Hello. I have a beautiful and rambunctious australian cattle dog (blue heeler). He turns 1yr old Oct 10th this year. Weve had him for 10 months. The problem is he sheds. Ive read acd has a blow out about twice a yr. The problem is he has had a blowout that has lasted about 9mos so far. Is this normal? I thought it would have stopped or reduced by now, but it hasn't.
I bring this issue up w my vet every visit and she brushes (no pun intended) the issue off every time. His eyes are often pink and sometimes red. Which ive also brought up w vet to which was also brushed off.
My gut is saying allergies, but this is my first acd so im open to discussion w those who have had theirs a while or multiple ones over the years.
I previously had a love marriage puppy (accident) that i got from friends who got married and so did their dogs . He lived a happy 15yrs (passed away 4 yrs ago) He had hair loss patches in his coat; i switched his food to a grain free dog food, i believe, and the problem went away.
Im thinking maybe slowly transition my acd dog food to another one. Hes currently eating Wholehearted limited ingredient lamb df.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I bring this issue up w my vet every visit and she brushes (no pun intended) the issue off every time. His eyes are often pink and sometimes red. Which ive also brought up w vet to which was also brushed off.
My gut is saying allergies, but this is my first acd so im open to discussion w those who have had theirs a while or multiple ones over the years.
I previously had a love marriage puppy (accident) that i got from friends who got married and so did their dogs . He lived a happy 15yrs (passed away 4 yrs ago) He had hair loss patches in his coat; i switched his food to a grain free dog food, i believe, and the problem went away.
Im thinking maybe slowly transition my acd dog food to another one. Hes currently eating Wholehearted limited ingredient lamb df.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.