[Nikitta34]

Originally Posted by emilyann

Also, clipping their nails really isn't that hard. I used to be soo scared but I finally just sat on the kitchen floor one day and clipped them. I also used treats and treats make things 10x easier around here.

Both my husband and I have tried to clip Meg's nails, and we are just too scared that we will hurt her. She always yelps when we do it, and I'm sure she is feeding off of our nerves. It's so cheap to get it done her in Korea (about $7 for a full bath, trimming, nail clipping, ear cleaning, etc) that I'd rather not bother with it. But it might be a different story when we are back in the US.

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Gosh, it sounds like a nice diet she's on, good food. With cherry blossom season, that could be irritating her for sure. If it's just some general atopy, that can be frustrating. Fish oil is great, but w/ atopy it's also good to give the fatty acids LA and GLA -- this is why I like Ark Naturals Royal Coat - is has all of that + vit a/d/e; you have to give vit E when giving fish oils.

I will try the fatty acids then. Meg doesn't eat a whole lot since she is so small, so I want everything that gets in her tummy to be REAL food, not just a bunch of filler, carbs, and chemicals.

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

You could try a novel protein like duck, just to rule out whether it's chicken - it can take a good 6-8 weeks for symptoms to dissipate if it is indeed the chicken. Fish oil takes a while to work as well.

I don't know that I can find duck in Korea. I try to only buy meats from the on-base grocery simply because I have seen some of very, very unsanitary practices involving meat at the local shops and markets. Of course, I can't even buy organic, free-range meat (except bison) at the on-base grocery store, so Meg has to eat regular chicken. (I wonder if she would still have problems if she could eat a higher quality chicken?)

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Argh, I know how frustrating this is for you. I will say the Ark Oil elminated ALL the dryness/flakiness on both my boys - now I just still have Marcel's paw biting when the pollen is high - and that's where I'm hopeful about the Moducare. We'll see!

I will definitely try to Ark Oil/fatty acids. So.... Moducare. I just googled it since I have never heard of it. Is there a pet version or do you give your dogs the people version? How much do you give? How often? And how did you hear about Moducare?