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Hello, sorry to be off topic but any advice for mold exposure in pets?
Thank you

Hello, everybody. I have two Borzoi. One of them has an overwarm ear which he continually tries to scratch. We have tried many ear cleaners and Apple Cider Vinegar. The problem goes away and then returns again. It is very frustrating. Could anyone suggest a solution for him? Thanks.

That is without a doubt, the best article I have ever read. As a pet mom, it challenged my thinking. In fact, I am going to read this over every day until my thinking changes. Why is my animal sick. What is the cure. Those are the only two questions that matter and are also the only two questions that are never asked.

Our foster dog is a hot mess of allergens, from cotton to Omega 3, and I have been stressed beyond belief with what to feed her and to keep her environment free of cotton and other things. I call her the bubble girl, because I feel like she needs to live in a bubble, and the laundry list of allergens is ridiculous. I cook a homemade diet of ground turkey, fresh veggies, phytoplankton, apple cider vinegar, and coconut oil. She is also receiving probiotics with digestive enzymes and taking Chiness herbs, but is still very yeasty. I feel all this is vaccine related as she is only about a year to 18 months. Found dumped out in a rural neighborhood outside of town, the regular course of action of rescue dogs is to get them checked out, vaccinated, and have a heartworm test done. If it's negative, get them going on heartworm prevention since heartworms are endemic in our area. I would surely have done things differently had I known then what I know now.

That article could have been my dogs story just change a few names etc. She was a rescue at only 6 weeks of age, already covered in fleas and itching like crazy. Enter first round of puppy shots at 9 weeks of age. Itching increases and continues to worsen as she gets older and gets the next two shots. Breaks out in hot spots, hair loss, yeast infections, you name it and itching horribly the whole time. I found the Nutriscan info and paid the ridiculous price, desperate to help this poor dog. Came back with a laundry list of stuff she was supposedly allergic to, many things she'd never, ever been in contact with before. And of course recommendations to purchase their products to help! And then there was my vet at the time who wanted to do antibiotics and steroids! Fed up I said NO to all of it! I had been researching and I came across Dr. Falconer's site which set me to researching and learning even more. Fast forward, a lot of trial and error and learning, now my dog is 2-1/2 years old. She has a beautiful, shiny, soft coat, no hot spots, no more yeast flare ups, no itchy ears/feet for well over a year. She eats a fresh, real food diet and eats many of the things she was supposedly allergic to with no problems. She does have some seasonal allergies but we manage those homeopathically and itching is minor and goes away completely in winter. But I think the biggest factor in all of this is that I refused any further vaccinations for her. Period, no further discussion allowed at the vet! In fact she has not been back to a vet since then. She has slowly improved and I hope to continue that path. There is always pushback to get her another rabies shot, she's had one, but the idea of doing anything to cause her to regress and possibly be even worse then before turns my stomach. So we fly under the radar on that one.

I belong to a forum where there is a well respected nutritionist. The nutritionist told me I am feeding too many types of proteins and that I need to withhold a few in case my dog becomes allergic. Otherwise, my dog will not be able to eat anything. I thought this was so crazy. I told her I did not believe a dog would become allergic to a food it was meant to eat. In addition to vaccines, feeding a protein along with non species appropriate foods like corn, soy or peas might be a root cause of why the dog develops an allergy to a certain protein.

My now four year old GSD, Casey, started itching at the age of four months. He had dry skin and scabs all over. I tried topicals, shampoos, had him tested for environmental allergies (negative) and even gave him a trial of Apoquel. Then I decided to do an elimination test for food allergies. Since he wasn't exposed to rabbit until he was 1 1/2 years old (when I switched from kibble to feeding raw) I decided to start with that. He was on raw whole ground rabbit with a bit of pureed fruits and veg for four months. All the scabs and itching cleared up. Then I gave him one meal of turkey. Oops. His ears flared up like a volcano - hot, red and itchy. I put him back on rabbit for two weeks until his ears cleared up, then gave him small amounts of beef over a couple of days and with no reaction gave him a full meal. Beef is okay. Did the same with fish, goat, and venison all okay. Then tried a bit of pork and the ears flared up again. But I have at least five proteins I can feed him and his skin has stayed clear with NO itching. I feed raw ground home prepared meals - muscle meat with ground bone, a variety of organs, small amounts of pureed fruits and veg (wide variety) and supplement with GLM, sea vegetables, pre- and pro-biotics and/or kefir, eggs, marine phytoplankton, vitamin E, vitamin D. All three of my GSDs are active and healthy with shiny coats.

My dog is a poster child for a horribly ‘allergic’ pup. Raw fed now for 7 months and no real improvement. He gets pre/probiotics and I am at a loss as to what to do next. Suggestions please.......

My rescued dog, Fox, also did the Nutri Scan a few years ago when I started searching for what was really wrong with him, since Dr. Whitecoat had no good answers. They tested for 24 proteins and he came back allergic to all 24, which most he had never had. How could that be? The results came back with a "good luck". Since then, Homeopathy has much improved him. I've often wondered, if he retook the test, what the results would be, but I'd rather put my money on remedies and organics.

"Chief Cause of Immune Confusion?"
"Vaccination."

The above is a title of a section in your article.
If vaccination is the "chief" cause of immune confusion, that means it is not the only cause.
What are the other causes?
I am curious and would like to know, perhaps you could review them.