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Posted by VA BLACKDAWG on 07-03-2012 05:59 PM:

Corn Allergy ......

I read a lot on here bout some dogs being allergic to CORN in their feed.My question is.....How do you know? What symptoms do you see if any?THANKS.

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Posted by pegjerben on 07-03-2012 06:07 PM:

with mine it was constant licking on his feet and other areas. I was told by a reliable vet to take him off all feed and give him stricly cooked meat (luckily we had a freezer full of deer scraps) for a month and then slowly add food back in. I could tell after a couple of weeks - I got lazy and just gave him dry food like the rest for a couple of days and the licking started again immediately. We haven't ever decided if it is a wheat or corn allergy, but he gets dry food now with neither - no more itching

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Posted by bigdaddy74 on 07-03-2012 06:16 PM:

corn

Mine- Hair was falling out on the legs. I thought it was something else but the vet did some test and determine it was the feed. changed feed and within 2 weeks 100% improvement

Posted by Cynthia on 07-03-2012 06:34 PM:

constant ear infections. get it clear and it returns

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Posted by toe cutter on 07-03-2012 07:32 PM:

kinda funny how ALL the best dogs from back 20 yrs ago ate corn based feed.
seems anymore corn based feed is an excuse for any ailment or short comming faults a dog has.
just think how much better them old dogs would of been with some of the yuppy new dog foods in thier bellies.

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Posted by Cynthia on 07-03-2012 07:40 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by toe cutter
kinda funny how ALL the best dogs from back 20 yrs ago ate corn based feed.
seems anymore corn based feed is an excuse for any ailment or short comming faults a dog has.
just think how much better them old dogs would of been with some of the yuppy new dog foods in thier bellies.

maybe its because of all the "stuff" that is put on corn "these days" that is different and what is causing the problems.

Posted by MTCoonHunter on 07-03-2012 08:59 PM:

I don't know what shortcomings a dog has that people blame on corn--unless a person who is feeding their dog rice cakes and corn on the cob and then blames the dog's lack of energy on the corn...

I'd put money down that there were dogs 20 years ago that had frequent ear infections and licked their paws obsessively--so I guess those would be considered ailments. Great deal that something as simple as removing corn (or any other allergen) can prevent years of cleaning muck out of their ears or trying to treat the infections from the open sores on the dog's paws.

Hard to keep a limping/deaf dog in the woods.

Posted by toe cutter on 07-03-2012 09:39 PM:

people on this board blame everything from a dog not treeing to running trash on dog foods.
*any dog with allergies should not be bred.
so many people listen to a vet that dont know nothing but house dogs and dealing with people who will put $5000 in a house cat to save its life.

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Posted by J.R on 07-03-2012 10:27 PM:

well mine got hot spots, so i quit feeding corn and havent had them since. so take that for what its worth, i know if i could feed cheap ass food i would .

Posted by Glenn Wells on 07-03-2012 11:48 PM:

I have one that will eat corn right off the cob , the sucker will bring them to you to shell for him while he crunches away. I really think the diffence today is that they have cut down on the fat content in the feed, 20 years ago it was greasy and you could see it coming through the bag after a little time. Just add a little bacon grease every so often and you can see the difference in skin and coat both !

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Posted by toe cutter on 07-04-2012 12:52 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by J.R
well mine got hot spots, so i quit feeding corn and havent had them since. so take that for what its worth, i know if i could feed cheap ass food i would .

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*Hot Spots are one of those less then desirable skin irritations seen in pets. Often, you'll here your vet refer to them as moist eczema, but you ... well, you can call them hot spots. They occur when your dog itches, scratches or licks him or herself excessively, eventually forming a wet scab on the fur. But what do you with a hot spot?
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Anything that irritates or breaks the skin can create the environment for bacterial contamination if the surface of the skin has but only a little a bit of moisture on it. Such incidences of moisture can be such seeminly innocuous things such as as a recent bath, swim, stroll in the rain, or playtime in wet craze. Even a slightly oozing sore can provide enough moisture and/or nutrient for a bacterial infection to take hold.
Although there are various types of "hot spot"-causing bacteria, most respond to oral and topical antibiotics.

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Posted by englishbuddy on 07-04-2012 01:02 AM:

Nt Ch Main Street Holmes has acute bronchial allergies and a low thyroid level..... He would lose his voice and could not breath... We took him off corn feed and put him on medication for the allergie and he does fine...... He would refuse to hunt in a corn field once the ears got half full...... He is owned by a pleasure hunter now and gets hunted in the fall and winter and does okay.... This was a shame Holmes was as natural as they get..... Someone that had him before me had broken 2 vertibra and of his ribs tryin to get him to hunt and he just COULD NOT GO !!!!! He has a good home now !!!!!!

Posted by toe cutter on 07-04-2012 01:08 AM:

but every one blames the corn

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Posted by headless01 on 07-04-2012 01:45 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by toe cutter
people on this board blame everything from a dog not treeing to running trash on dog foods.
*any dog with allergies should not be bred.
so many people listen to a vet that dont know nothing but house dogs and dealing with people who will put $5000 in a house cat to save its life.

Smart man right here, may be its the stuff they put in the meat now thats not natural.

Posted by micooner on 07-04-2012 02:12 AM:

Lets see 20 years ago you could still send pb&j sandwiches too school without fear of setting some kid into an allergic reaction. LOL

A cell phone weighed a couple of pounds if you had one.

Still had a lot of smokers.

What was a gps?? How about the internet?

A walker dog could still track AND tree and a coon would be up there. Just kidding on that one. Feed whatever works for your dog thats all there is too it. JMHO

Posted by Randy Tallon on 07-04-2012 01:41 PM:

Bobby - 20 years ago ( I used 20 years from the statement above..) I fought constant battles with my dogs having hot spots especially in the warmer weather. Actually, its more like almost 40 years ago when I started working with military working dogs. I fought hot spots (and head shaking with some) with dogs until I changed my feed approx. 6 years ago. I feed a grain free diet. I don't have hot spots and head shaking anymore. I have had coon dogs for 35 years and police working dogs since the mid '70's. I had trouble with both. Went through tons of steroidal type meds and antibiotics. You can listen to all the educated idiots you want. My experience comes through years of trial and error and EXPERIENCE not a book. Black dogs (B&T's, Dobermans, Rottweillers...I have had them all) seem to be especially susceptable to these type of skin issues. Predisone is one of the major treatments by vets for this issue. It is not easy on a dog's liver and kidneys. Since I have changed to an non grain diet I have not had one of these type of issues.

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Posted by umbie on 07-04-2012 01:55 PM:

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Originally posted by J.R
well mine got hot spots, so i quit feeding corn and havent had them since. so take that for what its worth, i know if i could feed cheap ass food i would .

Same here hot spots itching I don't feed corn and now no more itching and hot spots

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