There seems to be an outbreak of itchy skin in dogs these days. Allergies of the skin are almost always caused by food. Some dogs are allergic to all the corn that is being put in dog foods. Some react to the meats. Chicken seems to be the meat that causes most allergies. It may be because chicken is one of the most injected animal on the food chain. They are injected with antibiotics continually through out the life cycle. Could be pets are reacting to that. When these foods are processed they are cooked at high temps at least 3 times. That drys out the food but concentrates many of the allergy causing agents on the various ingredient lists.
There are a lot of ways to treat allergies but I think the best treatment is to find out what is causing the allergy and eliminate it. |