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03-03-2006, 11:23 PM

itchy skin - can a change of diet help?

my old westie had suddenley developed very itchy skin, the vet said it was probably food intolerence and wanted to do allergy test, but i heard that diet can contol this, has anyone found a good food that can help with skin allergies.
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03-03-2006, 11:25 PM
Oh I am having exactly the same problem with my dog so I can sympathise
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03-03-2006, 11:26 PM
What do you feed your Westie?
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03-03-2006, 11:36 PM
we feed him pal dried food.
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03-03-2006, 11:37 PM
Hi Beanieman Westies do seem predisposed to skin problems ..

There are many things dogs can be allergic particularly some grains like wheat and various additives in dog food.
You could try an elimination diet, that is feeding a minimal diet and gradually adding one food at a time to see the effect.

I have found Burns food to be good for dogs with skin problems, what do you feed at the moment?
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03-03-2006, 11:39 PM
It might be his food then because I don't think that Pal complete is meant to be a very good food. You could try him on something like James WellBeloved lamb and rice which is meant to be for itchy skin or Wafcol Salmon and Potato is quite good too.

Naturediet is also very good but that is a complete wet food as opposed to the dry ones.
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03-03-2006, 11:40 PM
Originally Posted by beanieman
we feed him pal dried food.
You may find it helps to try a better quaility dog food with less additives
Burns fish and rice is good
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03-03-2006, 11:42 PM
OH right, we got him that as he seemed to like it and its readily available, didnt know it was a bad food, are the foods you mentioned available from shops or only on line as i dont have a credit card, and want to do the best for the old fella.
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03-03-2006, 11:44 PM
Originally Posted by beanieman
OH right, we got him that as he seemed to like it and its readily available, didnt know it was a bad food, are the foods you mentioned available from shops or only on line as i dont have a credit card, and want to do the best for the old fella.

Do you have a pets at home near you because all the ones I mentioned are available there. Sometimes local petshops might sell it or be able to get it for you. I think a lot of small petshops sell James Wellbeloved dried food because it is very popular.
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03-03-2006, 11:45 PM
The smaller pet shops tend to stock the better quality dogfoods and will usually get things to order from the wholesalers if you ask
If you go to Burns website (look on Google) and ask for samples they will send you some to try
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