[Dailydrool] Please check this link out it might just be an answer to the skin problems in your Bassets

[Norma]

Hi everyone ,i notice that several of you have been writng in asking for 
advice on your Bassets having a skin problem ,some of you have said that 
you have tried various things from your vet with no success .Well some 
of you know that Pw Angel got sick and very nearly died after eating a 
vole which contained warfarin ,after surviving that she got sick again 
but with the help of Sandy Gaston and Dr Al  and there advice she 
manages to have a very happy life,we have occasional hiccups but we 
manage eventually to get them back under control .Now i know this is 
different from the ones that are posting about the skin problems but the 
Pw does have allergys too ,vinegar is one of her allergys she cannot 
have anything with acid in it she gets the most horrendous sore ears ,so 
ear cleaners and such are a big no no for her .We use saline solution to 
clean her ears i just buy the over the counter one for contact lenses 
the inexpensive one ,she has this put in her ears twice a week and gets 
then cleaned with baby wipes twice a day every day it works for her 
.Another thing she is allergic to is Cranberrys her neck and chest get 
all red and sore so thats another no no ,as for the food then she only 
gets pasta well well washed she will not touch rice she hates it 
,potatoes,chicken,cottage cheese, probiotic drinks and yoghurts .Treats 
are also a no no so she gets chicken roll .The reason for my post is i 
want to tell you about Dr Al ,you see he has this theory that some 
animals and people have a hormonal imbalance he calls it "Endocrine 
-immune -imbalance " and this can cause skin problems.He does also say 
that you should cut out all foods and stuff and start a diet of white 
potatoes and cottage cheese to start of with ,then its a process of 
elimation if you add something say chicken for a few days see what 
happens if no reaction carry on then add something else and go on  like 
that .But what he does point out is that although this could work for a 
while you FIRST have to find the problem ,now im going to post a link 
for you to look at his site for yourselfs you may just find the answer 
to your problem .I would also highly recommend his book Pets at Risk it 
is very informative and interesting and helpful ,on his site you will 
see a link to Sandy Gastons show the first Sunday of every month Dr Al 
is on it you should really listen to the show and you can even phone up 
and ask for advice or email them .You should actually listen to the show 
every Sunday because i have picked up the most helpful tips and saved 
myself 3 visits to the vet ,anyway i just thought that just maybe there 
might be an answer there for you and maybe some others too that have a 
different problem .Drool and Prayers to everyone in need
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