Bad SA-period + NO Atopica = ? What if we stop giving Atopica for 8 days right in the middle of a bad period? We just had to do it due to stomach problems but this is somethinge I have wanted to do for a long time... Having doubts I haven't been really sure whether...
A lot hidden underneath. "But his coat looks just fine!" That is what we here when we tell people about Manuel's condition and of course we are happy for the coat he has managed to keep. But there is a lot hidden underneath. Medication I can say that we have decided...
I am amazed how the fore-head recovers every time However, in some areas the Sebaceous glands are lost - forever. Manuel's coat is growing again (according to his "normal-before-SA" schedule). Difference between wool and hair Some wool seems to be lost forever....
And here we go again Since last report we have managed the autumn attacks. As expected this relapse was starting in connection to when the "normal autumn shedding" was to start. Mid August, just a few days after our summer-report here on AU - the hair started...
a Tought summer Manuel had of attacks through out May and almost all of June (when he normally is shedding heavily). The coat just came out, and it came hair by hair - all the time, all over the place (not in chunks like normally). During that period he started to...
He seldom did prior to SA I guess the current coat allows that. Anybody else who have experienced the same? He has also started to use the dog-beds we bought for him. I guess he was too warm before, and preferred the cool floor.
Wired-haired Akita Now Manuel is a wired-/short-haired Akita with some minimum of under coat actually growing out. His belly looks like a puppy-belly since one can see the spotted skin but the coat is growing also there. The best way of noticing the difference is to...
...and repeat We have tried a variation of "treatments" and aids for Manuel. So far this seems to work the best for him. The skin Keep the affected skin (inflammation, SA-in an aggressive state) clean from bacteria/fungus using chlorhexidine. If necessary during...
Status June 2013 As usual he eats loads and loads of food at the end of the shedding period. Long before he got SA we always added extra vitamins and minerals to his food during this period as we saw the shedding is tough on a dog. Feelings of grief but also anger The...
Result after a full SA-attack This is the first time we see a big bold spot. The SA is not very active so the skin looks nice and is not that dry. I wonder if the hair follicles are all dead or if we will see some regrowth later on...
SA and shedding periods The majority of people with experience from SA say that they find SA to be more aggressively active during the shedding periods. Whether that is true or not I do not know. It could be so, as shedding is tough on the body and skin but it could...
Before SA - no ear issues at all Manuel has never ever had any issues what so ever his ears, not even when bathing. His ears have alway been highly functional. I have never removed any hairs inside them. I cleaned them when going to shows, but there was no really need...