DO YOU HAVE AN ITCHY DOG?
Itchy Dog or Cat Check List
(Most common causes to least common)
Really common
- Corn or Wheat in the diet, i.e science diet(even some of the vet diets), nutro, iams, or most of the grocery store food.
- Corn or Wheat from biscuits, popcorn, pepperoni sticks, noodles, toast, tablescraps, stuff the kids drop, stuff the neighbors feed them, and pretty common is cat poop =(.
- Chlorine from city water, from baths or toilets or their water bowls.
Fairly common
- Fleas.
- Porous bowls like plastic and non coated ceramic, they hold the bacteria in and can cause infections, we recommend stainless or coated ceramic.
- Bathing too often, more than once a month, and the shampoo makes a big difference, use a mild non detergent shampoo, the other shampoos strip too much of the natural oil off.
Almost non existent
- Pollen or airborn allergens like mold and possibly other critter dander.
- Meat source such as chicken or lamb, notice the position on the list (least common) vets often point this out first when the problem is really one of the others on the list.
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