SKIN DISORDERS

Many westie owners I have talked to in the last 6 months told me about skin problems.

I would like to pass one some solutions they have found:

Don't bathe your westie too often, brushing with baby powder or potato flour will get most of the dirt out of it's coat.

If your westie seems to suffer from allergies, try to find it completely with natural food, such as cooked meat/vegies, but no tinned food which contain preservatives.

Give your westie half a tablet of kelp and half a tablet of yeast (available from the Health Food Store) in order to prevent skin problems.

DISEASES

Aujeszky's Disease The cause of Aujeszky's disease is a virus that occurs chiefly in pigs. If pork is stored together with beef, the virus may spread to the beef. Dogs become infected primarily by consuming undercooked pork. The disease is fatal in dogs, but not contagious for humans. Fortunately, it is relatively rare. The symptoms are copious drooling, itching, restlessness, and anxiety.

Craniomandibular Osteopathy

Luckily, this bone disease, which occurs in puppyhood, is rare. During the growth phase, the bone cells of the jaw and/or skull multiply at an unnaturally fast rate. The result is an often palpable thickening of the bone. The puppy is in great pain when it is touched or when it chews.

CMO appears at the time the puppy is getting its teeth, approximately between the second the the eighth month of life.