Airedale Terrier Forum:
Airdale with health problems.

I have an 8 year old Airdale who is the most sweetest, loving dog. About one year ago the breeder told me to start feeding him a senior formular dog food. Prior to that he was on Nutromax which he seemed to do okay on. I then started feeding him Nutromax Senior and I noticed his eyes tearing and he has some kind of sore on the side of his mouth. He has been to the vet several times, had blood work done and nothing has shown up. The vet put him on an eye ointment which cleared up the eye problem but when you stop the ointment the tears start up again. As far as the side of the mouth, he has been placed on Keflex. Once again it works and the moment you stop the Keflex, it starts up again. I was also advised by the vet to put 1 part bleach to 9 parts water and wipe the side of the mouth every day. One day you don't do it and the odor is horrible. Over the last 2 months this boy has been messing the house with a bowl movement. It seems when he has to go, he just goes. Sometimes he cannot make it outside fast enough. I have been trying other foods such as Back to Basics, California Natural, Canidae and my last one to try will be Wellness with less fiber. I seem to feel that to much fiber is the problem. I am very upset because this dog has never messed in my house. We have an appointment with a specialist next Tuesday and I pray that they can find out what is wrong with my poor baby. If anyone has experienced this with their Airdale, would you be kind enough to advise me . Thank you for your help. Trying to get my boy back to being well.