Help, my pit is 7 and she has dry skin and sores on her paws, advise please?

she get a bath once a month, sometime I 4get so 2 months. Anyway, I use HYDRA PEARLS Rehydrating Shampoo soap free, and I did change her food 2 Science Diet Sensitive Skin and give her omega 3 capsol, but flakes come back off and on. her coat looks nice, but skin still dry, she don't scratch at all and she play like nothing is wrong. no flea and tick problems so far, she's a in house dog, my yard is the most she gos, but the cats run up and down the alley, so that's when she get sores on her paws. I use peroxide and neosporin ointment, she do lick it off. yes she gos once a year to the vet or if there is a problem. I need to know if these things that I'm doing is right, or it just take a long time for them to work .

Help, my pit is 7 and she has dry skin and sores on her paws, advise please?
take it to the vet b4 it gets worse
Reply:Stop putting peroxide and neosporin on her pads, it could be toxic. I would try Bag Balm for her pads if they are real bad, I wouldn't think she would get sores on a regular basis though. I would also try a Fish/Potatoe blend of dog food. You will need to purchase it through a vet or at a feed/grain store. Good luck.
Reply:Try putting on petroleum jelly instead of triple antibiotic on hew paws. Also my dog had really bad skin and we added flax seed to her diet, it helped bunches. If all else fails ask the vet, they usually know best. Hope poochie is fine!! Good luck!!
Reply:I would cut the baths down to probably just 2-3 times a year unless she got into something. Most people bathe their dogs way too often. The omega 3 capsules are great, but you can also give a splash of olive oil a few times a week, a raw egg every day or every other day, and vitamin E capsules. This has proven effects on my humane society foster dogs who come to me with terrible coats. The Science Diet is probably the culprit. The ingredients are listed below. WAAAAAAY too many grains. Brewers rice, ground corn, and corn gluten meal are all junky, cheap fillers and are probably biggest problem. Dog foods should have a named meat ingredient as the first few ingredients (chicken, chicken meal, etc) and if it has a fat source, it should be a named fat source, otherwise it is literally mystery meat from the rendering plant (like road kill, dead zoo animals, euthanized pets, etc). And that stuff is really expensive too. For around the same price, try out Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Canidae, Innova, Wellness, and Natural Balance. I pretty much guarantee that will help to some degree. Also will cause smaller poops, always a plus.





Science Diet Sensitive Skin:





Brewers Rice, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Pork Meal, Dried Egg Product, Soybean Oil, Flaxseed, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Chicken Liver Flavor, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Iodized Salt, DL-Methionine, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Tryptophan, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, Beta-carotene, Rosemary Extract.





versus Chicken Soup Large Breed Adult:





Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, cracked pearled barley, whole grain brown rice, oatmeal, millet, white rice, ocean fish meal, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potatoes, tomato pomace, duck, salmon, egg product, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, choline chloride, glucosamine hydrochloride, dried chicory root, chondroitin sulfate, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract, L-carnitine, Enterococcus faecieum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin Dsupplement, folic acid.





Which would you rather eat?
Reply:She could have an allergy and need a shot of cortisone. Sometimes dogs need to go to the vet more than once a year.
Reply:Here's a website you might want to check out. www.dinovite.com


It's a supplement for dogs that helps with all of these symptoms and more. It's only like $25 so it's not that expensive to try...
Reply:take her to the vet or to a pet saloon and they'll give you some things to cure her of this wierd flake problem. or it might be just dry shampoo that falls off when its dry. just try not to let her/him to walk on rough terrian. just keep doing what you are doing and you'll be just fine.
Reply:Yeah cracks and sores on the pads are not uncommon you need to moisturise the pads if they are hard and cracked you need to make up little booties so that you give the ointments a chance to work a little longer, Just rub a little baby oil into her coat..you could try jojoba oil on the pads and put on little plastic bags then tie on some socks..I use to own 2 pit bulls they were mum and daughter they were so sweet then the city sent the pound round to my house and they took them away and destroyed them because they were banned...so sad
Reply:see a vet for this reason. maybe she has a allergic reaction to things you've mention.
Reply:Pits are very prone to Hypothyroidism, and some of the symptoms include dry, flaky skin, cracking pads, etc.





Don't use the peroxide or neosporin. I second the recommendation for bag balm.





If that shampoo isn't a dog shampoo, stop using it immediately. Be sure you rinse her very, very well.





And see a vet ASAP for bloodwork. She may be hypothyroid.
Reply:my dog used to be kinda like that. for her pads i used petroleum jelly and lotion,(not at the same time) if the dog licks off what you're using it does no good and can't be good for the dog. for her skin you should probably cut down on the baths because even though you use non-soap shampoo the water can effect her skin depending on the quality and stuff like that. you should ask your vet what to do he'll probably give you some sort of creme.


good luck hope i was helpful=]

sorrel