Has he had a skin scrape w/cytology to determine if it's bacterial, fungal or yeast, etc.? It sounds like seborrhea, it can be caused by enviro allergies (but there's many other underlying medical reasons, so that needs to be ruled out).
I have one that suffers seasonally (pollen is really high right now here, I'm suffering too). She was on temaril p last year, but this year, I just gave her benadryl tablets & it seemed to help some. She also had numerous skin scrapings & it always came back as bacterial yeast. She's also a paw licker & smells like funky fritos, that's the yeasty smell. She also gets yeasty ears. I always wash her paws & bum area after daily walks & give her a bath twice a week when she has a flare up, also clean her ears. She's also on a good digestive enzyme w/probiotics. Grain free diet, no potatoes bc that's sugary food for the yeast, she's on a 100% premade raw diet (but it does have some fruits & veggies).
Food is only 9-10% cause of allergies in dogs...most of the time, it's enviro allergies. A good coconut based cleanser is good, if it's seborrhea, something w/salicylic acid will help. |