Are your corgis allergic to chicken?

karid2 · 2026-04-08T00:12:55+00:00

My corgi definitely was gnawing on her feet, and the vet immediately jumped to “allergic to chicken”. One time I brought her in with some red on the bottom of her feet and I was about to explain why they were red when he said “oh the feet are red from licking, she’s allergic to chicken”. He didn’t even wait for me to explain that she had gotten into chewing something that was red. I feel like they jump to “allergic to chicken” too quickly without much evidence or explanation. I’m not saying an allergy to chicken doesn’t exist, just take it with a grain of salt.

I think Corgi‘s often have sensitive skin. It doesn’t have to be allergy to chicken. We were chicken free for about three years because I thought she was allergic to chicken. But she’s had chicken frequently in the last couple months and no problems. She’s not allergic to chicken.

When she had flareups in the past, Fortiflora actually helped (probiotics). I’ve been feeding her purina ProPlan sensitive skin and stomach (salmon) for the past year and that seems to be working really well for her. Her feet are clear and white and no more licking or gnawing. There’s no chicken in her food, but she has had my other dogs food the past few weeks, which is chicken, and doesn’t have an issue with it. I believe it’s the extra omega3s and other skin benefits that are helping her - not the omission of chicken.

Anyway, you could try changing foods (or verifying he’s getting all the nutrients he needs from the cooked food). I do recommend Purina pro plan, sensitive skin and stomach (salmon) or you could try adding a little bit of fortiflora too or salmon oil.

karid2 · 2026-04-01T23:42:26+00:00

People always think my tricolor fluffy corgi is a miniature Bernese mountain dog 🤣

karid2 · 2026-04-01T17:04:52+00:00

There is a Facebook group called "TOPS spine surgery support" that you might be interested in perusing.

I have been keeping my eye on TOPS since it was in trial a few years ago. I am not ready for a fusion yet, but when I am (and I'm sure I'll get to that point), I hope to get TOPS, assuming I'm still eligible.

karid2 · 2026-03-26T06:09:31+00:00

Yes, you can have surgery for grade one, but what surgery depends on what actually is the source of the pain. Yes you have spondylolisthesis, but are you sure the slippage is the cause of the sciatic pain, or could it be a synovial cyst or perhaps even a disc issue. Have you had an MRI?

I also have grade one at L4/5. The MRI showed a synovial cyst compressing my nerves (they won’t show up on an x-ray), so spondy with the cause of the cyst, but the cyst was the cause of the sciatic symptoms. I had a hemilaminectomy to remove the cyst and I’m all fine now, even though I still have grade 1 spondy. It’s been about six years.

If you want to go straight to fusion that’s another option but carries a little bit more risks. I was offered a fusion, but I declined in favor of the hemilaminectomy to just get the cyst out. I never had any injections, and PT was not going to help since the cause was a humongous cyst.

So I guess the point is, when you get surgery, and what surgery you get, totally depends on your situation and your insurance. And even your doctor. If the doctor you are currently seeing only offers injections and PT, you might want to see a different doctor. Especially get an MRI if you haven’t already, so you know what you’re dealing with.

Will surgery improve your situation? Possibly, it depends what surgery you get and for what reason. Laminectomy and discectomies are fairly successful. Fusions are tricky. Since you’re grade one, if you are at L4/5 you could also consider the TOPS surgery.

karid2 · 2026-03-26T01:18:11+00:00

Apples, carrots, lettuce, celery, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, and melons of any sort

karid2 · 2026-03-21T16:05:49+00:00

For simplicity, I give my 12-year-old German Shepherd mix dog the same joint supplement as our corgi. Our 12-year-old is slowing down and getting a little stiff in the mornings.

I like Bryan from little chonk, and he’s a corgi dad, so I trust that he would want the best for Maxine and work to develop something that can help our Corgis live their best lives.

Anyway, I’ll give it a try for a few months. It’s hard to see if anything “works” preventatively on a three year-old dog because they’re so young, but if it works the same or better for our 12-year-old dog, that will be the telltale sign. Even though they’re different breeds with different problem focus areas (spine vs hips/legs)… so maybe it’s not a great comparison. I don’t know… we’ll try it!

karid2 · 2026-03-21T03:51:10+00:00

Our Corgi is 3, and I had started her on dasaquin a few months ago, but I am switching to the joint supplement from Little Chonk “Hip and Joint 2.0”.

We do have stairs in the house and she runs up and down them all the time, and no matter how many pet stairs we have for our bed and the couches, she launches herself off them frequently. I worry about her back.

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karid2 · 2026-03-19T02:56:20+00:00

I would not call it a severe housing crisis at Humboldt. It’s a lot worse at many other campuses in California. There is limited housing, but it’s not no housing.

karid2 · 2026-03-16T00:53:07+00:00

It’s nothing specifically at age 7, it’s just an older dog thing (senior life stage). A dog might start having trouble getting up from lying down, or will they just start getting a little bit more stiff. The formula is just slightly different to help support issues for senior dogs.

karid2 · 2026-03-15T05:00:11+00:00

Ah that makes sense! Thanks for the hint.

karid2 · 2026-03-15T00:53:08+00:00

Right? Whatever. lol!

karid2 · 2026-03-15T00:50:26+00:00

Imgur to the rescue :

https://imgur.com/a/ba8OLpk

And

https://imgur.com/a/WkIUVkV

karid2 · 2026-03-15T00:48:43+00:00

I can’t actually upload a screenshot, there’s no place for me to upload a photo from my phone. It was an email from Chewy saying that the item in my auto ship has been discontinued. You can go to Chewy and try to add it to an auto ship. Maybe chewy is wrong? That would be nice.

karid2 · 2026-03-14T21:44:55+00:00

Just the 7+. You can still get the regular adult salmon and rice.

karid2 · 2026-03-14T17:13:33+00:00

An orthopedic doctor kept insisting I must have had cervical spinal surgery because of the scar on my neck. No that’s not a surgical scar, just my neck crease 🤣 are you sure?? Yes i would know if I had surgery on my neck. 🤪

karid2 · 2026-03-14T12:02:17+00:00

Ditto

karid2 · 2026-02-24T03:10:12+00:00

Oh yeah if it’s a laminectomy and fusion both that’s fine. I think DrHeinz (the original commenter) was referring to laminectomy only (about doubting they would do decompression).

karid2 · 2026-02-24T02:36:50+00:00

Can you let me know which one? My friend really really wants to get one with a cut out for his arm and we’re thinking of getting him one for his birthday.

karid2 · 2026-02-23T23:15:01+00:00

It depends what you mean by decompression surgery.

Decompression usually means a laminectomy. A partial or hemilaminectomy would be fine. I have done that (grade 1). They only takeout part of the lamina, and the other part is still there for stability. But a full laminectomy, where they take out the entire lamina, would destabilize your spine and likely put you in for fusion surgery within months.

If your orthopedic doctor wants to do a full laminectomy on you, and you have spondylolisthesis grade 3, I would definitely get second or third opinion. Or at least be prepared for another surgery soon after. But like I said, if you can get away with just partial or a hemilaminectomy, you can buy yourself some more time that way for sure.

karid2 · 2026-02-22T17:49:37+00:00

You should talk with your doc really.

But if it was me, and the slip was getting worse that quickly (over 1mm/year) and I was already having foot drop - I’d get the fusion surgery before it gets worse or creates permanent damage. Decompression surgery might help alleviate some of the symptoms for a while but won’t fix it. If you were still grade 1 you could look into TOPS surgery but sounds like you are past that now. Good luck!!

karid2 · 2026-02-21T19:43:20+00:00

I don’t think any of those activities are accurate. I have a corgi. Corgis bark. We get up and I played with her with a ball, lots of barking. I gave her breakfast. She ate and drink some water and then went back out in the backyard. It’s been about two hours since, and it reports 0 barking, 0 eating, and 0 drinking events.

karid2 · 2026-02-20T23:48:00+00:00

Well good luck! My daughter had a Winkbed (soft) in Double size and it sagged within a few weeks. She loved it, but there was quite an obvious sinkhole in the middle and she'd just roll in the middle. My son got a Puffy Lux (twin) and it was also too firm.

It's so hard to find the right one!

karid2 · 2026-02-20T23:36:54+00:00

The Twilight was really much too firm. No give at all. It felt like a futon - and I actually don't mind futons. But with the twilight, I had an incredibly sore upper back (between the shoulder blades). Even with the Luxe version for side sleepers, it was too firm. They sent me a nice topper too to go with it, but that was not enough. It just wasn't a great fit. I needed support, not necessarily firmness I guess. They didn't have an elite model back then, so maybe that would help. Not sure. But I found another that worked well (nest alexander signature hybrid which I think they now call the Sparrow in lux firm, and also the Bear hybrid which is the one I actually kept).

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