Pink Trotter 🌟 Thank you, already did the food roller coaster, she eats organic spinach, cooked shitake mushrooms, organic green beans & sweet potatoes, organic apples, wild caught salmon (cooked) & raw unfiltered honey on her no grain seafood kibble (1/8 c/) for breakfast & dinner. Helped with the so-called allergies, but a couple of weeks ago her back thigh became swollen, she was lame, lethargic & quit eating & doing her duties. I took her immediately to a vet in emergency & the vet thought perhaps her lymphatic system was clogged. Her belly was crusty and red & I thought it may be parasites as she had been groomed the day before this happening & other dogs (bath) & running around together (drinking from same water bowl) she may have contracted their parasites. The vet put her on antibiotics & inflammatory drugs. That issue went away, but the ear infection is/ has been chronic her whole life. 😢 She is taking probiotics too... constant maintenance, not sure what to do now...

Did the grooming include bathing? Allergic reaction to the shampoo used? I'm allergic to most shampoos, soaps and skin care products, imagine it could be the same in dogs... poor thing, skin issues suck... has caused swelling for me too usually around the eyes.

After thinking about this for a while, my guess is she is allergic to the shampoo used. Reactions of things on the skin tend to show up the next day. Parasites wouldn't cause problems that fast.

Ear infections, are you cleaning her ears often? Using a store bought product? So many products contain scents which can cause problems. I tend to search on Pinterest for alternatives or home made things that don't contain all the chemicals.

This is a data base where you can look up each ingredient to see if it normally causes problems, although you can be allergic to anything it shows the common problems with chemicals, people based but dogs are more human than some people are!....

https://www.ewg.org/skinde...