| Listening to and watching your dog itching and | | | | dog food can tell you if you are feeding your dog |
| scratching and licking is most unpleasant. First, you | | | | the healthiest dog food. A natural dog food is best |
| know your pet is miserable. Second, it seems like it | | | | for your pet. Other ways to boost the nutritional |
| just never stops. And leaving your dog's itching | | | | value are specially formulated dog multi-vitamins. |
| untreated can lead to a host of problems from | | | | Inhalant Allergies - dog itching from inhalant allergies, |
| topical damage to the skin to secondary bacterial | | | | or atopy, occur from allergens that are breathed in. |
| infections. But what is causing the itch and what can | | | | Dogs can be allergic to the same airborne allergens |
| you do about it? Following are the top reasons for | | | | that affect humans, such as pollen, grasses, and dust. |
| dog itching. | | | | Other allergens that we don't usually think about are |
| Nutrition - one of the leading reasons for your dog's | | | | pesticides (especially those used in yards and |
| itchy skin is a poor quality diet. Luckily, this is also the | | | | gardens) and household cleaners. Remember, your |
| easiest to fix. When a dog is not eating healthy dog | | | | dog is all over your floor and yard and can develop |
| food, they are not getting the nourishment their | | | | an allergy to these types of chemical irritants. |
| body is craving, and their immune system cannot | | | | Unfortunately, inhalant allergies are difficult to |
| function properly. This makes it virtually impossible to | | | | diagnose. If your dog has an airborne allergy the best |
| fight off the simplest irritant. | | | | you can do is to try to control them, as they usually |
| Don't rely on what anyone tells you about your dog | | | | cannot be eliminated. |
| food. Only the dog food ingredients listed on your | | | | |