The vet told me yesterday to add vegetable gravy to Katie's food to encourage her to eat so i would presume it is ok to use

You can get dog gravy?
I used to give her human gravy but the salf content and additives worried me, as i find dog gravy pretty expensive for what you get i just get some tinned meat and put it in boiling water and let it cool down, it's a little like gravy then

As my dog has allergies (to dust mites) we have to add water to his food just before he has it. I mash some nutradiet (or wainwrights tray) up with a fork, add some water until it is all horrible and gloopy then add his dry food and mix until its all coated. We found with just water it made the food soft too quick so he wouldn't eat the stuff in the bottom of his bowl.

We have added the odd bit of left over gravy, not much at all though. Will now avoid doing that if it is bad for him. He can only have veg or chicken gravy though, as beef/pork gives him runs. Very sensitive tum.

We also use chicken stock, with cooked veg. I put it through the blender and freeze. Just defrost and add to meals as and when I think he would like a change.

I feed Skinner complete salmon and rice here... combination of things on top. I do have a dog gravy.. I found it in the puppy section of sainsburies and it's perfect for when travelling and cant lug tins about or when feeding at someone elses house because it's low smell But normally we have one tin of meat chunks in jelly between the three of them, then I fill the can with Hot water from the tap, rinse it round and pur the watwer over the kibble and mush, stir round, let soak in for a bit and tada instand gravy! They love it! Wish I'd figured it out sooner to be honest as it's cure Pharaoh's constant dehydration issues (dog wont drink)! and Kismet's fussy eating.

I am curious why would adding this to food have any impact on dust mites?

Dust mites are not in food.

Are you sure it is not storage mites?

If the dogs has an allergy to storage mites why not eliminate the cause and feed a complete wet food such as Nature's Harvest etc?

http://www.waggfoods.co.uk/products.aspx?ProductID=43


This looks pretty horrendous, does not say how much sugar and salt is in it.

CSJ does one too

New from CSJ! A highly palatable, natural dog gravy which comes in a dry form ready to mix with hot water before pouring over your champ's dinner. Serving suggestion: Mix 1 scoop (1 tablespoon) with 250ml of hot water. Allow to cool before adding to the dry kibble. Ingredients: Fruit (min 39% Tomato Powder), Cereal, Herbs (min 12% Mint), Various Sugars, Meat & Animal Derivatives, Yeast Pack size: 500g (containing approx 40 servings)

The only way to "kill" storage mites is to freeze dry kibble overnight. Not even boiling water is effective. Theyre present in all dry kibble.

Authenticity of the above came from a Vet who specialises in Skin problems

Lol, should have been more clear. He has allergies to dust and storage mites. Just get used to saying dust mites to people. That said our vet told us they are more or less the same thing.
Apparently he is okay eating them, but it is his skin which flares up when he is in contact with them. So adding water/coating the dry food causes them to be stuck together, so he can't inhale any, or get them around his face. We used to wipe his face after he ate, but doesn't make as much mess as he used to. We tried feeding a complete wet food but vet advised us to stay on dry, and the wet foods we tried seemed to give him runs quite often. This seems to work well for us.
We also have to vac and dust at least daily and keep him outside as much as possible.
When ever his skin flares up really bad, a quick wash in the shower and some of his shampoo really helps and he is fine again.

Spraying the house with Indorex is useful as is using an air purifier

Never heard of Indorex, will do a google search now
He doesn't seem to be as effected as when he was younger, we're not sure if it is the injections he has every month or if these allergies could fade as he got older. The vet said it could be either way, but was really not helpful. What do you think?