FAO SKYCAT

[vld 62]

:notworthy:Skycat. Just to say about a month ago you gave me some advice regarding my dogs nose which I've followed - the results so far are impressive and after spending a fortune with the vets trying to sort it out (!!) much cheaper. Thank you very much. first time the hair has grown back in 4 years! Heres an up to date picture. 1st picture is today (after 3 months treatment) 2nd picture is before treatment. Its improving all the time.

[vld 62]

Will post another pic in a few months - hopefully it will be fully cleared by then if this is anything to go by. Thanks again.

[rocky1 942]

what was the problem

[vld 62]

what was the problem

 

Dont' really know but Skycat said "Could it be some kind of auto immune problem? maybe like 'Collie'nose', where the dog's own immune system attacks certain skin cells? Don't know much about it but a friend of mine had a little lurcher with a dash of Collie in it and it had a very similar problem. Have you tried the dog on a raw diet and adding Kelp powder to the food? Not saying it will cure it, but anything's worth a go."

 

In the vets I'd paid for skin swabs, blood tests, lotions/potions, tablets, £60bags of special dog food - you name it but they couldn't find anything or give anything to make any improvement. Its not contageous and it has not bothered her (doesn't itch - she also had it in her ears and some on her back legs - but theycleared themselves up) and has not affected her working performance but it was one of those frustrating things that just doesn't look nice and I wanted to clear up. Incidentally she never had anything until she got bit by a red aged 2 (despite it being well cleaned) so don't know if that was the trigger that started it off.

Now she is being fed boiled rice, 1lb minced meat/chicken etc and some veg everyday - she does not get any extras or biscuits and she also gets the teaspoon of kelp powder - followed skycats advice to the T and I'm really happy TBH with the marked improvement to date.

[rocky1 942]

skycat knows her stuff ,good on you penny

[tb25 4,627]

she certainly nos her stuff.........for a woman only joking i bet her book is a good read..worth gettin i think

[vld 62]

Legend! She has done in 4 weeks what vets have not achieved in 4 years! I know there is still some way to go but I'm sure you'll all agree this is a huge improvement. I am very grateful.

I think it also shows when you get past alot of the b/s and slanging matches that go on on here, it really can be an invaluable source of information and knowledge.

[skycat 6,174]

I am so glad that there's all that improvement in such a short space of time. Don't thank me: thank all the people I've learned from over the years! Dorwest Herbs are a fantastic source of information and although some vets rubbish the alternative medicines, I've proved to myself time and again that a lot of 'old wives remedies' and herbal things really do work.

 

Apparently the reason Kelp is so good is that it contains all 37 minerals necessary for good health: one of the reasons being that minerals are leached from the ground/land as water flows through it, and of course ends up in the sea, where Kelp grows. OK that is a very simplistic way of explaining it, but today so much farm land is lacking in vital nutrients that animals and cereals which grow/feed on it are also lacking. It is just one more example of how intensive farming of any sort can end up providing us with less nutrition than we think we're getting, whether it be from meat or cereals/veg.

 

Thanks for putting those photos up: hope that the progress continues. You could also try adding chicken wings, carcases from your local butcher, and the ribs of breast of lamb to give her something to chew on and keep her teeth clean, and her chewing instinct satisfied.

[vld 62]

I am so glad that there's all that improvement in such a short space of time. Don't thank me: thank all the people I've learned from over the years! Dorwest Herbs are a fantastic source of information and although some vets rubbish the alternative medicines, I've proved to myself time and again that a lot of 'old wives remedies' and herbal things really do work.

 

Apparently the reason Kelp is so good is that it contains all 37 minerals necessary for good health: one of the reasons being that minerals are leached from the ground/land as water flows through it, and of course ends up in the sea, where Kelp grows. OK that is a very simplistic way of explaining it, but today so much farm land is lacking in vital nutrients that animals and cereals which grow/feed on it are also lacking. It is just one more example of how intensive farming of any sort can end up providing us with less nutrition than we think we're getting, whether it be from meat or cereals/veg.

 

Thanks for putting those photos up: hope that the progress continues. You could also try adding chicken wings, carcases from your local butcher, and the ribs of breast of lamb to give her something to chew on and keep her teeth clean, and her chewing instinct satisfied.

 

Thanks again - yes also feeding chicken wings/necks, rabbits she catches, tuna in sunflower oil etc.