puppy allergies

hi would any one have info for me my 5 month  old staffy puppy has rashes he has had cortisone injection and antihistamines and i wash him in malasb he has also had frontline to kill all worm mites and fleas but he is still itchy and loosing fur his diet is raw chicken mince and am tryin him on new biscuits hills science diet we would love some help please

I feed a completely raw diet which helped my itchy boy. He stills gets itchy though and like you we wipe him down, give him antihistamines when necessary and also have an anti-itch type of shampoo the vet gave us. I also supplement their diet with items like honey, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and oily fish which all help too.

oh so sad to see him like this thank you Roxysmum

oh so sad to see him like this thank you Roxysmum

I'd strongly recommend adding a teaspoon of coconut oil/apple cider to his food - it helps a lot! I know we get Hills food over here but I don't know much about it - sure someone will be along soon to comment!

yes i have coconut oil and apple cider il try anything thanks

It's very sad seeing them itchy and distressed. Do you know if your pup has any food intolerances/allergies?

no hes back to vet tuesday but im trying him on a different dry food tomorrow hills to see if it helps

Lots of luck! Remember to do food changes gradually and not in one go

Banes used to have itches when I first got him. I read on here somewhere about offering coconut oil, i give a heaped teaspoon every other day, he seems fine now.

Great advice from Lisa, hope the oils work and the itching eases it is awful to see xxx

Lets us know what food you decide to pick then one of us can tell you whats in it and what could cause itchy skin,sometimes it is down to food

If you have an itchy dog, i would not recommend ANY of the hills foods, as they are full of grains and fillers, despite what vets tell you. A big no no when trying to pin point what the problem is.

I'd either feed a full raw diet or grain free kibble, with adding coconut oil

Have you had a skin scrape at the vets to check for mites? If he had them frontline would not get rid of them x