the powder and add 2 egg yolks - leave out the whites - and two teaspoons of coconut oil.then use a high speed hand blender to blend it all together so its more available when you feed it. Its also better to consume eat/drink this three or 4 times a day. My favourites to add to this are a Astragalus, Echinacea and Siberian Ginseng blend loads of studies on these for anti cancer and immune system boosting but again these need to be made like a tea and left to sit or slow simmer in boiling water for at least 30 mins for the good stuff to absorb. I can provide this blend for you [organic ] with a dogz discount to try if you are interested. When you see something is advised for cancer many people jump on that and start adding it in but it really is about potency, dosage and absorption so take that into account as you go.

In deciding how often you should do this you have several things to consider - the body needs a steady intake of magnesium throughout the day and most oral supplements have little magnesium because of what they use to bulk it up and they are not slow release - so orally you need magnesium in food or supplements about 4 times a day at least until you have given it a fair while and levels have had a chance to pump up. In humans they recommend 1/3 of a cup of flakes to 2/3 cup of distilled water and sprayed on but its got to get on the skin several times a day and so to get it on the dog is a bit more of a challenge because of the fur. I would consider putting into a sauce bottle and at least getting it on some of the dog's skin at least twice a day for several weeks. Humans also soak in the stuff made from the flakes in a warm bath or foot bath. Then you need to ask if you can work on anything that may have brought you here - take a good look at what you feed in case it is low in the right type of magnesium or low in things magnesium needs to assimilate properly - for example vitamin B complex is one of the big things to help it absorb properly .You can be feeding a food which says it has magnesium in it but what type of magnesium and does it have the live vitamins which have not been killed off in cooking or storage to put it together? If your dog food just says magnesium its probably the cheap stuff- magnesium oxide which is horrible for absorption so you don't want just magnesium or magnesium oxide.Magnesium Malate is the one of choice for oral supps. The short answer - there isnt anything to worry about in giving too much -its water soluble so what you dont need washes out - at worst you see runny poos with oral supps and you know to back it off a bit . you can give a larger dose and see later on that you can back it off as side effects - runny poos are showing. Ask your vet if your dog has any signs of kidney problems first too. Remember from all reports you dont see miraculous instant over night results quite often and it's more likely to take several weeks or even months depending on the individual and its a good thing for all of us to monitor not just for our dogs but because its been linked to lots of brain issues as we age and lots of us and our dogs are deficient in it. It doesnt just show up via brain issues either. The big deal is that ordinary blood tests dont pick up what is going on inside the cells so just testing for magnesium levels isnt a good enough method of testing.

Sometimes something happens, even a mild infection or being super hot etc which can reduce the levels of minerals in a mammals brain - when this happens the treatment is re hydration but sometimes the mineral levels are so low that even though the levels show in the blood they arent doing what they need to do in the brain. Magnesium takes up to 8 months to re build back to where it needs to be in the brain if taken orally but you can use it on the skin which absorbs 10 times more quickly - often this explains why one minute all is well and then it seems to step up almost over night - going form no siezures to heaps without any clinical reason being found - thats because without that mineral there even minor exercise or stress can use it up and you see a convulsion - often you see it after the stress or exercise rather than actually during. Anyway when the vet sees the fitting coming about often they diagnose drugs and it takes a while - if ever to see an improvement but if you google magnesium and seizures you will see that they have been able to bring down seizures in incidence and frequency in some by up to 70% - and the test and studies were done on animals including dogs. They are also using the magnesium oil for parkinsons patients and dementia to stop the mood swings and deterioration - losts of elderly peopel have low magnesium levels. - but orally once those levels are down when you see symptoms it takes ages to build them up again - 8 months orally 3 weeks with the oil or magnesium baths . It may not help but cant do any harm and worth having a look at this early in the process. you can buy magnesium chloride flakes pretty cheap - about $20 a kilo. Type in magnesium, seizures to your search engine.