what does a skin allergy look like?

daking · 01-03-2012, 07:07 PM

The past 3 large bags of food were downgraded from his usual brand due to access issues. Now I feel that I might have contributed to an allergy. They appear like little scabs on his skin. He isn't scratching and what I can say is that it has started since I might have over brushed him with the slicker brush and scratched the s*&% out of him. He is not in pain, not itchy, I just noticed 30mins ago when i was giving him a bath.
I will definitely be reverting his food back to acana or orijen on the next bag!
as bad as it sounds, I hope it is just a food allergy to crap-ass food! and not something major. Upon changing food, how long could I expect it to take to clear up IF it is a food allergy?

deepnite10 · 01-05-2012, 01:21 AM

it very well could be a food allergy..but, you say he s not scratching
and there s scabs..which leads me consider there might be a parasite
involved.

daking · 01-05-2012, 08:17 AM

he scratches, just not to the point where I think it is extreme. and the scab things are tiny almost hair folicle size.. but last night when I checked.... I couldnt see anything... maybe giving him a scrub in the bath worked at removing them and the skin hasnt had time to dry out to create more? I will be monitoring it daily

01-03-2012, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
daking Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Markham,Ontario Posts: 96	what does a skin allergy look like? The past 3 large bags of food were downgraded from his usual brand due to access issues. Now I feel that I might have contributed to an allergy. They appear like little scabs on his skin. He isn't scratching and what I can say is that it has started since I might have over brushed him with the slicker brush and scratched the s*&% out of him. He is not in pain, not itchy, I just noticed 30mins ago when i was giving him a bath. I will definitely be reverting his food back to acana or orijen on the next bag! as bad as it sounds, I hope it is just a food allergy to crap-ass food! and not something major. Upon changing food, how long could I expect it to take to clear up IF it is a food allergy?

01-05-2012, 01:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
deepnite10 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 1,358	it very well could be a food allergy..but, you say he s not scratching and there s scabs..which leads me consider there might be a parasite involved.

01-05-2012, 08:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
daking Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Markham,Ontario Posts: 96	he scratches, just not to the point where I think it is extreme. and the scab things are tiny almost hair folicle size.. but last night when I checked.... I couldnt see anything... maybe giving him a scrub in the bath worked at removing them and the skin hasnt had time to dry out to create more? I will be monitoring it daily

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