Mellie's wasn't diagnosed until it was more advanced and she was practically bald, but she is doing great with a ton of vitamins, herbs and glandulars added to her raw diet... in her case she has a double-whammy -- Ehrlichia, too.... another amazing thing is the extraordinary number of dogs with TBD's (people too).
We found this strictly by accident when we saw the alternate vet at our clinic and she wanted to run a geriatric panel on Mellie. It's believed that a lot of the dogs in renal failure may actually be suffering from a TBD and when treated reverses much of the kidney issues.
Sorry I got on a rant there; I've been feeding raw for 8 years and can't think of anything better I've done for my dogs.
No apology needed. I did not see any ranting. Just the concerns of a dog owner who loves her pets. And that ain't a rant, them's a fact!!! It took a friend of mine almost a year to have Lyme Disease diagnosed in her dog. I actually surmised the dog had Lyme before the vet confirmed it.
We live in Florida which is flea and tick heaven. I use
the two stage pills and they work great. Program is one pill and I forget the name of the other. With five dogs I really love Jeffers.