Vets will never admit it could be the barrage of vaccines they bombard them with before they have a chance to develop a good immune system, but I would suspect all the vaccines he has had. Even if it ends up being an allergy to grass or mold he shouldn't have those kinds of allergies and he shouldn't be so itchy and he shouldn't be allergic to food.

Switching to PMR would be a good start. Unfortunately, if the immune system is damaged it doesn't heal overnight. Please, don't give him any more vaccinations. There are natural ways to treat an itch that don't involve steroids and also don't let the vet do that to him; it will give him relief for a few days and then it will be worse.

I think magicre pops in here once a day or so and she can tell you exactly what to do. I had an itchy dog and I bought Skin-Eze which has a spray, oil, and shampoo and it helped. He also wore a t-shirt so he couldn't scratch himself. I have exzema and it kills me because I know how it is to itch insanely and you have to watch helplessly. But please, don't let the vet get his hands on your dog again.

 

i have to agree with xellil.......about the vaccines......

if you could stop giving them for a while.......

the skin eze products are very good and will help your dog with itching.....

getting him off primal and putting him on prey model raw would be a good thing....get rid of extra ingredients, although most of these reactions are vaccine related causing dermatological issues....

you can also give epsom salt soaks to help with the itching.

when my mastiff goes through change of season, she itches like crazy....we took avocado oil, witch hazel and water --- and spray her down, rub in the spray and that could give temporary relief

giving steroids will , short term, seem to help, when in reality, it is just fooling the immune system into thinking it is well . it is not.

if you are engaging in homeopathics, lyssin and thuja may also help.......

 

I have been doing SO much research since this all started happening and I am thinking its vaccines causing the issue more so then anything. But I also know the Raw diet will help with boosting his immune system so thats where I wanted to start.
I started him on raw chicken as of wednesday night for dinner and have been giving him chicken with bone of course 2 times a day since then and he's been doing GREAT on it, he seriously goes insane for it its adorable. Hasn't had diarrhea and has solid poops two times a day and they are pretty small, I'm thinking he has a good stomach since I did read a lot of people having loose stools when starting a raw diet! (no more primal for him!)

I know it'll be a slow process so I am not looking for over night relief (although that would be GREAT) I haven't taken him to the vet due to those reasons you both have stated above. I feel like they will just do the steroids or antibiotics (more poison) and say he's good to go and it'll just mask the symptoms.

I also don't plan on returning to the vet for anymore vaccines even tho they recommended yet ANOTHER booster shot...Im like jeez. I just really wish I would of known this could be an issue before I even got him vaccinated. I was just so worried about my poor guy catching parvo since where I live there was a bad out break of it and I wanted to be able to take him places without freaking out. But now I know him being on a Raw diet will help keep him healthy without any extra vaccines.
I am going to look into the Skin Eze products as well. I just want something to relieve him of the itching while the diet takes affect on his immune system.
And I actually have been making him wear a shirt too so that way he doesn't itch himself raw on his sides. I just wish he would wear socks without biting them off haha little turd

Would either of you recommend salmon oil or some type of fish oil as well or should I stick with the chicken only for a few weeks then start adding another protein?

I don't want to do too much at once of course!

I appreciate the help more then you know!


Here is my boy enjoying his first taste of raw chicken on Wednesday!

 

I'd wait a little on the fish oil for now just to make sure you don't cause any lose stool. He looks like a very happy boy. I know it's hard to not want to move a little faster but soon you will be there.

 

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the longer you feed raw, the better off your pup will be

if this were my dog, i'd be giving the licithin aka fulvic acid and the msm aka sulphur for a year........

i would start with 1/8 tsp of the licithin and 1/2 tsp of the sulphur

and keep going on your raw journey.......

he has a chance for his immune system to grow in spite of the interruption of the natural process and, over time, he should do better.

 

Awww, I love to see a dog enjoying his raw food! So adorable.

I have a foster dog who is itchy and her groomer talked me into trying an essential oil cream. I have to say it seems to be helping. She has gnawed around her tail so much the skin is thick. I can report back on it in a couple of weeks.

I am also doing the things magicre mentioned. The SkinEze spray doesn't work so well on her because most of her coat is still very thick.

 

Ok I will look into both of those products you recommended Magicre. Just gotta wait til I get paid again to do so ! Tough with my baby due in 41 days!

I have continued w/ his raw diet. Obviously haven't seen any major changes since its only been a week on just chicken. But I am hoping to see improvement on this diet of course. I just wish there was a quick fix for his itching.

I estimate him to be approx 60 lbs so the math I've done shows I should be feeding him approx 1.2lbs a day. I haven't introduced any organs or anything yet because he still has some random soft poops so that will come later. I just hope I am doing this whole PMR diet right.


I got Chicken Quarters for him cause its not as much bone as chicken backs.


Should I just feed 1.2lbs of those or add in boneless chicken as well? I just don't want to do too much bone due to the whole calcium thing I read about.



I am such a worrier! Any help is greatly appreciated!




Herzo, its def hard not to want to do everything at once so he can stop itching. I just want him to relax and not be itching and "corn cobbing" his legs and tail ! Plus its hard to fall back asleep listening to it haha poor guy

 

first, congrats on your baby.....good luck with that.
second, is there a brand of chicken you're feeding?

it could well be the vaccines and now the primal you are feeding.

how much is this pup going to weigh, full grown, do you suppose?

and pups transition more quickly than full grown dogs.....so chicken for the next week or so.......then let us know what other proteins you can get.

i'd feed 3 times a day......for a pup.

 

I have to say I agree with the vaccines being a big trigger. I have two, who before I knew better had all puppy vaccines, boosters, and vaccinated several more times into adulthood. Now, those two, one much worse than the other scratch and lick nearly constantly. I've done some food elimination, just in case and no difference (I'm not sure I believe in true food allergies, maybe intolerances). To me, it all comes back to vaccines. It just really makes sense since that's what vaccines are designed to do - target the immune system, which then often causes over reaction.