My 3 months old golden retriever has this itch on his tail, leg, hand and ears that he keeps scratching or biting.
I do not see fleas or ticks and even spray him with FRONTLINE just in case, but it didnt help.
There isnt any bites or patches of bold area from his scratching/bites but just a little of 'dandruff' on his tail end.
Till today, he has a total of 3 quick baths using ALL systems' conditioning shampoo.

I have been feeding him with Natural Balance Lamb & Rice since he weaned.
He has 3-4 meals a day, each time about 0.5 cup, which i try to increase bit by bit, but he is not gaining weight!
He looks like a skinny pup, and for a 3 mths old I think he is a little underweight at just 9kg.
But then again, he runs around the house, chasing his mom almost the whole day, everyday.
I'm thinking of mixing Eukanuba Lamb & Rice puppy kibbles with his Natural Balance food.
His breeder has been feeding his other dogs Eukanuba and they turn out really good........

I need advice to solve his itch problem and if i should switch to different food for him.
His mom, my 1st golden has been on natural balance ultra premium formula for years.

Note: Puppy recovered from Parvovirus 3 weeks ago and is back to his old self. I freaked out when I first learned that he was infected and had almost the whole house bleached from top to bottom. Till now, I am still bleaching the house, especially the places that he hangs out often. Do you think that caused the itch? and not the food or shampoo?

Ohhh...... I like your concept of buying in bulk and split it with your friends!
This way you definately save a lot $$$ and ensure the food is not kept for more then 2 months!
I buy a 15lb bag for my puppy, split the kibbles into smaller bags for storage. (I used to buy the 5lb bags when he started weaning and I kept the bags for this purpose)

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Added on March 16, 2011, 4:35 pmHe is doing much better with his food now. Now I am afraid if I am over feeding pulak.
Giving him 1 tbsp of plain yogurt once a week, started on evening prim rose oil 2 weeks already,brushing him daily and clean his ear twice a week.
I dont bath him more than once a week, too much work
What I meant b4 was that, he only had total of 3 baths in his entire 13 weeks as a pup.....you get my meaning??

This goldie dont have hot spot, red skin/spot/ticks nor rashes and i cant figure out what is wrong with him.
He is still on Natural Balance Lamb & Rice - his intake has increase to 3 cups per day.

I started him medicated bath 2 weeks ago, but he is still scratching himself behind the ears and nipping his tail.
Any idea what is going on?

This post has been edited by maybelchh: Mar 16 2011, 04:35 PM

Turns out that my pup got ticks infection, the groomer told me after I send him last week. Yikes !!!
No wander he was scratching & nipping most of the time, sigh.
The groomer took care of most of the ticks and i sprayed Frontline on him and give him daily inspection.

Anyone out here tried Acana puppy food on their pet(s)?
Like scorpgal, my pup's poop is ALSO soft and smelly and I mixed it to his Lamb & rice kibbles, been a month already still same results.

This post has been edited by maybelchh: Apr 7 2011, 02:54 PM

Metabolism slowing down ???
I do give my 9-yr old GR, every other day a big spoonful of PLAIN yogurt to help her digestive system. or probiotics from pharmacy will do also (yogurt is a cheaper option though)