Charlie is 3 months old today! He's such a blessing...
Anyhow, for the last few weeks, Charlie has been scratching his body and biting his legs quite a bit, especially right after he wakes up. I noticed that he has pretty dry skin, and it some spots very large flakes (dandruff). I took him to the vet for his 2nd set of shots recently, and they couldn't find a reason for the dry skin, and ruled out mites/lice etc. (we gave him a topical ointment just in case).
I bought him Omega 3 fish oil from the drug store (for human consumption, but my vet said it was ok for him too) and poured one into his breakfast for the last 4 days. I also bought a spray called Avena Sativa which is supposed to help with dry itchy skin. I also put on the humidifier because it’s awfully dry in here.
I was originally concerned that maybe he had an allergy to his food -- he is on Eagle Pack Holista Chicken Meal and Oatmeal. Would this cause the itchy skin? Or, is it likely this is caused by the dry air?
Anyone else run into a similar situation?? Anything else you would recommend doing?
Thanks in advance.
I haven't had a chance to install my camera software yet, so no pics yet again...I'll try this weekend!
Anyhow, for the last few weeks, Charlie has been scratching his body and biting his legs quite a bit, especially right after he wakes up. I noticed that he has pretty dry skin, and it some spots very large flakes (dandruff). I took him to the vet for his 2nd set of shots recently, and they couldn't find a reason for the dry skin, and ruled out mites/lice etc. (we gave him a topical ointment just in case).
I bought him Omega 3 fish oil from the drug store (for human consumption, but my vet said it was ok for him too) and poured one into his breakfast for the last 4 days. I also bought a spray called Avena Sativa which is supposed to help with dry itchy skin. I also put on the humidifier because it’s awfully dry in here.
I was originally concerned that maybe he had an allergy to his food -- he is on Eagle Pack Holista Chicken Meal and Oatmeal. Would this cause the itchy skin? Or, is it likely this is caused by the dry air?
Anyone else run into a similar situation?? Anything else you would recommend doing?
Thanks in advance.
I haven't had a chance to install my camera software yet, so no pics yet again...I'll try this weekend!