Dogs with skin allergies and problems - urgent advice needed.

wilykit

I have an EBT who suddenly developed a really painful and itchy skin condition when he was around 3 and a half years old.

At first the vet gave him steroid injections and these did work, but only temporarily, and I did not feel comfortable leaving him on steroids for the rest of his life.

I got talking to a lady in the street who told me about a powder Pets at Home sell for around £12 a packet, I bought it and it did absolutely nothing for him, although she swore by it!

I found that the best way to try and get to the bottom of the problem is diet - my friend owns a pet shop so I talked to him and I changed my dog's food to a brand that was sensitive and specifically gentle on dog's stomachs. In a few days the change was amazing - he had stopped itching, I started to apply some ointment to his skin and slowly it began to heal - no more pink sore patches!

Occasionally he will still scratch, I think he is just into the habit of doing it because as soon as you distract him he forgets about it, whereas before NOTHING would stop him itching!