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#1 ·
I've been feeding our puppy Wellness. He seems to have developed a food allergy (itchy dry skin) that has gradually gotten worse. Is there a dog food that is comparable in price/goodness? Thank you. Looking for real experiences. Or could I just try switching from chicken flavor to lamb? Would that help?

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#4 ·
Wellness has a separate line of kibble called CORE that my boys were one when the budget allowed. If you're wanting to stay in the same ballpark of price and quality maybe start by looking at ingredients in that particular line of their food if you haven't already.

Otherwise I'm with DobbyDad, my boys get fish oil and coconut oil to help with dry/itchy skin issues.
 
#5 ·
IME, it is far more likely to be environmental than food related. Food allergies are FAR less likely than environmental. It could just be the weather combined with the climate control in the house.
 
#6 ·
Coconut oil apparently has stopped Sage's incessant itchies. I tried eliminating chicken, adding salmon oil, etc. Nothing worked at all. Coconut oil seems to have done the trick.
 
#7 ·
Like the others have mentioned, try supplementing with some type of oil (fish, salmon, coconut, etc) and see if that helps.

My dogs sometimes get dry skin in the winter, I just load them up on salmon oil and it general resolves in a month or so!
 
#9 ·
It helped with my dogs itchiness, soft stools and gas (horrible smell) to use another flavor. Chicken is one of the main allergies. I went to a limited ingredient food then slowly tried different flavors. Its alot of work. Whats weird is he can eat fresh chicken once in a while with no issues. If you try it and it doesnt work it might be worth a look into environmental or another trigger. It took us about 3 weeks to see a difference. Good luck with your guy
 
#11 ·
Sage loves it too. I put a glob of it on her food and it's the first thing she eats. Seriously the dog has stopped scratching. Totally.


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#14 ·
The weather here is mostly rain with overcast sky but cold. I turned the thermostat down from 70° to 60° last night and have only seen him scratching once. I think I'm going to keep the temperature down. The heat must be causing the dry skin. Weird.

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#16 ·
4 things you may want to try:

The Honest Kitchen Dehydrated Grain Free Embark:
Embark - Grain Free, High Protein Dog Food | The Honest Kitchen

Krill Oil - some people find krill more helpful than salmon oil for a particular dog:“Krill oil has a unique biomolecular profile that distinguishes it from other fish oils. While EPA and DHA in fish oils comes in the form of triglycerides, the EPA and DHA is already incorporated into phospholipids, which facilitates the passage of the fatty acids through the intestinal wall. This increases the bioavailability of the EPA and DHA and improves absorption and assimilation.” "Krill Oil contains Astaxanthin which is a powerful antioxidant and is also an anti-inflammatory. “Astaxanthin is a carotenoid-type of antioxidant that is even more powerfu than beta-carotene, alpha-tocopherol, lycopene and lutien.” Krill Oil capsules (180 per bottle): 1 bottle - Mercola.com

Digestive Enzymes/ProBiotics combination (to support and heal the gut): The Wholistic Pet

SeaVive: Myself and a few friends have seen amazing results using this product for fungus and allergies for our dogs! My husband and I also take it everyday to keep our immune system up during the winter months! :D SeaVive Information:
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Always add new foods or supplements slowly.



Hope your baby finds some relief!
Moms:)
 
#17 ·
I changed his food from Wellness Puppy with chicken (orange bag) to Wellness with Lamb (adult large breed core, green bag) and his itchiness has gotten so much better. Amazing. Allergic to chicken? I changed his treats also to peanut butter flavored ones with beef instead of the chicken I was using also and even his coat looks shinier! Yay!

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