I called and got him an appointment on Wednesday for his ear and nail trimming. The tech said to wash our his ears with cleanser "aggressively" (??) until I can get him into the vet. I'll try to find the ear cleaning solution, it may be up in a cupboard.
Science Diet is a very poor food to feed any animal. I would check the sticky list on the General forum to get free samples from high quality dog foods. I feed Taste of the Wild 1/3 cup twice a day now. He is eating it all, for the most part. Some days he leaves a few pieces but that's not much of a concern. He doesn't eat when he's not hungry. But usually he'll eat twice a day. I feed him before noon and around 7pm.
I'd try to go with a dog food that is grain free, Blue Buffalo has a grain free dog food which is called Wilderness. I don't know if they have canned food for that variety or not.
Bentley seems to have finally stopped his scratching and paw licking. It's been probably 2 or so weeks since he's been on TOTW canned food and he's doing great! I hope I can start getting him to be more active so that he can lose some of this weight that he's gained over the year. Mom feeding him from her plate really isn't helping. But she's cut way back on how much she gives him. So that's good. I want to start buying the Lite Greenies, if they have them in the Teeny size. I'll have to look.
But so far so good with feeding Bentley the TOTW. I'm so happy he's eating! He is begging less for food. Though he still does beg for his treats in the evening, the greenie and the dentastix. But that's okay, they are good for his teeth!
