Itchy, Scratchy Doodle!!

[Michelle & Oliver]

Help! Oliver will be two at the end of the month and the past month or so he has been so itchy! He is biting his legs, scratching his face and side. He even made the top of his nose and leg bleed.

I give him his anti-flee monthly and he is on expensive food that I get at a specialty dog food store, so it's definitely not his food.

I have given him benadryl, which seems to help. Should I bring him to the vet? Suggestions please! :)

I am assuming it's allergies, but this is the first dog I have ever owned! 

[Kami Allen]

Ditto!  Meggie is constanly scratching and biting at her feet.  I have taken her to the vet and benadryl seems to work.  Someone just suggested that I use baby wipes to wipe her feet after coming from outside....maybe an allergy to something outside.  She is on a grain-free lamb diet, so it's not food.

Kami

[Joan and Sophie]

We just got over this very problem, we changed food, did benadryl etc.  Finally our groomer gave her an oatmeal bath and 90% of itching gone no more red spots or scabs now she scratches like a regular dog!  We do this once a month!  her dandruff is gone too!