Hello. My vet now has my dog on a script dog food to see within a month if he has a food allergy and after that month if he continues to be itchy, then will send us to a vet allergist. With this food he can not have anything else - no treats which is hard to see chlodo looking at us because he would get a salmon treat and fruits and veggies which he loves and now can not have all month! Thanks for answering my question

My rescue cocker spaniel male dog from the south has very itchy skin since we adopted him almost 5 months ago. He is on a grain free diet with no beef or chicken as recommended by the vet and he is also on soft chew salmon oil for dogs. Claritin (also recommended by vet) and Apoquel for dogs did not help. The Apoquel made him so tired and thirsty that he gained 4 lbs in 2 weeks. Anyone have any other suggestions I can try for my dog that works for your dog. I really want to help Chlodo feel more comfortable. There are no rashes or sores any where - just the itch. Above his docked tail under his fur there is some dried flakiness. I tried to spray a solution for itchy skin for dogs, but Chlodo does not like any type of spray on him. Thank you Donna

I will try that - he does like his kong with peanut butter in it that I freeze. Everything he is introduced has to be done gradually in small steps because he gets anxious. We have a trainer that we are working with to help us out with each situation. Thanks everyone for all your suggestions.

My dog is so attached to me, that when my husband tries to help it makes the situation worse for all of us. So I am going to try to do this myself. Will let everyone know how it turns out. Thanks

I do not think this will work for my dog since he is 30 pounds and I don't think he will like being up high from the floor. He is also nervous with new situations. Thanks anyway - that's good that you can clean your dogs ears that way.

Thank you Karen - I will give it a try using cotton balls as you have suggested since the use of Q-tips must be what he doesn't like - hopefully this will work because even the groomer couldn't get his ears cleaned.

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Every time I attempt to clean my rescue cocker spaniel's ears, he turns his head away and rolls on his back. I even warmed up the ear solution as suggested by the dog trainer and he stills makes a fuss.