Originally Posted by cato

Hi

Thanks for all your advice, Cato is our first dog so I have no experience whatever. It can't be clipper rash, he has been doing it before and after a clip. I have given him an antihistamine today to see if he may have hayfever. We have removed things like air fresheners, his mixer biscuit, and many other things he eats to see if he has an allergy but can't find anything that the removal of has stopped him itching. (sorry, last sentence sound weird!) He is on an all natural diet that is mainly tripe as I have heard that is really gentle and anything else can cause allergies. He won't eat dry complete food at all. We have changed his shampoo to a hypo allergic one but no luck yet.

We have thought it may be teething, he seems to have cut all his new teeth but some may still be growing. Could it cause such trouble?

I feel so sorry for him when he starts rubbing his face or scratching. Today he seems to be rubbing his eyes more than scratching. I may have to take him to see another vet for a 2nd opinion.