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Our 6.5 yr old GSD was sick week before last with some type of stomach bug for which the vet put him on antibiotics and a kaopectate for dogs for his diarrhea. The morning we took him to the vet we noticed his bright red, inflammed ears. The vet took a look at them and didn't really have anything to say about them. I figured the fever was causing the redness. He was bitten by something a few days after his stomach bug was diagnosed and the vet looked at his ears again and didn't see anything wrong. It took 48hrs of benedryl to reduce the swollen face. Fast forward a week an a half later and he's done with his meds and seems to be doing fine except his ears are still really red and inflamed and now his belly is as well. His ears don't smell and aren't bothering him and his isn't scraching his belly or his ears. We were away from home in a cooler environment where he spent most of his time outside for the last few days and his redness reduced slightly in his ears but his belly is still really inflamed. There doesn't appear to be a rash and the redness (REALLY red) is only on his belly from his lower chest and under arms back to the area between his legs. The redness doesn't appear to extend beyond this area.
We recently switched foods from Wellness's Simple Venision diet to Before Grain's Buffalo forumula. He does have food allergies (not tested). We did add plain yogurt to his food after the antibiotic treatment. He had a bath about a week ago and he received his monthly Frontline Plus treatment. The red ears and belly aren't something we've seen in him ever before and I'm stumped! Has anyone else seen this or had this happen?
We recently switched foods from Wellness's Simple Venision diet to Before Grain's Buffalo forumula. He does have food allergies (not tested). We did add plain yogurt to his food after the antibiotic treatment. He had a bath about a week ago and he received his monthly Frontline Plus treatment. The red ears and belly aren't something we've seen in him ever before and I'm stumped! Has anyone else seen this or had this happen?