[Mom to Hot Rod]

One of the first things that I would recommend you doing is starting from scratch, sorry, no pun intended. If you are trying to pinpoint a food allergy,it's going to take a while before you will be able see any type of results, so you need to give each food some time, you cannot keep switching after a short period of time as it will not have gone thru the cycle.

I would, maybe, try a bland diet for a week and then slowly add in an ingredient for a few days. Watch for any itching, paw licking, etc. And then if all is well, add another ingredient.

As for the initial startup, definitely try the oatmeal shampoo or ask your vet for a medicated shampoo.

Poor Hot Rod was so dry and flaky when the he came to us at 15 weeks, his ears were flaking very badly. At one point, the first vet I was seeing mentioned ringworm--wrong! Thankfully hubby convinced me to get a second opinion and we started with the medicated shampoo and medicated conditioner. Worked wonders.

We then, over time, figured out that he is allergic to chicken. Well, if you look at most puppy foods, the main flavoring is chicken. And if you look at a lot of the foods, even if chicken is not an ingredient, chicken broth is.

It's going to take sometime. A derm. sounds like a good game plan as he can guide you in this direction.

Good luck. I have soft cones also that might help your little keep from getting to any sensitive areas.