Thanks for the suggestions. I will check into the mite scraping. I'm leaning toward her being allergic to the grass although the test didn't show it. They also assured me, based on the test that it wasn't a food allergy. I feed her TD and she loves it, so thank goodness for that. Her treats are hypoallergenic treats formulated for dogs with skin conditions. Her body doesn't seem to bother her except when her skin is dry. If I don't bathe her and get rid of the dry skin she doesn't have much trouble. UGH, if only I could get this figured out!! As far as the test, those were the only two things with numbers in the allergic range everything else was really low, single digits.
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Did the vet do a skin scraping for mites? It almost sounds like she may be allergic to grass though - when she's outside, is the on the grass? Allergy tests aren't really reliable, but what's really odd is that only 2 things came back for her - usually the list is about 10 minimum, it seems.
In case it's a food allergy - what are you feeding? If she has atopy (environmental), then she is vulnerable to *all* kinds of allergies (like food or whatever) bc the immune system becomes more vulnerable. So, you do want to choose a food that has the least known canine allergens. Also, it's good you're giving Fish oil (EPA & DHA), but in the case of atopy - you really want to get the fatty acid called GLA in the system. The only oil I've found that meets the right stuff for me is Ark Naturals Royal Coat, which contains fish oil, borage oil (the GLA), and Vit A/D/E.
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