Lex's improved coat. And some Questions.

• 03-17-2008 12:26 AM

  zatchbell322 Joined on 03-17-2007 Oklahoma city, OK Posts 327 Points 55

  Lex's improved coat. And some Questions. Reply Contact I have been battling Lex's allergies since he was 6 months old. We have finally got them under control with proper diet, hardcore flea prevention and allergy meds. I just wanted to show some updated pics of his coat, it is so much better. I have a question though. From the middle of his back down the hair is still shorter that the rest of his body. Will it ever eventually grow back in all the way? He has been on the meds since January. Is there anything I can give him to help it grow in?   Before -     After - I know this isn't the best picture but you can see it has all grown back in.

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• 03-17-2008 7:51 AM

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  kpwlee Joined on 06-17-2006 North Carolina Posts 4,394 Points 380	Re: Lex's improved coat. And some Questions. Reply Contact No idea about whether his coat will all match again or not BUT I am soo glad that he is doing better!!  "I think Karen should get a BC next time because she deserves a more mellow laid back dog! Or a Maremma because she needs a more clingy, biddable, easily trained dog." Brookcove 2008
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• 03-17-2008 10:26 AM

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  ColleenC Joined on 07-26-2006 Posts 1,558 Points 5	Re: Lex's improved coat. And some Questions. Reply Contact He does look a ton better!  What meds are you giving him?  Also, what type of supplements are you feeding?
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• 03-17-2008 1:10 PM

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  zatchbell322 Joined on 03-17-2007 Oklahoma city, OK Posts 327 Points 55	Re: Lex's improved coat. And some Questions. Reply Contact He is on Chlorpheniramine for the allergies and I put salmon oil in his kibble.
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• 03-19-2008 2:37 PM

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  matthews Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 219 Points 0

  Re: Lex's improved coat. And some Questions. Reply Contact  Our Quinnie, bless his little soul, had terrible allergies.  Bad enough that his heart enlarged and he had a murmur.  We ended up moving him to an all fish kibble diet and our vet got us allergy shots which which I administered SubQ once a month.  Plus he was on a mild steroid by mouth.  He did much better after that.  However, we believe that the steroid masked his lymphoma which is the reason it made it to stage 5 before we knew he was sick. You might ask your vet about the allergy shots though.

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• 03-19-2008 2:51 PM

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  ottoluv Joined on 11-27-2006 So Cal Posts 2,887 Points 520	Re: Lex's improved coat. And some Questions. Reply Contact Congrats, it looks like it's growing in well. Biotin is good for hair growth. A good MVI may be a good idea for a short period of time too. Here I am stuck in the middle with you I practice societal sanctioned assault
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• 03-19-2008 11:05 PM

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  zatchbell322 Joined on 03-17-2007 Oklahoma city, OK Posts 327 Points 55	Re: Lex's improved coat. And some Questions. Reply Contact   My vet wants to wait on the allergy shots. She says he is doing so well on the pills to keep doing them for a few months.
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