Why Is My Dog Scratching All The Time?

As with humans, the skin is the dog’s largest organ and consequently is the root of many of your dog’s health problems. If you find that your dog is scratching a lot more than usual, this could be down to a number of different conditions, including having fleas or skin cancer. The serious condition to affect your pet, however, is a topic dermatitis.

Unlike other skin allergies, which can be quite mild and short-lived, dermatitis can cause long-term suffering. As well as itching, other symptoms include foot chewing, fur loss and red and inflamed skin, and it can be caused through allergies to things breathed in, to fleas or even to food. As well as potentially causing the skin condition in the first place, food can also play an important role in helping to manage it and preventing it from reoccurring.

The Hill’sTM Prescription DietTM range, available online or from a good pet shop, has two specially formulated product ranges designed to help clear up your pet’s skin condition. The z/dTM range of products works by focusing on a highly hydrolysed nutrition. As allergies occur because the body reacts to certain protein molecules, those in this food range are small enough that the dog’s immune system won’t have a reaction.

The d/dTM range helps to avoid allergic reactions by using a single novel protein which is unlikely to cause a reaction.  Containing the right levels of natural Omega-3 fatty acids, it also helps to promote healthy skin function, and the high levels of antioxidants also help to neutralise free radicals.