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My 5yr bitch suffers with pannus which is always under treatment, 6 months  ago she had a lump come up at the side of her ear which we had removed and a biopsy stated it was an under laying infection which was treated, She has now got another lump on her muzzel the vet took some fluid from it and again it is an infectionwhich is being treated with antibiotics, The vet has told me she has  low immune.

Both my dogs are on a good quality complete food, Is there anything i can give her to boost her immune system up as i dont want to keep giving her antibiotics every six months or so.

I am not sure if this will help..but it is a very good supplement to boost the immune system....it is called Hokamix....

https://www.wellpet.com/secure.htm

You may also want to look at the Solid Gold's website. They have some good sullpements also...

www.solidgoldhealth.com

I hope that this helps.

Off the top of my head and at 4 am  

   there is a shot immuno regulin  for horses that helps restore a lagging immune and also enhances the efficacy of antibiotics that can be used on dogs

  Prozyme is good too plus for a lot of other problems,

Also Vit C

Like anything else talk these over with your vet before use.

Good Luck

Thanks for the info i will look into these, I have already asked my vet if there is anything i can give her to boost her immune system and he said he cant think of anything so i will do it on my own and keep a good eye on her.

thanks again

Garlic is a natural immune booster. With my chickens, I would add 1 clove ( peeled, whole) to a 5 gal bucket of water and change it out once a week or so. I also added 1/8 c of Apple Cider vinegar ( with the mother when available). My dogs prefered the chickens water. This combination put a stop to coccidiosis that had come into my flock and was affecting my chicks. Vinegar is known to create a hostile environment for internal parasite to take hold as well as enhances the body's ability to absorb calcium from the food.

Therese

How much predinsone is your bitch on for the pannus? Steroids knock the immune system out. See if you can cut back on her dose a bit, and still keep the pannus under control. I was able to cut back to only every 4-5 days for the drops for my GSD with pannus. Even then, she develped a low-grade bacterial infection in her spine, along with spondylitis.

probiotics and enzymes.  good luck.  hope she gets better.  :)

pjp

sunsilver

she is on optimmune ointment  0.2% 3.5g twice daily (morning and night) and maxitrol drops twice daily, she also has cataracts in both eyes i feel she is loosing her sight is this normal?

I didnt know that the ointment and drops would knock her immune system is there anything else i can give her instead of the stuff she's on.

Thanks for the info

This is one of  her eye the other is just as bad sorry about the pic but it hurts her to take pics.