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Originally Posted by Ellie May  How do you know it is a food allergy?
What things have been ruled out and where does he scratch?
When you switch, how long do you leave him on the new food before switching again?
What was the protein source in Taste of the Wild? The problem may not be grain. What treats is he getting? |
Im assuming its a food allergy However Im not positive.
He was on puppy chow from the time he was old enough to eat food untill the day I brought him home when I started switching him over... He was scratching at the breeders, they are our friends and we visited him often. Everytime we visited I would noticed he was digging, I mentioned it to the breeder she said that he had been checked for fleas, her vet told her he was fine.
After a week of a gradual switch to chicken soup puppy, he was still scratching. When he was out of his kennel he would eat my other dogs food which was Taste of the Wild, my others dog have eaten all 3 varities, so did Tucker. After he showed more interest in the taste of the wild I swtiched him to it. Still scratching. During all this time, while he was at the vets and while I was away out of town, my friend (the vet tech) was watching him and she fed him science diet.
There are 3 different protien sources for taste of the wild, fowl, venison/buffalo and salmon. He "snacked" on all 3 varities. He is currently on the fowl. I say snacked because I buy the small bags and change up the flavors often. He was compeletly taken off the chicken soup to the fowl flavor.
I have given him a few little tiny snack bones but they dont contain any corn and it hasnt been that often. When he does something postive I give him lots of praise, not treats.
When he came home from the groomers I asked her if she noticed any dry skin, she said no that his skin looked healthy.
I only bath him with oatmeal based dog shampoo and conditioner.
Thanks for everyone's help.