My dog has really dry skin. What can i do to help him? He has allergies to beef.?

take it to a vet

My dog has really dry skin. What can i do to help him? He has allergies to beef.?
Ask a doctor for some medication for him and also ask the doctor about what your dog is allergic to.
Reply:for dry skin on dogs you can get some moisterizer from your local vets or pet superstore there is also a shampoo you can buy which helps hydrate the skin. and do not give him beef, get him foods like chicken,lamb,pork,rabbit ect not beef.
Reply:i am going through the same thing with my yorkie! still trying to figure out what hes allergic to though! anyway my vet told me to bath him in oatmeal shampoo %26amp; conditioner! also you can get suppliments from your vet for his coat and skin. its called allederm.hope that helps!
Reply:use dog lotion lol
Reply:Consider supplementing his diet with omega fatty acids and vitamin E. These supplements are easy enough to find at any local pharmacy or at your vet and are fairly inexpensive. Fatty acids and vitamin E will support overall skin and coat health. Additionally, they are often VERY beneficial for allergy dogs as they have anti-inflammatory properties that reduce the impact of histamines and help heal irritated skin. My allergy dog has environmental allergies and while antihistamines help keep the eye boogers and red skin at bay it is the vitamin E with omega fatty acid supplements that REALLY make a difference in his itching.
Reply:What I would do would be to just get a lotion for his skin. Or the other best thing to do would be to get this shampoo with moisturizer in it. Good Luck!!!!!
Reply:If he has allergies to beef, chances are he has allergies to other foods as well, because beef is rarely a single allergy. Consider moving to a high quaility dog foog like California Gold or canidae, and look at the ingredients. You will want one with no beef byproducts, so try chicken and rice, or lamb and rice, or there is even salmon dog foods for dogs with food allergies.





The only way to cure his itching is to take the food that is causing the allergy out of his diet period.





Oh and the vet may just reccomend whatthey have on hand, not neccessarily what's best for the dog.
Reply:An oatmeal shampoo helps a lot, I've used that ofter. And with a beef allergy that pretty much eliminates any dog foods you buy at a store. Look into Science Diet at your vet or Flint River Ranch dog food. The Flint River Ranch is some of the best dog, i know a lot of trainers that use it, and boarding kennels that use it in case a dog is allergic to something. Check these out for more info on the foods:





http://www.flintriver.com/


http://www.hillspet.com/hillspet/product...
Reply:You can put egg in his food. It helps their skin and coat. A lot of dogs get dry skin and a nasty coat because they are bathed too often. A dog should be getting a bath no more than every 2 weeks. Any more than that and the natural oils in your dog's coat could get washed out. And in some cases, it is the shampoo that you are using on your dog. A good shampoo is Oatmeal Puppy, or your last choice would be Johnson's Baby Shampoo. Good luck! ♥
Reply:put olive oil on his food, that is what our breeder told us to do.
Reply:Try a SINGLE protein based food, and ONE carb, such as:





Fish and Potato





Fish and Sweet Potato





Kangaroo and Oat





Other single proteins: Rabbit, venison, Duck, Lamb





I recommend the fish and potato.





I recommend these foods (Ones I have fed, also)





-Natural Balance (Duck %26amp; Potato, Fish %26amp; Sweet potato)





-Wellness (White fish and sweet potato)





-California Natural (Herring/salmon %26amp; sweet potato)








Add an oil supplement to his diet, such as Salmon Oil, Flax seed oil, or cod liver oil.





You may add a raw egg to his diet, preferably no more than twice a week.





Try giving a Vitamin E supplement, or even something like "Missing Link" (Found at Pet Stores)
Reply:What sort of food is he eating?





Do NOT feed grocery-store brands, period.





Don't feed Science Diet or Prescription Diet, even if your vet wants to sell it to you, unless you can verify that there are no allergenic grains in it, and are primarily meat. There are a few formulations that may be OK, but be very picky about the ingredient list. Potatoes instead of grain is OK. Going with a "different" protein source may be OK too, like duck, for example - as long as the "filler proteins" (grain glutens) are not present.





Although your dog's been deemed allergic to beef, don't rule out grain allergies. Dogs' digestive tracts aren't built to handle silage - they're made for digesting meat. Rice is usually non-allergenic but most other grains can trigger food allergy in dogs.





Avoid all kibble or canned that have wheat, corn, barley and other grains, or other fillers like soy mill run - only feed dog foods that have rice, potato, tapioca and other low-allergen carbohydrate sources. Only feed foods that have quality meat ingredients. Be very skeptical of high-protein foods that have any sort of grain gluten as one of the first 8 ingredients - it artificially increases the "crude protein" content, making it seem like it has lots of meat when it doesn't. Remember the China dog-food scandal? That was "rice gluten" tainted with melamine to make it seem like an even higher protein content. Brewers rice is waste product from the brewing industry - don't be fooled into thinking that's a good ingredient.





Feed foods with high Omega-3 and Omega-6 content, in balance. This will be best for healing the skin and coat after the allergens are flushed out of his system. Avoid fat sources that are not identified - they could include beef fat, lard, corn oil, or other fats that might trigger your dog's allergy. Chicken fat, fish oils and flaxseed oil are good.





Look for chicken and lamb as the primary ingredients, if you don't go with an exotic single-meat source like duck or venison. Avoid any animal by-products incredients, like chicken by-product meal. Meat meal is OK, like Lamb meal or chicken meal - it's meat with the moisture already removed. The bad thing is the "by-product" tag - it indicates they're using non-meat wastage like beaks, intestines, lungs, etc. and if they're using wastage they also could be using "condemned" meats and other ingredients of questionable quality.





Also be mindful of preservatives. Tocopherols is generally OK, but definitely avoid BHA/BHT and other chemical preservatives.





Alternatively, switch to a raw foods diet. More expensive and time-consuming, but better for the dog.





Keep the "bad ingredient list" in mind when buying treats, too.