skin problem with puppy

[frenchfries]

Hi I'm new here but I love the stuff that's posted here so I was hoping if you all could help me.
I have a 6 month old cocker named Dino. About 3 weeks ago, we noticed a sort of scabby rash on his chest, under his legs (his armpits?) and around his tail. He keeps biting at these spots where the scabs are. We brought him to the vet who gave him an injection to relief the itch and also some pills and a fungal shampoo. We also regularly clean out his pen (which he sleeps in) with disinfectants and put any damp rags out of his reach (he loves stealing rags to sleep on).
Everything had been going well until a few days back when the rash came back again pretty strong. He's started his biting and scratching again and more rash has formed near his tail and it's so so heartbreaking to see him trying to scratch at his tail which he can't reach.
My friend told me that oatmeal shampoo helps relief the itching but does it reduce the rash? Please help.

[moe]

It could be a food allergy? what are you feeding your pups, some dogs are allergic to the wheat and corn in dry foods, I feed mine a raw diet, and I know many people that have had dog with allergies have changed to the raw diet and found this has worked.

Mo

[Kevin45]

I just posted a reply in the General Chat about the same thing that our dogs have. Not the rash but the itching. A university Vet Clinic told us that most itching is food related allergies.

Kevin

[Renee750il]

Hey, Frenchfries ~

If you'll go to the Dog Food forum there are several threads on food allergies that will give you some alternatives to raw feeding if that's not a good possiblity for you. In many cases the "food" allergy is really a reaction to the chemicals and toxins in most commercial dog food, and there are some high quality feeds out there that will solve the problem.

If your pup is having an allergic reaction to pollens in the outdoor environment, adding a spoonful of locally produced raw honey on a daily basis can work wonders. It will systemically desensitize your dog to the plant allergens over a period of time.

[Kesh]

I don't know where you live, but when I moved to California with my Old English Sheepdog, she had allergies to fleas. She was on program (this was ten years ago) and in August she lost all of the hair on her back. It was horrible. I moved her to frontline and kept her on it year round. The vet said that even though she didn't have fleas, that she was still had an allergy to them. I really didn't understand how it worked, but it did get alot better. A few years later, my friends mother made a herbal supplement of flax seed oil, aloe vera juice and something else that was awesome.