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Link to a site with info on Imidacloprid toxicity and side effects.

My last dog developed/displayed several allergies much later than yours, but they did come on seemingly out of nowhere. After several months of working through the possibilities and with the help of my fantastic vet (not all of them are bad you know), we determined that he had two issues causing the scratching and discomfort.

The first was that he was allergic to flea bites. That was important because he was on flea control medication, but it was a variety that killed them AFTER they bit. Changing that to a type that effectively locked their jaws on contact so they couldn't bite him improved that situation dramatically.

The other issue turned out to be an allergy to chicken. A LOT of commercial dog food uses chicken, but certainly not all. We moved him to a primarily lamb formula with dramatic improvement. Between the food and the flea medication changes, his issues went away.

The lesson I learned was that it isn't necessarily just one issue, it could be multiple. I'm sure that a doggie dermatologist has the knowledge and tools to determine the specific issue(s) with your dog. Keep the faith, sometimes it takes a bit to find the right solution.

Nice post, Beeker318. I agree. My dog tested positive to almost every grass and pollen known to man. Too add insult to injury, as dogs age they often go on to develop new allergies, so it never ends.

I think we are making progress. The lab results showed Ranger has hypothyroidism (low thyroid). This is at least a partial cause of the skin issues. We have begun medication. Again this would not have been identified without the "greatdanelady".

Tapeworms or Giardia, And the only thing that kills them is Albendazole and Praziquantel, give her a egg a day just the yellow and start feeding her raw meat and cottage cheese, they are carnivores.

Vom Blanka, there are more than those 2 drugs that will kill those.
Not correcting you to be an ass, I just don't want an inexperienced person to not receive 100% correct information.

Good Evening, I wanted to update you on Rangers progress. She is doing much better. Still scratching as the yeast is still working its way out. We are in week 7 of the yeast treatment. I called and spoke with someone at 1st Natual and just confirmed that we were on the right track and progressing as expected. I think it will take another 6 weeks at least before we are through this. She really had/has a bad case of the yeast. We realize now that she is smaller than she should be. I am not sure if that is because her thyroid was damaged with the antibiotics and steroids in that 6-12 month period of her life or what. Her parents were big dogs. Thank you again for helping me get on the right track with her treatment. Just for the record our yard has not been treated for anything since before she was born. I give her Trifexis for heart worms and fleas,etc. I have never used a flea collar at all on her. Happy Fall Ya'll!!!!