Red bumps on my girls head - Help!
Hi all,
I am new to the forum all the way from Toronto, Canada! I have a 6 month old female EBT named Storm. I was hesitant to start a new thread as I have been reading and there is a lot of useful information on this forum but I'm a bit stumped with my girl. We originally started her on blue buffalo wilderness food but approximately a month ago she stopped eating her food and would just nibble at it. I decided to try a different food and went with the Royal Canin. She really seemed to like it. But I noticed that she seemed very red the next day and then started to get these small red bumps that look almost like an irritation on her face just above her nose to between the ears and even beside her eyes. I became afraid that she was having an allergy to the new food and immediately stopped. I decided to try taste of the wild salmon. She still has the bumps and has no interest in eating the TOTW salmon or the Blue Wilderness. She was the smallest of her litter and weighs approximately 30lbs. My fear is not so much her size but making sure she is getting the right nutrition as well as avoiding anything that could be causing her issues. She seems perfectly fine and has no other symptoms. Her parents do not have any health issues or allergies. Any information or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
I am new to the forum all the way from Toronto, Canada! I have a 6 month old female EBT named Storm. I was hesitant to start a new thread as I have been reading and there is a lot of useful information on this forum but I'm a bit stumped with my girl. We originally started her on blue buffalo wilderness food but approximately a month ago she stopped eating her food and would just nibble at it. I decided to try a different food and went with the Royal Canin. She really seemed to like it. But I noticed that she seemed very red the next day and then started to get these small red bumps that look almost like an irritation on her face just above her nose to between the ears and even beside her eyes. I became afraid that she was having an allergy to the new food and immediately stopped. I decided to try taste of the wild salmon. She still has the bumps and has no interest in eating the TOTW salmon or the Blue Wilderness. She was the smallest of her litter and weighs approximately 30lbs. My fear is not so much her size but making sure she is getting the right nutrition as well as avoiding anything that could be causing her issues. She seems perfectly fine and has no other symptoms. Her parents do not have any health issues or allergies. Any information or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Comments
I'm confident if you stick with any of the three foods you mentioned and supplement her diet with a daily NuVet vitamin you will quickly see a noticeable difference. I also recommend that you mix in some meats, quality canned food, rice, broth, or vegetables in her food so she doesn't have the tendency to get bored with her diet and long for new tastes and flavors just as we would.
Don't leave her bowl of food out all day if she doesn't eat it. Provide her the food you made and if she eats some and walks away from it 5 minutes later take the bowl away from her so she realizes there will be no more food until the next feeding schedule. It won't take long for her to realize she needs to eat all the food or wait until the end of the day to see food again. This method will improve her appetite and get her more excited during feeding time.
Please keep in touch and let of know how things work out.
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I will update on her progress.
Here are some pics. I have to get some more recent ones. She is an active one
Oh and the 3rd picture she's pretending she's a cat
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