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Rebecca,
When I have Ace outside for awhile and he is playing in the grass and stuff he gets little red bumps on him too that go away by the next day. My vet said it is a skin allergy to the grass most likely and if he seems bothered by them give him some benadryal. As far as the crazy running when O’Shea comes inside I would say he is just happy and excited Ace will do the same thing some times. I will let him out to do that in the backyard with Kira (my other pit) and he won’t play at all then I let him in and he jumps on my bed and sticks his butt in the air shaking it like come on mom lets play and he’ll grab my arm and jump at me and take off tearing down my hallway wanting to play then all the sudden when i don’t play I will look and he’s laying in his bed in the living room almost alseep. I just laugh at him he is just a dork! It would say its normal its just his personality.Amber
You should close the crate when it’s time for bed then she learns that is her bed. If you don’t she will just sleep with you anyways defeating the purpose of crating her. Also and this opinion varies from person to person so do with it what you like but if she does something bad and you put her in her crate for punishment she may associate that with being in trouble and not like her crate.
As for the food thing I never go off the bag I go by what my vet recommends. All vets usually say at LEAST three meals aday. Now if you want to go with the serving size on the bag then break that up into each meal to equal that amount. I am currently feeding Kira who is 1yr old 2cups and she’s 50lbs. Ace gets 4cups he is a 1yr 1/2 old and weighs 60lbs. They eat Iams Lamb and Rice for sensitive stomachs so it’s low in fat and they get nonfat plain yogurt on their food. They aren’t overweight so I don’t know it depends on the amount of fat and the amount of exercise your dog gets on how much to feed them. My mom who has had many dogs always would feed them until they quit unless they were starved when she got them. But in theory they should know when they are full. Also when feeding her put your hand in the bowl from time to time so she doesn’t become protective of her food and agressive. She will learn to share. I have done that and my two will eat out of the same bowl if I would let them. LOL! anymore questions you can e-mail me at [email protected]
Amber
Another suggestion is put something of yours in the crate with her. Having your sent with her will help to calm her down. Also don’t give into her when she is throwing a fit. It’s hard cause you just want her to shut up but she will eventually get the message and calm down when she realizes you aren’t going to respond to her when she acts like that. I took my pit took puppy kindergarden and they do reccommend you put them in the same room as you. It’s your prefernce. It sounds like she is going to be a dog that is going to have seperation anxiety I have one of those and the other one i have just has a bad attitude when i leave the house. She is destructive so that will be my next thing to look out for.
Ok so my local Meijer store had Kongs on sale buy one get one free. I bought two (one for each of my pits). I put treats in them and gave them each one. My female Kira has had one before and loves them and it keeps her busy for hours and she has never destroyed one. However my male Ace began his life in the Humane Society and had absolutly no clue what to do with it when I gav it to him. So the next day when I went to work I put treats in the Kongs and put them in their crates to keep them occupied. When I got home Ace decided that the hole in the bottom wasn’t big enough so he ate the Kong around the hole to make it bigger and got the treats out (shit head)!! I thought they weren’t suppose to be able to destroy them like that. He has to be the funniest dog I have ever had. I just laughed at him. So FYI Kongs can be completely destroyed in hours with a Pit
Both of my Pits have skin allergies (lucky me)! My female Kira bites her feet too and my vet told me that it is something in the grass and to use a wet washcloth or baby wipes to wipe her feet off when she comes in. I have been doing that and it works well. Also benedral can help them too. But I recommend asking your vet before giving them meds over the couter so you get the right dose for their wieght. My male Ace gets little red bumps all over his belly if he is out for along time and rubs all over the grass goofy dog. I just give him some benedral and he is fine (a little loopy) but fine.
Good luck
AmberMy male pit had really bad gas. I mean it would run you out of the house it smelled so bad. He also had diahrria or very soft stools. When I got him from the Humane Society they were feeding him six cups of food aday and he wouldn’t gain weight. They blamed it on him circling his pen but once i got him to the vet she said to change is food to a sensitive stomach food for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and see if that didn’t help. I did and he started gaining weight and the gas almost is completely gone. So he has IBS and even Milkbone treats will upset his stomach. The Vet told me that some signs of IBS are more of a red tint to their skin, weightloss or unable to gain weight, and diahrria or loose stools. He fit the profile and now has gained about 15lbs and hes at his perfect weight. I feed him IAMS Lamb and Rice in the Red bag.
Mary,
I had that problem with my female Kira when she was a puppy. Her vulva area is deformed somewhat and she got several infections so she was on antibiotics a lot. I took her to the vet and she told me that because her body was under stress from the medication her immune system was not 100%. It is hereditary mange. It is not contagious but it can kill them if left untreated. The vet will do a simple skin scrapping and look at it under the microscope. There will be mites in it. It is no big deal really but she should not be bread because she will pass it on to her puppies. It is very common in all breeds with coats like this. I have even had a boxer that had the same problem. Changing the food could help too but most likely you will have to get a topical creme from the vet and put it on the area and within a few days the hair will grow back. You will most likely notice this when they are stressed. Both my Pits have skin allergies as well lucky me. It comes from poor breeding aswell. Hope this helps.
