I've been feeding him Beneful and sometimes a little canned dog food. I keep hearing ads for Dyna-Vite on the radio and how people say it made a huge difference for their dog's scratching. Then, I hear horror stories about how they keep sending you dog food even when you've cancelled with them.

Beneful?? Don't feed him that crap!! I would be surprised if it wasn't his food. I made the mistake of feeding my Jack Russell that stuff and he began to have problems breaking his nails, and shedding excessively. Changed brands and within a few weeks all was better, infact he became more active like he used to be. Strongly suggest you change brands!

Fresh new grass in the spring can cause a skin allergy reaction from the pollen.

I forgot my lab's dog food when I went to camp beginning of May. The closest store that sells it is almost an hour away. So I went to a local store and got him a bag of Beneful.

This was the result an hour after he ate two cups:






What

His lips, face and eyes swelled up and got red. I was worried his throat might swell shut and kill him. I did some research on Beneful and found out the maker, Nestle Purina Petcare Global, had been sued on several occasions since Beneful's introduction in 2001 for the poisoning deaths of multiple dogs. Other lawsuits were brought when nasty chemicals were found in the dog food that was sickening dogs years after the poisoning deaths.

This is what he normally looks like:




I went the next day and got him his regular food. I still have the almost full bag of Beneful if you want it.

What brand did you switch to?

One of my Shi-tzus has a bad itch problem. We've tried various sprays, Benadryl, allergy pills, etc. He scratches almost constantly his stomach which has turned pretty raw. Anybody have any ideas of what is causing it?

I like my couch hounds. Full of personality, they are.