by: Mike

Sounds to me like a seasonal problem. The dog food you are feeding him is a good organic one. Normally, with most Poms, their allergies are caused by their “parents” feeding them poor quality dog foods. But, like I said, you are already on top of that.

What type of shampoo are you using when you wash Osiris? How often do you bathe him? I would recommend a gentle oatmeal shampoo as this has helped with my dogs. Just make sure that you thoroughly rinse several times because just a little shampoo residue left behind can cause an allergic reaction in sensitive dogs.

I have also given half of a BENADRYL, recommended by my vet, to my dogs and it has worked as well. Just give half a pill wrapped up in sliced cheese once a day when scratching is very prominent.

by: Rita Rail

First of all, your Pom is not Icelandic. The Poms originated in Pomerania in Europe. Like my two Poms, I give them some raw vegetables and fruit, an apple is Crystal’s favourite. She could eat a whole one. Emily does not like them. You can test your feeding of vegetables and fruit by allocating only two at a time. This method will help to identify if the raw foods are a problem. Ours and animal systems change at times indicating that for some unknown reason, food we have been consuming for a long period of time, we are suddenly allergic to with no known reason. Perhaps, you need to change his daily food even though it is of good quality and he likes it. I have used Hill’s Science Diet Small Bites for all of my dogs and Hill’s Science Diet Cat Food for my Persians. They all thrived on this until they passed away. Most were very old, even to 17 yrs, old. This is worth giving it a try. Take care. RR