Is your miniature schnauzer itching or licking ?
Itching and Licking is caused by an allergy to something. You need to work out what it is.
ITCHING, LICKING AND ALLERGIES IN 95% OF THE CASES, COMES DOWN TO DIET!
Dogs Naturally provides good advice. Here is one of their articles: https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/a-new-look-at-canine-allergies/
How to tackle the food:
Many schnauzers are allergic to some of the common ingredients in commercial pet food, especially the grains and preservatives. Most of the big brand pet food companies care more about the advertising and profit than they do about the well being of your special pooches! Have you ever wondered how come the food has a shelf live of a couple of years ? How many healthy natural nutrients to you think it contains versus healthy fresh natural unprocessed food?
Vets are not dog nutritionists, and tend to treat symptoms and not the cause. They will give you cortisone and tell you to carry on feeding pellets. Have you ever wondered why the vets sell the big brand pet food in their vets? They get commission! Do you think they recommend the best healthy food for your pet? The promote the food they sell so that they can afford their next overseas holiday and to keep you coming back for another consultation Imagine your own doctor telling you to eat only dry processed food/cereal ? What would your own health be like if you just ate dry processed food every day? Have read of this article:
http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/what-does-your-dogs-vet-know-about-nutrition/
There are much healthier options than dry pellets. Add fresh protein, vegetables, fruit to your dogs meals! You will save on medical bills and see their coat change and they will get a sparkle in their eyes! Also if you get fed the same food every day, you body starts to reject it. Remember to dead the nutrition info on our website.
Good luck and please let us know the results!
- Step 1: Food allergies and sensitivities are very common in dogs. The the most common allergies are to pellets or chicken. So change the food. Itching, yeasty ears, gas and constant licking are all signs that your dog’s food probably isn’t doing its job.
- Step 2: If changing the food doesn't work, it could be grass, your cleaning products, shampoo etc. (but these are less common and harder to figure out). It will be a process of elimination to get to the root of the problem.
Dogs Naturally provides good advice. Here is one of their articles: https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/a-new-look-at-canine-allergies/
How to tackle the food:
Many schnauzers are allergic to some of the common ingredients in commercial pet food, especially the grains and preservatives. Most of the big brand pet food companies care more about the advertising and profit than they do about the well being of your special pooches! Have you ever wondered how come the food has a shelf live of a couple of years ? How many healthy natural nutrients to you think it contains versus healthy fresh natural unprocessed food?
- Read this article from Dogs Naturally Magazine and find out how to keep your dog’s food safe and avoid allergens.http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/cooked-foods-causing-allergies-in-dogs/
- Read about Schnauzer mom Nicole, and the changes she has seen in her itching schnauzers since changing their diets at http://www.schnauzerfriendsza.com/feeding-dogs-a-more-natural-diet.html
- Dr Karen Becker from Mercola Healthy Pets who is an amazing pet champion and the most followed vet in the world says supermarket and vet purchased kibble/pellets is the WORST food out of 13 options that you can feed your pets! Watch her video here: https://youtu.be/I5ZeNLUEHKY
- Feed FRESH healthy natural unprocessed food. Don’t feed schnauzers just dry pellets/kibble full of grain everyday. Read more here: https://www.schnauzerfriendsza.com/nutrition.html
- Here are some awesome tips to make your meals more yummy and balanced if you are feeding only pellets/kibble to your pooches. https://therawfeedingcommunity.com/2017/02/12/simple-ways-to-improve-your-dogs-kibble/
Vets are not dog nutritionists, and tend to treat symptoms and not the cause. They will give you cortisone and tell you to carry on feeding pellets. Have you ever wondered why the vets sell the big brand pet food in their vets? They get commission! Do you think they recommend the best healthy food for your pet? The promote the food they sell so that they can afford their next overseas holiday and to keep you coming back for another consultation Imagine your own doctor telling you to eat only dry processed food/cereal ? What would your own health be like if you just ate dry processed food every day? Have read of this article:
http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/what-does-your-dogs-vet-know-about-nutrition/
There are much healthier options than dry pellets. Add fresh protein, vegetables, fruit to your dogs meals! You will save on medical bills and see their coat change and they will get a sparkle in their eyes! Also if you get fed the same food every day, you body starts to reject it. Remember to dead the nutrition info on our website.
Good luck and please let us know the results!
Below is some feedback from other schnauzer parents to about how they solved itching and licking.
- Bronwyn Honywill: My Schnauzer Boo was itching and licking. After seeing countless vets and specialists a specialist in Hilton suggested we take him of all dog pellets, at the time we had him on Hills, and cook for him. Ostrich mince, butternut, carrot and sweet potato, I did that and within a few months it all cleared up. He also suggested bathing him in Sebomild shampoo and another from the same brand (Virbac) sorry can't remember what it was called but your vet I'm sure will recommend one for problematic skins. After baths put Allerderm spot on his coat, it works wonders. Hope this helps. Honestly, since I stopped all pellets, and I tried them all, even Acana, not sure if that spelling is right, I haven't had a problem. I now also cook chicken to change the diet, add Mirraote oil and vitamins.
- René Sieberhagen Our Zorro has a sensitive skin and we tried just about everything and no luck. Once we changed his diet to grain free pellets/diet, and fresh vegetables and fruit that are safe for dogs, we saw a marked difference. He does still like to lick his paws but significantly less than in the beginning.
- Paul Jacobson from Vondi's Holistic Pet Nutrition: The resolution to allergies and scratching is that simple - NO KIBBLE - ever. NO FLEA POISONS - ever. Feed only home prepared wholesome food, like you do for your family or follow any popular diet like Banting, etc. supplement with omega 3 fish oil, apple cider vinegar and probiotics. Coconut oil is also useful. Visit www.vondis.co.za. Please feel free to email me on paul@vondis.co.za to chat. This is my passion.
- Heather Millerd: Had the same problem until I changed to raw food and salmon oil, the difference is amazing!
- Janine Sharon Benard: Add coconut oil to his meal and s fresh food diet.
- Tracey Bramley Roux: My dog battled for ages with this problem. She was on all kinds of meds. We then got Acana Pacifica dog food and what a difference. She is a whole new doggie. She used to eat her toes raw. Scratch her belly raw. Since this food. She is a new dog.
- Cindy Edwards: I went through a similar problem with my daschund last year this time. 2 trips to the vet and skin scraping later. I did start washing my floors with plain warm water and her bedlinen, it could be a detergent, softener or washing powder. My vet said also said could be grass. Yes, definitely use a hypo allergic dog shampoo. I was always a Royal canine fan but I must be honest, I recently swopped to Acana and following Schanuzer Friends nurition advice/meal plans. My dog's skins are not so dry like they were and their fur is super shiny.
- Michelle Sauvage Ashford: I got my puppy at 6 weeks she was chewing herself. It got so bad that her under carriage would bleed. I decided to change her food 5 years ago after being on Hills ID for 5 years. Her skin is so much better; she still chews as she is allergic to grasses but she no longer wears a doggie jacket which she did 24-7-365. She used to have a copper tail end and beard - that's gone completely. Her meals now consist of hake, pumpkin and pasta or cooked up brown rice, chicken mince, chicken hearts with mixed veg and sweet potato. She is almost 10 and coping much better.
- Deone Van Der Spuy: Levi was on Eukanuba. He started itching and had an upset stomach almost every day. We stopped giving him Eukanuba. We try to feed him chicken and veg and banana as a snack. I also give plain unsweetened yogurt in small amounts as a treat which has probiotics in it which helps with allergies. I must say so far it is working and he scratches less.
- Martie van Wyk: My schnauzer Minki had a problem with constant ear infection and after changing her diet to Acana and fresh food and we have not had a problem again. The new diet does not contain wheat.
- Adrienne Apter Gobetz: Try raw food it is amazing!
- Mireille Lenferna: Kiera also has the itches, chewing under her feet, but it seems to be getting a bit better now. I think its maybe yearly allergies it seems. She also has plenty veggies in her food, but doesn’t like fruits. Also tried various foods but doesn’t seem to make much difference. I am now adding some of the Vondis frozen chicken mix for sensitive skins and allergies as well now... let’s see.
- Yolande Mae Breed You can try adding a drop of olive oil to his food, our Barkley used to itch profusely and he is much better since I've been giving him literally one small drop of olive oil on his food.
- Gail Smith: Nicole's definitely got the answer to this itching problem, read up about it at http://www.schnauzerfriendsza.com/feeding-dogs-a-more-natural-diet.html
- Tanya Vogel Timmins: Fresh food helped for our schnauzer.
- Deirdre Brussow: Our boy, Thomas, had the same symptoms. Turned out he is allergic to kikuyu. Got a powder from a health shop, minimize his contact with especially freshly mown lawn and he has never had the problem again.
- David Poerner: Make sure you use the correct shampoo etc, and rinse well.
Feed as much FRESH healthy natural unprocessed food as possible for a healthy miniature schnauzer. Read more here: https://www.schnauzerfriendsza.com/nutrition.html
