Scratching

[Trace]

Hi has anyone got any advice.

JD has been scratching and nipping at his skin alot lately. There are no fleas, thankfully his coat seems to be in good condition, no dandruff and it's shiny. He's not sore either as grooming is no problem.

He's been underweight so instead of his dry food I'm feeding him on meat/chicken/rice/veg etc and his shape looks better also been putting evening primrose oil and olive oil on his food.

Has anyone got any other suggestions/causes before I have to subject JD to the vet.

Trace
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Money may buy you a good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

[Jim & Geraldine]

My friends chocolate lab is always scratching and rubbing himself off the ground the vet says he has an allergy but they don't know what.

[charlene]

i had the same problem with tina and it was all down to her food.......changed her to a raw diet and her skin is great now.....no more scratching
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[steve young]

Read this article Tracey

Could be any one of a number of things, bit of a process of elimination.

Strangely though, Mylo had a crazy bout of itching/scratching 2 Sundays ago during class. Didn't last though.
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[Trace]

Thanks for the article steve, it made good reading but turned my stomach

I've now cut out his dry food and I've been giving him lamb, beef etc and I've notice today that he hasn't scratched as much. Fingers crossed he's onto a recovery.

Thanks

Trace
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Money may buy you a good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

[John Thomson]

In my experience skin allergies often are food additive related.

john
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www.cumbernaulddogtraining.co.uk

[Suzanne H]

James Wellbeloved and Burns are good - less additives.

I couldn't be bothered with raw feeding, and never had any problems on James Wellbeloved and a evening primrose oil capsule.