i have a dog with INFECTED DERMATITIS.

can Anyone Come up with a food That may help, He has always had Hills dry dog food, But im Wondering if May be i should Change it, He is on Steroyds 4 EVERY other day, Now im Getting Worried as he still Is Scratching him Self and Licking he!s Tummy, He has been like this since he was 4 Months, old, Can Anyone Help. Julie x

my sister in law has a spaniel with very bad skin..always itching etc and has creams and tablets..she has now changed over to a variety of skinners..( not sure which one ) and she swears by it now....i think its skinners sensitive or something like that...maybe worth looking into xxxx

Hiya my beautiful Benson has v bad skin - Folliculitus and Entropian which has now been operated on but the skin around his eyes still gets sore on occasion. He is now fed BARF and the improvement in his skin and general health is nothing short of amazing - he is on 1 tablet of Medrone in a morning and that's it - this is after months of large doses of steroids and courses of antibiotics. I also add Solgar supplement to his food and he gets sardines in olive oil or sunflower oil once a week.
Google BARF and have a look and see what you think - it may just be the answer you're looking for

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Has your vet tested for sarcoptic mange? My eldest Bichon started scratching at just four months old and he was diagnosed as having food allergies. This went on till he was nearly two years old and he was getting worse even the steroids had stopped working. In the end the vet did a blood test and ear scrape. He found nothing on the ear scrape but two weeks later the receptionist phoned me and said he had tested positive for sarcoptes. He had to have a few doses of stronghold on the back of his neck and a few weeks later he stopped scratching completely.

Wafcol Salmon and potato is a good hypoallergenic food for allergies.

hiya, My Vets here and in new zealand have Tested for Just about Everything, Thats how we Found Infected Dermatitis, HE had Bad Days and then Baddddddddd Day but he Has GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD dAYS too, im Hoping as winter is Coming in the uk, might get better, well im Hoping. Julie

What breed of dog do you have? maybe worth a look at the Burns web site.

Has your vet tested for any form of malabsorbtion problem? One of my two has a terrible itch at times, and it's down to a gastric pancreatic condition rather than anything topical.

I feed a mix of James wellbeloved duck and rice and raw, it helps a lot... get your dog off any gluten, that tends to be a big trigger, and I believe hills is full of it.

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