The grains in the kibble might be what’s causing the itching as well. I’ve been feeding my dogs a true raw diet for 5 years now, and while one still suffers with seasonal allergies from ragweed this time of year, the overall health improvement has been remarkable! It’s the easiest thing, as I feed totally raw chicken, beef, pork, venison, fish, whatever’s available, bones and all. It solved a LOT of problems with teeth, dandruff, smelly ears, anal sac blockages, activity level, coat dryness, etc. IMO subjecting a dog to a vegetarian diet would be animal abuse.
“IMO subjecting a dog to a vegetarian diet would be animal abuse.”
Try having a dog who’s allergic to animal stuff.
Then see what’s abuse.
Somewhere I’ve read that grains are the largest group of causative agents for a whole list of health problems in dogs’ food. In the “high quality” brands, they emphasize how little grain they contain. Dogs are essentially carnivores; some argue omnivores. I’ve heard of dogs going strictly vegetarian, but I think that’s more for the owner than the dog. They certainly need meat.