Dogs Having Chronic Ills

Wow, lucky for you and her!

Diet is important to any dog's health. How are the dog's teeth?

That's interesting. My cats subsist on IAMS, though, and I'll stay with it unless there is a problem. Cotton pickin stuff already costs more than premium ground beef. Lamb and rice is supposed to be the hot tip, at least for cats, but they do like the fishey variety from time to time.

Interesting site, I am saving it. I am not qualified to judge if they're right, of course, but they seem to have a point.

This has happened to some of my dogs as well, most often to my male golden retreiver.

The vet told me that his skin was having a bit of an allergic reaction to the pollen, particularly grass pollen, but it was giving him 'hot spots' on his skin (stomach and back mostly) and making his skin smell terrible.

We put some ointment on his spots, and gave him anti-itch shampoos (gently). Cleared right up, but it happened every spring.

Maybe that's not your dogs problem, but it's a good question for the vet.